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Bayshore Bikeway named
trail of the month
Bayshore Bikeway
Winding its way from the Coronado Ferry Landing and around the San Diego Bay through Imperial Beach, Chula Vista, National City, and downtown San Diego, the 26-mile Bayshore Bikeway loop has been named the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s January 2008 trail of the month.  The Conservancy picked this trail for “its natural entertainments on all sides, easily accessible water sports, ferry rides and exercise-friendly weather all year.”

Currently, approximately 13 miles of bicycle paths are in use on the Bikeway. The rest of the loop consists of on-street sections designated as either bicycle lanes or bicycle routes. SANDAG updated the Bayshore Bikeway Plan in 2006 identifying opportunities to improve the bikeway along the east side of the Bay. The most recent improvement to the bikeway is the construction of a new bicycle and pedestrian bridge at the Sweetwater River. The bridge, named for long-time bicycle advocate and supporter of the Bayshore Bikeway, Gordy Shields, and its connecting bike path were constructed by Caltrans at a cost of $5.2 million.

The City of San Diego also is developing a new section of bike path between Imperial Beach and Chula Vista that will replace the current routing along Palm Avenue in South Bay. In two years, when the project is expected to be complete, this addition will spare users from sharing a busy six-lane highway, says Stephan Vance, SANDAG Senior Regional Planner.

Find out more information about the Bayshore Bikeway by visiting the Rail-to-Trails Conservancy Web site or the SANDAG Bayshore Bikeway project page at www.sandag.org/bayshorebikeway.

Project Manager:
Stephan Vance, Senior Regional Planner
Phone: (619) 699-1924, E-mail: sva@sandag.org