SANDAG Chair and Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear joined Vista Mayor Judy Ritter, SANDAG Executive Director Hasan Ikhrata and San Diego County Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Andy Hanshaw during the virtual ribbon-cutting ceremony on SANDAG s Facebook page. Adding miles to bikeways is so important as people bike and walk more than ever during the pandemic, Blakespear said. We can make great strides as a community to reduce our impact on the environment and play a part in our region s effort to meet our greenhouse gas emission reduction goals by offering residents healthy, safe, and viable transportation choices.
The latest completed phase includes a 2.5-mile section between Cherimoya Drive in the unincorporated county and Mar Vista Drive in Vista, and a half-mile section between North Drive and North Melrose Drive in Vista.
A COVID-friendly way of celebrating another section of the Inland Rail Trail officially opening to the public. The new 2.5-mile section stretches from Vista to the area near Cherimoya Drive, which is part of the unincorporated section of the county.