
Humboldt County Trails Plan
A Sub-Element of the General Plan
Section Five: Planning Recommendations
- Negotiate acquisition terms with willing property owners affected by trail
route proposals using various means as stated in Section 4.4.3.3.
- Be responsible for the development and maintenance of trails passing through
private lands unless otherwise requested by the property owner.
- consider its long term capabilities for the maintenance of all existing
trail facilities when additional trails are being considered for development.
- Provide adequate access routes to shopping and employment areas for pedestrians
and bicyclist use.
- Encourage businesses and employers to provide secure, weather protected
bicycle storage facilities for shopper and/or employee use where need is determined.
- Provide secure, weather protected bicycle storage and pedestrian shelters
at regional bus stops and public buildings.
- Equip a bus or buses with safe and efficient bicycle transport racks to
allow for longer distance mixedmode travel potentials when user attitudes
indicate that regional bicycle transport is needed and that bicycle racks
would be utilized.
- Provide suitable trail facilities at appropriate sites for use by the handicapped
after it has been determined that such a facility would be used.
- Provide staging areas where suitable for equestrian and hiker groups.
- Seek donations of labor, plants, or other materials to provide a Partial
barrier between trail and vehicle lanes as specified in section 951 of the
Streets and Highways Code.
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