Niles Canyon Trail Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2021060647
Lead Agency
Alameda County Public Works Agency
(ACPWA)
Document Title
Niles Canyon Trail Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Land uses along the proposed trail alignment include commercial and civic uses, single-family residential, undeveloped, open space land, and roadway and railroad right-of-way.
Document Description
he County of Alameda (Lead Agency) proposes to construct a six-mile, Class 1, multi-use trail for pedestrians, bicyclists, and equestrians between the unincorporated community of Sunol and Niles District of the City of Fremont, both in Alameda County. In addition, the project would provide a critical link to Palomares Road bypassing State Route 84 (SR-84) and would expand the Alameda Creek Trail, which provides a direct connection to the 500-mile San Francisco Bay Trail. The proposed trail would consist of a 10-foot wide, all-weather surface with 2-foot shoulders on either side composed of decomposed granite. The trail would meet accessibility guidelines, and include different barrier options to separate trail users from railroad and highway traffic. In addition, retaining walls would need to be installed in some locations to accommodate slope cuts. These walls would be sculpted concrete with soil nail tiebacks. The project would include provisions of staging areas with sufficient parking to avoid impacts to surrounding neighborhoods from visitors’ vehicles. Staging areas would be created at both Niles and Sunol, as well as Palomares Road. In addition, existing staging areas associated with the Alameda Creek Trail could support the need for parking. The project would be implemented in three phases.
Contact Information
Name
Amber Lo
Agency Name
Alameda County Public Works Agency
Job Title
Principal Civil Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Shanna Guiler
Agency Name
LSA
Job Title
Associate Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Fremont
Counties
Alameda
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Niles Boulevard, Mission Boulevard, State Route 84/Niles Canyon Road
Zip
94536
Total Acres
10
Parcel #
various
State Highways
84
Railways
UPRR, Niles Canyon Railway
Waterways
Alameda Creek
Other Location Info
The project site consists of an approximately six-mile trail alignment through Niles Canyon between the Niles District in the City of Fremont and the unincorporated community of Sunol in Alameda County.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Recreational (6-mile multi-use trail)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Local Review Period Start
Local Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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