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Design Workshop outlines Trails Master Plan update; public engagement phase set for May–July
Summary
Consultant Design Workshop presented an update on the San Ramon Trails Master Plan, describing an inherited network of steep, ranch‑road trails and a program of community outreach, heat‑map analysis, and draft recommendations; the presentation was informational and required no commission action.
Design Workshop presented an update on plans to create a San Ramon Trails Master Plan at the Parks and Community Services Commission meeting on May 14. The presentation was informational: the consultant described the project scope, preliminary findings and a public engagement schedule and asked the commission for feedback.
Design Workshop principal Ben Fish summarized the team’s early assessment: the city’s off‑street trails are an “inherited system of old ranch roads” with many steep grades that limit accessibility and comfort for many users. The study team said a backbone network exists — including the Iron Horse Trail and expanses of open space — but that many existing off‑road alignments exceed comfortable trail gradients and lack loops, signage and consistent wayfinding.
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