Tag: Arana Gulch Sat, March 20, 2010
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Arana Gulch Path Back to Drawing Board
Mar 12, 2010, by Curtis Cartier News
Those that listened closely Thursday evening around 6:45pm might have heard a dull thud that echoed around the county. That was the sound of several dozen jaws hitting the ground inside the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Chambers when the California Coastal Commission voted unanimously against the city’s Arana Gulch Master Plan and its controversial paved bicycle path, a decade and a half in the planning.
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Arana Path Would Connect More Than Streets
Mar 03, 2010, by Micah Posner OpinionWith bicycle commuters featured in both Sierra Magazine and the New York Times, it seems that we have finally come to a consensus that more bicycling is good for human health, for reducing traffic congestion and for the environment. The question is, how to encourage people to use bikes more, especially for the short trips that comprise so much of our transportation? (More than a third of all car trips are under three miles.)
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Fight Over Arana Gulch Bike Path Comes to a Head
Mar 03, 2010, by Curtis Cartier News
On a sunlit winter’s day following a long and rainy week, Jean Brocklebank and Michael Lewis trudge through the soggy soil and tall grasses of Arana Gulch in Santa Cruz, talking about their group’s upcoming case before the California Coastal Commission on March 11. Suddenly Brocklebank stops and lays down the situation as she, and doubtless other members of the Friends of Arana Gulch, sees it. “This not a case of environmentalists versus environmentalists,” she says. With slide show.
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Coastal Commission Staff Approves Bike Path
Feb 26, 2010, by Staff NewsThe controversial Arana Gulch project passed its penultimate major hurdle yesterday when it received a nod of approval in a report by the Coastal Commission.
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Arana Gulch Project Clears Hurdle
Jan 15, 2010, by Staff NewsYesterday, Santa Cruz County’s Regional Transportation Commission approved giving $1.1 million to pave a path for pedestrians and cyclists across Arana Gulch.
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Arana Gulch Bike Path One Step Closer
Dec 18, 2009, by Staff EnvironmentOpponents of the Arana Gulch bike path suffered a setback yesterday when the California Supreme Court rejected their appeal to stop the project.
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Disabled, Elderly Support Arana Gulch Master Plan
Aug 12, 2009, by Staff EnvironmentRepresentatives of the elderly and disabled communities threw their support behind the Arana Gulch Master Plan, which will allow them access to the 68-acre park.
