Trail between Sebastopol and Petaluma!

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The Petaluma Sebastopol Trail is an 11-mile, paved, multi-use trail that will link the cities ofSebastopol and Petaluma. The trail will offer a safe, dedicated route for transportation and recreationby people who walk, bike, use wheelchairs, ride horses, and use other non-motorized modes. It couldreduce traffic and greenhouse gas emissions, improve public health, and create safe routes to schools.

The trail is a community-based effort, and will be the result of years of collaboration by citizens,community organizations, and local government. Now you can help make it a reality.


The Petaluma Sebastopol Trail is a project of Sonoma County Regional Parks, adopted by the Board ofSupervisors into the County’s General Plan. To read more about the trail, visit https://www.sonoma-county.org/parks/pp_proposed_trail.htm


In April, Regional Parks will apply for a $190,000 grant to pay for a feasibility study required to move thetrail to the next phase. This grant, through CalTrans, requires a $19,000 local match.

You can help create the Petaluma Sebastopol Trail...

Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition, Sebastopol TrailMakers, BikeWalk Sebastopol, and the PetalumaWheelmen are working together to raise that $19K in donations from local individuals and businessowners who understand the trail’s value as an investment in our future.

Will you help build this trail by making a tax-deductible contribution? As a non-profit 501(c)(3)organization (Taxi ID #: 68-0467440), Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition is receiving and acknowledgingdonations for this matching fund. To donate, please complete the form on the back of this page andsend it with your check to: Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition, PO Box 3088, Santa Rosa, CA 95402. Youcan also donate online at www.bikesonoma.org. Call 707-545-0153 with questions.


Thank you for your generosity. Together, we’ll build this trail!


UPDATE from SCBC:
Thanks to the generosity of people who love the idea, we have raised $13K of our $19K matching fund for the Petaluma Sebastopol Trail.

That means with just 8 days left (our campaign ends on March 15th), there's $6,000 to go.

The trail, a priority project of County of Sonoma Regional Parks, will offer a safe, enjoyable bicycle/pedestrian connection between Petaluma and Sebastopol. It will create safe routes to school, improve access to biking and walking by people of all ages and experience levels, and leave a legacy for generations to come.

To read more about the project, and make your contribution, please visit our website.