REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 08/16/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Services Department
SUBJECT:
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DRAFT TRAILS MASTER PLAN PHASE II REVIEW
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to review and provide feedback on the Trails Master Plan Phase II. This master plan was developed with extensive community involvement and provides a vision for the future of trails in the City of Corona that will improve connectivity to local destinations, close gaps in our trail system, and increase safety and accessibility to open spaces.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council review and provide feedback on the Trails Master Plan Phase II draft.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The Trails Master Plan is designed to be a guide for the management and development of multi-purpose trails in Corona. It will improve connectivity to local destinations, close gaps in our trail system, and increase safety and accessibility to open spaces. The Trails Master Plan Phase II builds upon the Phase I Master Plan created in 2021. The Phase II prioritizes proposed trails from the Phase I Trails Master Plan and identifies new opportunities to build on and off-street active transportation connections for the residents of the City of Corona. With the help of community members and the Trails Working Group, this plan identifies popular trailheads into the Cleveland National Forest and provides recommendations for improving access to these trails and for formalizing trails that have been historically accessed through trespassing. This Trails Master Plan also includes connections to destinations within the City via interior trail circuits. The goals of the Phase II of the Trails Master Plan is to establish Corona as the "City of Trails", preserve and improve trail access, accommodate the needs of various trail users and stakeholders, establish standards and implementation guidelines for trails, and c...
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