At the end of six hours of testimony with nary a break for lunch Wednesday, the North Coast Railroad Authority board voted 6-0 to form a committee to study — something — just not what the Humboldt County Supervisors and State Assemblyman Wes Chesbro had requested. The “ask” from Humboldt leaders was to form a […]
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From the Publisher
(UPDATE 6/28: The second paragraph in this original post inaccurately implies that members of the Timber Heritage Association “agreed” on the final Bay Trail Plan. By “we” I was referring to the Bay Trail Advocates alone. By the time the plan was finalized, Don Banducci, a long-time member of THA, had joined Bay Trail […]
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Track Stars
A bunch of us concerned (and frustrated) citizens–35 by one count–did some serious blackberry and undergrowth clearing along the North Coast Railroad track between South G Street, Arcata and the Eureka Slough yesterday morning. The track is now walkable. Most of it. And we had a ball. Coordinator Rees Hughes (Rees.Hughes@humboldt.edu) is planning an inaugural […]
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The NCRA Gives Trail Proposal the Hairy Eyeball
What exactly was the point of the railbanking item at yesterday’s meeting of the North Coast Railroad Authority? Going into the meeting it seemed that trails advocate Chris Weston and his Eel River Trails Association had built up some momentum in the effort to adapt the long-abandoned stretch or railroad between Willits and South Fork […]