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Existing Conditions 3 <br />3-9 <br />3.2 CONNECTIVITY TO BICYCLE FACILITIES <br />The proposed trail would improve access to neighborhoods that are extremely <br />isolated due to the railroad, creek, and highways. Also, it would establish <br />connectivity to downtown San Leandro and businesses in the area. It could <br />be an important route to school for Madison Park Academy students coming <br />from Columbia Gardens. These connections are explained in previous sections <br />of this chapter as well as in the next chapter. This section however focuses on <br />connectivity with the bicycle network in the region and vicinity. <br />There are several trail systems in the project area including San Francisco <br />Bay Trail, the proposed East Bay Greenway, and trails in Chabot Park. The <br />proposed San Leandro Creek Trail aims to link these systems and provide <br />wider connectivity to the neighborhoods it serves. <br />San Francisco Bay Trail is one of the largest trail systems in the Bay Area. <br />As of 2016, 345 miles of trail have been completed. When finished, the Bay <br />Trail will extend over 500 miles to link the shoreline of nine counties and pass <br />through 47 cities, as shown in Figure 3-11. The trail along the San Leandro <br />Creek between Hegenberger Road and Arrowhead Marsh is part of this <br />system. On the other hand, Chabot Park is a regional attraction with its own <br />trail system. A trail along or near San Leandro Creek will help link these two <br />regional attractions, thus creating a well-connected network of trails and, in <br />turn, benefiting the communities of Oakland and San Leandro. Chabot Park <br />and East Bay Regional Park trails also link to the Bay Area Ridge Trail which <br />link to the East Bay Municipal Utility District Mokelumne Coast to Crest Trail <br />planned to the Sierra Nevada Mountains which, in turn, links to the Pacific <br />Crest Trail from Canada to Mexico. <br />Preliminary engineering and environmental analysis of East Bay Greenway - a <br />Class I multi-use path is underway. The trail alignment is below the elevated <br />tracks in the BART right-of-way in the north and San Leandro and Bay Fair <br />Stations in the south. When completed, this facility, in conjunction with the <br />proposed San Leandro Creek Trail, is expected to tremendously increase the <br />connectivity of the neighborhoods in the study area to the San Leandro BART <br />station south of the Creek, which is currently not easily accessible by non- <br />motorized means of transportation.FIGURE 3-11: SAN FRANCISCO BAY TRAIL AND CHABOT PARK LINKAGE <br />45