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Helene Finger <
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:May 20, 2026 ATC Meeting Agenda Item 4.c Prado Road Interchange
Attachments:Prado Road Project May 2026 ATC.pdf
Dear Active Transportation Committee members,
This message is related to Agenda Item 4.c Prado Road Interchange at the May 20, 2026 ATC Meeting. In summary,
I encourage the ATC to support the following:
1. To save money, the existing Class 1 Bob Jones Trail from JB Dewar’s to South Higuera should continue to be
used (with its bridge) instead of building a new multiuse path on Prado Road at this location.
2. The re-aligned Elks Lane should be designed to include active transportation components, specifically a Class 1
multiuse path on the east side, in addition to the planned vehicle lanes on the new road.
Please see the attached pdf with comments and annotated figures from the staff report.
Thank you for your thoughtful considerations on this project,
Helene Finger
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Prado Road Project May 2026 ATC
Replacement of the Bob Jones Trail Bridge – page 22
To save money, the existing Class 1 Bob Jones Trail (BJT) from JB Dewar’s to South Higuera should
continue to be used (with its bridge) instead of building a new multiuse path on Prado Road at this
location. As shown by the red arrows on staH’s plans below, the existing trail aligns perfectly with
the new multiuse path from the Prado Road overcrossing and connects directly to South Higuera.
People riding northbound on the BJT currently use this bridge to continue east on Prado and North
on Higuera. People riding east/west on Prado will use this as a peaceful break from Prado (much of
San Luis Ranch has bike routes meandering around roundabouts). And most importantly it is
already built - we should not spend money on a redundant route that forces people oH the BJT and
we should not remove an existing Class 1 path and bridge.
Existing BJT
Proposed Prado Road
multiuse trail
Bob Jones Trail Connectivity Considerations – page 25
The re-aligned Elks Lane should be designed to include active transportation components,
specifically a Class 1 multiuse path on the east side, in addition to the planned vehicle lanes on
the new road (see Elks Section below).
City policy requires new construction to support multimodal uses and design/construction costs
of an adjacent multiuse path are minimized when built in conjunction with a new road.
Furthermore, with the soon to be installed new signal at Elks Lane, as part of the Higuera
Complete Streets project, this will provide a low stress connection to Bridge Street and the
Hawthorne/Meadow Park neighborhoods and downtown to/from the BJT.
As shown on staH’s plans, CAP-SLO owns the current 40 Prado driveway and property on both
sides (the re-aligned road location), so right-of-way discussions for the road should include space
for the multiuse path as well.
Elks Lane (realigned)
Prado Road
Prado Road new
multiuse path
Add Elks Lane
multiuse path