History
In October 2019, the East Bay Regional Park District (Park District) Board of Directors held a public workshop on Trails. At that workshop, the Board heard testimony from a number of different park and trail users. The Board directed staff to convene a working group made up of stakeholders who are active trail users. On August 21, 2020, a Trail User Working Group was convened by Park District staff at the first meeting. Meetings were held throughout 2020 and 2021, and the final meeting was held on February 7, 2022. The meetings were recorded and are available on the Trail User Working Group - Videos page. A final report, Goals, Issues & Solutions: A Summary of Concepts for New Trail Development (PDF) was published in March 2022.
Group Description (Participants)
In addition to Park District staff, the Trail User Working Group is made up of two people from each of the following categories of trail users.
- List of Working Group Member's Names and Organizations (PDF)
- Bicyclists
- Conservation
- Dog Owners
- Equestrians
- Hiking
- Land Trusts
- Regional Perspectives
- Youth
- Additional Park Stakeholders
- EBRPD Park Advisory Committee
- EBRPD Multicultural Advisory Committee
- Regional Parks Foundation
Meeting Schedule and Past Meetings
- February 7, 2022: 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Final meeting of Working Group. » Agenda [PDF] » Zoom Chat » Videos
- January 24, 2022: 4:00 p.m. Presentation to Park Advisory Committee. » Agenda [PDF] » Videos » Presentation
- October 22, 2021: 9:30am to 12pm » Agenda [PDF] » Videos
- August 5, 2021: 9:30am to 12pm » Agenda [PDF] » Videos
- July 15, 2021: 9:30am to 12pm » Agenda [PDF] » Videos » Presentation
- June 3, 2021: 9:30am to 12pm » Agenda [PDF] » Videos » Presentation
- April 22, 2021: 10am to 12pm » Agenda [PDF] » Videos
- February 19, 2021: 10am to 12pm » Agenda [PDF] » Videos
- November 23, 2020: 10am to 1pm » Videos
- August 21, 2020: 10am to 1:30pm » Videos
Project and Reference Materials
Working Group Documents
- March 2022: Goals, Issues & Solutions: A Summary of Concepts for New Trail Development (PDF)
- July 15, 2021: Meeting Mural [PDF]
- June 3, 2021: Meeting Notes [PDF]
- June 3, 2021: Meeting Mural [PDF]
- April 22, 2021: Meeting Notes [PDF]
- April 22, 2021: Meeting Mural [PDF]
- February 19, 2021: Meeting Notes [PDF]
- February 19, 2021: Meeting Mural [PDF]
- December 1, 2020: Survey Response Memo [PDF]
- November 13, 2000: Hiker’s Perspective Memo [PDF]
- November 13, 2020: Meeting Agenda [PDF]
- November 13, 2020: Meeting Chat Log [PDF]
- November 13, 2020: Meeting Mural [PDF]
- November 13, 2020: Meeting Notes [PDF]
- August 21, 2020: Working Group Meeting Agenda [PDF]
- August 21, 2020: Working Group Meeting Notes [PDF]
- August 21, 2020: Working Group Meeting Mural [PDF]
- October 29, 2019: Board Workshop Presentation [PDF]
East Bay Regional Park District
- Land bank map [PDF]
- January, 2021: Glossary [PDF]
- July 2020: Public Survey [PDF]
- Ordinance 38
- Park District Master Plan (2013)
- EBRPD Trails Study (2011)
Dogs
- Dog Use Study (2018) [PDF]
- Ecological Impact of Dogs Paper [PDF]
- Dog Effects on Birds in Urban Parks Paper [PDF]
Sierra Club
- Sierra Club White Paper [PDF]
Disability Communities
Horses/ Equestrians
- Briones Multi-use Trail Policy proposal (prepared by Lucy Williams)
- History of Horses and Equestrians in the Park District (prepared by Amelia Marshall) [PDF]
- Tri-City Horsemen’s Association Letter [PDF]
- Survey Results, Equestrian’s Experiences (ed. Amelia Marshall) [PDF]
- EBMUD Trails Agreement (2017) [TWHA, NICA, BTCEB, BARTC] [PDF]
Mountain Biking
- Video: Ride Smart (2020)
- Video: COVID-19 Trail Safety (2020)
- Mountain Biking Impact Review (2019) [PDF]
- Mountain Biking Trails Guidelines (2017) [PDF]
- Reference book: Natural Surface Trails by Design
- Reference book: Trail Solutions
Conservation reports and papers
- California Fish and Wildlife Journal Special Issue (2020) [PDF]
- Bird Tolerance to Human Disturbance (Madrid, Spain) [PDF]
Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
- Gap Analysis Action Plan (2020) [PDF]
Inclusive Communities
- Inclusionary Trail Planning Toolkit (Pennsylvania Environmental Council) [PDF]
- Outdoor Afro - Oprah hike in Oakland [Video]
- Outdoor Afro [Video]
- “Here We Stand” [Video]
Links
- Videos
- American Trails » Discussion of Multi-use Trails
For More Information
- Devan Reiff, Principal Planner • Planning, Trails & GIS
dreiff@ebparks.org
