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The Coastal Conservancy has initiated a planning effort to develop a master plan for the Coastal Trail for the 75-mile stretch of the coast between San Carpoforo Creek in San Luis Obispo County and the Carmel River in Monterey County . Big Sur is one of the most spectacular parts of the California coast with its steep rocky cliffs that plunge into the ocean below. The dramatic scenery makes it a high priority for development of the Coastal Trail, but the rugged topography makes building the trail especially challenging. A master plan is needed to define a feasible and desirable alignment(s) for the trail through the region. Once completed, the plan will allow agencies to construct individual segments over time and ensure that these pieces will ultimately be part of a coherent regional trail. Development of the master plan will be overseen by a Steering Committee made up of community representatives, the public agencies and conservation organizations that manage land in the region, state and local transportation and land use agencies.
Community Meeting, Dec. 5, 6 - 8:30 pm at the Big Sur Grange -- The purpose of the meeting is to talk about how the Conservancy can work with the community and other agencies on developing a plan for the Big Sur Coastal Trail. See attached agenda for details.
For more information on the project:
Status:
The Conservancy has selected LandPeople as the consultant team to assist with development of the plan. The Request for Services and LandPeople's proposal can be downloaded above.
The Coastal Conservancy expects work to begin on this project in October 2007. The planning process is expected to last 15 months. Meeting announcements, draft documents and other information will be posted to this website as they become available.
To receive project updates and notices of upcoming meetings, send an email to tchapman@scc.ca.gov
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