SANDAG will begin soliciting community input to aid in the completion of the Bayshore Bikeway, a 24-mile bikeway that encircles San Diego Bay. The upcoming workshop gives the public an opportunity to learn about the draft plan and provide critical input that will help shape the project. Anyone who rides a bike on the Bayshore Bikeway, or who lives, works or owns property along the route should attend this event. For meet date and time, please check the SANDAG Web site during the next several weeks.

The Bayshore Bikeway currently consists of a combination of separate bicycle paths, on-road bike lanes, and roads designated as bike routes with signs only. The original plan for the Bikeway was drafted in 1976 by Caltrans in cooperation with the jurisdictions that surround the Bay. Substantial portions of the bikeway have been completed since then, like the bike path along the Silver Strand and across the Imperial Beach bay-front. The construction of the Gordy Shields Bridge at the Sweetwater River in 2004 was the first major improvement on the east side of the Bay, but much of the bikeway on the east side remains unimproved.

This year, SANDAG, in conjunction with the County of San Diego, the cities of Coronado, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, National City, and San Diego, and the Unified Port District, has begun an effort to update the original bikeway plan. The Bayshore Bikeway Plan Update comes at a time when both the cities of National City and Chula Vista are planning for bay-front redevelopment, and when the Port District has plans for a new hotel near the San Diego Convention Center, and for significant improvements on the North Embarcadero and at the old San Diego police headquarters. The Port is also studying ways to improve access to the port for commercial shipping.

With all these changes taking place, it an excellent time to evaluate the Bayshore Bikeway to identify opportunities for improvements. It also is an important time to bring the Bikeway to the attention of all the entities involved in bay-front development as well as potential users.

Project Manager:
Stephan Vance
(619) 699-1924