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2.2.1 Land Use

Although there are numerous benefits associated with implementation of a County trails program, there are also numerous concerns which must be addressed regarding the relationship of trails to private lands. Property issues raised include potentials for fires, erosion, and general property damage, vandalism, livestock harassment, sanitation, and noise problems, and disruption of privacy. Furthermore, because of the abundant acreage already In public ownership within the County, many residents are against the conversion of additional lands to recreation uses. Coastal zone management policies state that trails should be kept separate from agricultural, lands by alternate routing or appropritate barriers.

2.2.2 Economic

Of major concern is the question of government's ability to implement a trails program given economic conditions. The maximum utilization of public volunteerism and private sector participation was generally considered the beat means for reducing government costs of project implementation. Some residents resented the intrusion of tourists to the area but at the same time, generally recognized that the tourist dollar provided a necessary stimulus to the local economy. On a totally different note, support was sometimes expressed for bikeway improvement based on the fact that bicycles are more economical to drive and maintain than automobiles, especially given rising fuel prices.

2.2.3 Environmental

Many residents recognize the desirability of implementing a trails program because it encourages essentially pollution free forms of transportation and recreation. Development of adequate bicycle routes was considered by many people to be the most important element of the overall trails project in that reliance on the energy consumptive, environmentally damaging automobile would be reduced. Mixed-mode transportation (pedestrian-bus and bicyclist-bus combinations) was considered very desirable in that the distance limitations of bicycling and walking could be mitigated when user origins and destinations are within reasonable distance from bus stops.

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