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' S1~-835-'_641 POP.T OF OAK MAP.ITIME 725 P02 TAN 21 '00 11:0.5 <br />t" <br />PORT OF OAKL~~TD cN ERA aF~ ER <br />January 20, 2000 <br />Ms. ,1anet McBride <br />The San Francisco Bay Trail Project <br />c; o The Association of Bay Area Go~~ernments <br />P.O. Box 2050 <br />Oakland, CA 94604-2050 <br />Ms. McBride: <br />I am writing to you to express support for the City of San Leandro's application for Bay <br />Trail funding. The City of San Leandro proposes to conduct a study on the feasibility of <br />constructing a bridge over the slough, which separates the Lew Galbraith golf course <br />from Bast Bay Regional Park Districts' Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline. When combined <br />with the Port of Oakland's proposed Bay Trail project in the airport vicinity, the San <br />Leandro project would result in the complete connection of Martin Luther King Jr. <br />Regional Shoreline Park to Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline. The Port of Oakland. and San <br />Leandro projects will close a gap fully linking two existing spine segments of Bay ?rail, <br />resulting in an approximate two miles of contiguous Bay Trail in an area historically <br />lacking in public access. As one of the main goals of the Bay Trail program is the <br />connection ofshoreline parks si~d recreation areas, funding of these projects would <br />contribute substantially to the realization of that vision. <br />~~Then combined with the many other bicycle and pedestrian improvement projects <br />currently planned for this area, completion of these segments will allow for recreational <br />as well as alternative transportation access to the many parks in the area. as well as the <br />Oakland International Airport, a major employment center. These projects will allow <br />those employed at the airport to bicycle or walk to work from neighboring communities <br />in a safe, enjoyable manner. <br />If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Ms. Maureen Gaffney at (510) <br />627-1250. <br />Sin~~el3,~, <br />.aster <br />Executive r7irector <br />530 Water Street r Jack London Square ^ P.O. Box 2084 ^ Oakland, California 94604.2064 <br />Telephone (510) 272.1100 ^ Fax {510) 272-1172 ^ TbD (510) 763-5703 ^ Cable address, PORTOFOAfC, OaMand <br />