Opponents of the Arana Gulch bike path suffered a setback yesterday when the California Supreme Court rejected their appeal to stop the project.
Opponents of the Arana Gulch bike path suffered a setback yesterday when the California Supreme Court rejected their appeal to stop the project. They argued that the plan violated the California Environmental Quality Act and California Coastal Act and that it would pose a threat to the federally protected tarplant. As a last measure, opponents of the bike path said that they will appeal to the Coastal Commission, whose approval is necessary before construction can begin. Coastal Commissioner Mark Stone has already called for adequate time to review the city’s proposal for the bike path, and voted against the project in his capacity as a county supervisor.
Cyclists and environmentalists have been at loggerheads for years over the bike path through Arana Gulch. Cyclists argue that the new trail would help them avoid congested streets along the city’s greenbelt. Read more at the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
