66th Ave BART to Bay Trail
Summary
SCH Number
2023110528
Public Agency
California State Coastal Conservancy
(SCC)
Document Title
66th Ave BART to Bay Trail
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/20/2023
Document Description
The City of Oakland will complete planning, design and permitting for the approximately 0.6-mile off-street multi-use trail known as the 66th Ave BART to Bay Trail Project in Oakland, Alameda County. The Project will establish the final missing link between the East Bay Greenway and San Leandro Bay’s public access resources like the Bay Trail. The Project is envisioned as a traffic-separated off-street pathway along 66th Avenue between San Leandro Street and Oakport Street.
Contact Information
Name
Charlie Ream
Agency Name
City of Oakland
Job Title
Acting Lead
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Virgilio Cuasay
Agency Name
California State Coastal Conservancy
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Oakland
Counties
Alameda
Regions
Citywide, San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
66th Avenue between San Leandro and Oakport
Zip
94621
State Highways
i880
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Public Resources Code Section 21080.25
Reasons for Exemption
The 66th Ave BART to Bay trail project is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 21080.25, which exempts pedestrian and bicycle facilities that improve safety, access, or mobility, including new facilities, in a public right of way. The 66th Ave BART to Bay Trail Project will create an off-street bicycle and pedestrian route that will improve safety and access for cyclists and pedestrians along a stretch of 66th Avenue. The Project meets the criteria set forth at Section 21080.25(c) for use of this exemption: (1) the Project is being carried out by a local agency, the City of Oakland, that is also the lead agency; (2) when constructed, the Project will install a multi-use off street pathway, modify freeway on and off-ramps to facilitate safe pathway crossings, all with the intent of reducing single-occupancy vehicle trips; the Project will not add highway capacity or lanes, and (3) the Project will not require the demolition of affordable housing units.