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January 22, 2014 <br />Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />City of San Leandro <br />835 East 14`" Street <br />San Leandro, CA 94577 <br />RE: Support for Partnership Planning for Sustainable Transportation Grant Application for <br />the San Leandro Creek Multi -Use Greenway Trail <br />Dear Mr. Zapata: <br />On behalf of the San Francisco Bay Trail Project, I offer my support for the City of San Leandro's <br />application for funding from Caltrans' Partnership Planning for Sustainable Transportation Grant to <br />develop a master plan for the proposed San Leandro Creek Multi -Use Greenway Trail. <br />The San Leandro Creek is an amazing and underutilized right-of-way. It is one of three 'open creeks' in <br />the East Bay (along with Alameda Creek in Fremont and Wildcat Creek in Richmond). A restored urban <br />creek and trail system can dramatically improve the quality of life for residents, providing a resource for <br />active transportation, access to nature, as well as generating jobs and enhancing property values. The <br />San Leandro Creek corridor will connect to the Bay Trail and the Ridge Trail, creating an important <br />regional trail connection in Alameda County. <br />Without a doubt, this project can turn the San Leandro Creek from being a "back door" dumping ground <br />to becoming a prized "front door" community asset that activates creekside businesses, provides <br />educational opportunities for adjacent schools and links neighborhoods to the beautiful regional parks <br />we have in the East Bay area. The Trail would also serve environmental justice goals by providing a <br />critical connection for many low-income residents to schools and employment opportunities. <br />We look forward to the opportunity to work closely with the project partners and communities in San <br />Leandro and Oakland to move this project to reality for the health and resiliency of all our communities. <br />Sincerely, <br />Lqw,tN "N,vfvan <br />Laura Thompson <br />Bay Trail Project Manager <br />Administered by the Association of Bay Area Governments <br />P.O. Box 2050 • Oakland, CA 94604-2050 <br />Phone: 510-464-7900 • Fax: 510-464-7970 <br />Web: www.baytrail.org <br />