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Rincon Trail plans stride forward
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BY LEA BOYD
“The user experience of this trail will be magnificent.”
A trail proposed to safely connect the east end of Carpinteria Avenue with Rincon Point earned another small victory on April 16 when the Architectural Review Board supported the trailhead design in preliminary review. The full project, championed by Matt Roberts, Director of –– Matt Roberts, Parks and Recreation, spans city, county and railroad director of Parks properties and will require and Recreation approval from several agencies, as well as funding, before groundbreaking. The ARB’s support applies to just the city portion of the trail, which includes the trailhead and first 650 feet of the 12-foot-wide path for pedestrians and bicyclists. Board members considered a design with 17 parking spaces, solar powered LED lighting and a rest area with three picnic tables and a water filling station. Roberts, who described the multi-jurisdictional project as “complex,” sees the Rincon Trail as a critical connection in the Carpinteria Coastal Vista Trail that now includes a number of segments along the Carpinteria coastline. Another key link in the Coastal Vista Trail that is missing now but poised to be filled in is a connection between Carpinteria and Santa Claus Lane. This trail portion has been worked into Caltrans plans for Highway 101 expansion. The Rincon Trail plans include a bridge over the railroad tracks west of the county parking lot for Rincon
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ANTONY MARCHIANDO
Ally James, followed by Angelica Aranda and the rest of the Mavericks players, turn Linden Avenue into one very long basketball court for the April 17 Dribble Drive, an annual fundraiser for the travel basketball teams. Mavericks is an eight-year-old program serving athletes from fifth-grade to high school. Operated by the Redeemer Church, the program aims to provide coaching in character as well as athletics.
Bici Familia Carpinteria to kickstart CycleMAYnia BY PETER DUGRÉ
Most everything in Carpinteria is less than a mile away. If the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition had its way, that means families would saddle up on bicycles to zip from spot to spot. Born of this enthusiasm to put more people on bicycles, Lori Lee Collins, a teacher at Carpinteria Family School and cheerleader for pedaling two-wheelers, is spearheading Bici Familia Carpinteria/ Family Bike Night at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 1 at Carpinteria Children’s Project at Main, 5201 8th Street. The event kicks off many that celebrate the bicycle over the month of May for CycleMAYnia. A bilingual bike fest, the event will inform families about safety, skills and mechanics of bicycles, all for free. Bici
Centro, the SB Bike Coalition-operated bike shop in Santa Barbara, will provide valet bike parking with tune-ups. Loaner bikes are available for use on safety courses that will be set up in the parking lot for kindergarten through 5th grade cyclists. Collins said the goal is simple. “We want to get kids on bikes. Educate them. Educate families. And get families on bikes.” The bicycle lifestyle is something she wants to instill in the next generation of Carpinterians. Getting kids on bikes is only part of the battle; they also must learn the rules of the road, which can be a treacherous
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Participants in the 2013 Beach to Bluffs ride wave goodbye to Lucky Llama before setting out on a family friendly bike ride through Carpinteria.