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Option 3 costs cannot be determined at this time without a formal feasibility study. BACKGROUND East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) operates the Iron Horse Regional Trail throughout Contra Costa and Alameda counties. The trail begins in Concord, and currently ends at the Dublin- Pleasanton BART station. Construction of the Iron Horse Trail segment between Santa Rita Road and Mohr Avenue was completed and accepted by the City Council on December 19, 2006. Ponderosa Homes has completed the paving portion of the Mohr Avenue to Busch Road segment, and the remaining work is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2007. With the anticipated completion of this one mile of regional trail, the City Council requested that a preferred route to connect the BART station with the new segment at Santa Rita Road be recommended for consideration. DISCUSSION The Trails Ad Hoc Committee (the Parks and Recreation Commission's advisory body on trails) explored this issue, and considered several potential alignments, which are discussed below. Although the trail travels through Pleasanton, it is still the responsibility of EBRPD. The trail options considered include the following: Option 1 reflects a potential route using existing City sidewalks and crossing a number of major intersections (see Attachment 1). From the BART station, it travels along Owens Drive to West Las Positas; west to Stoneridge Drive; southeast to Santa Rita Road; then heads south to pick up the newly constructed trail. This route crosses three (3) major intersections. This is the option recommended by staff. Option 2A (a modification of Option 2 originally discussed with the Trails Ad Hoc Committee) also travels along Owens Drive, but heads southwest along Tassajara Creek to Stoneridge Drive; continues east along Stoneridge Drive to Santa Rita Road; then south to the new trail (Attachment 2). It should be noted that access to Tassajara Creek is currently limited to Zone 7 Water Agency personnel for maintenance purposes. Option 3, depicted on Attachment 3, would involve a number of street crossings (either in the middle of the block or as an overhead pedestrian bridge), as well as require access through Oracle's property, Creekside Park, and the Springhouse Apartment Complex. Similar to other portions of the Iron Horse Trail, this alignment continues the trail along the existing Alameda County Transportation Corridor. EBRPD prefers to align the trail along the corridor to the greatest extent possible, acknowledging that there are challenges with crossing major streets and traveling near private property. Page 2 of 4