<h3>Albertson Parkway</h3>
<p>A construction contract was awarded for removal of an existing pathway, and replacement with a new paved trail, landscaping with bio-retention basins and interpretive signage. A pre-construction meeting has been conducted. Work begins on the trail project in the Santa Teresa Foothills Neighborhood on November 14. All work is scheduled to be complete by June 12, 2009. The short 0.5 mile trail system leads to Santa Teresa County Park and provides a nice walking route within the neighborhood. </p>
<p>For conceptual plans, a map and photos of the existing pathway, visit: http://www.sjparks.org/Trails/Albertson/AlbertsonParkway.asp</p>
<h3>Coyote Creek Trail</h3>
<p>A construction contract was awarded for construction a trail extension from Los Lagos Golf Course to Tully Road. The project will include a paved trail following the creek’s banks, two stone gateway markers near Tully Road, signage, striping and other improvements. A pre-construction meeting has been conducted. Work begins on the trail project on November 14. All work is scheduled to be complete by July 12, 2009. The 0.5 mile trail extension makes one of the valley’s most popular trails even more accessible and visible to the community. </p>
<p>An alignment plan is posted on the trail’s webpage at: http://www.sjparks.org/Trails/coyote/index.asp</p>
<h3>Active Transportation</h3>
<p>Trail Program staff attended a ProBike/ProWalk Conference in St Petersburg Florida. Some good data was secured and conference attendees were all on board with lobbying Congress and the new Administration on the need to increase federal transportation dollars. The current federal transportation bill (SAFETEA-LU) provided over $11,000,000 for trail development in San Jose. A new bill will be negotiated in the new year and may be signed. The term “active transportation” seeks to reinforce to law makers that pedestrians and bicyclists need to be part of all transportation improvements. As time permits, be sure to remind your federal representatives that pedestrian and bicycle funding is important to you. For more information about active transportation, visit the new link on the Trail Program’s homepage at www.sjparks.org, listed under “news and information”.</p>
<h3>Penitencia Creek Trail – Bay Area Ridge Trail designation</h3>
<p>On October 25, 2008, the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council designated the Penitencia Creek Trail alignment as a “valley floor” segment of its 400-mile trail network. The designation as 3 more miles to the bay-area wide trail system, and will be recognized with special signage along the trail. For more information about the event and the Bay Area Ridge Trail, visit: http://ridgetrail.org/calendar/detail.cfm?ID=473</p>
<p>A map, photos and other trail information can be found at: http://www.sjparks.org/Trails/Penitencia/Penitencia.asp</p>
Guadalupe River Trail
Striping and signage is being added to the downtown portion of the Guadalupe River Trail from Highway 280 to Highway 880. The trail’s meandering nature is great for park users seeking to explore along river but the multiple paths often confuse new users that are trying to quickly commute through the area. In early December, a continuous center-line strip and arrows have been added to identify the main route through the park. Data from Trail Count 2008 reinforced that many users were looking for this improvement.
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