City seeks public's input on the Bijou Park Connector Multi-Use Trail

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway (Greenway) is a multi-use trail planned to provide a paved trail from the Tahoe Sierra neighborhood to Van Sickle Bi-State Park as a backbone of the overall trail network throughout the Lake Tahoe south shore area. Previously known as the South Tahoe Greenway Shared Use Trail, the 3.86-mile trail links neighborhoods on the south shore to each other and to public amenities and facilities.

The portion of the Greenway between Herbert Avenue and Sierra Blvd. has already been completed, connecting the Bijou, Pioneer Village, and Sierra Tract neighborhoods with Lake Tahoe Community College and Bijou Community Park. Planning of the Greenway also included several connector routes to provide more direct access to areas and facilities along the Greenway.

The Bijou Park Connector Trail was envisioned to provide more direct access to Bijou Park and to connect to the Al Tahoe Mobility Trail (at the Johnson Blvd. intersection) which continues north to South Tahoe Middle School and connects to the South Tahoe Bikeway.

The Bijou Park Connector Trail project meets the grant funding goal of increasing access to and from several low-income and underserved areas of the City. This project will connect the existing Greenway and the Al Tahoe Mobility Trail with Bijou Community Park. The Greenway and Al Tahoe Mobility Trails provide further access to neighborhoods, commercial areas, and recreational opportunities, schools, other public facilities, and other areas of the community.

As part of the project design and environmental documentation efforts, the City of South Lake Tahoe is reaching out to the community for input on the project. This survey is intended to allow community members to learn more about the project and to provide additional input on two options for trail alignment between the Greenway and the southern entrance to Bijou Park.

Take a brief survey and let us know which trail alignment options you prefer. To learn more about the project and participate, visit https://polco.us/n/res/vote/south-lake-tahoe-ca/bijou-park-connector-multi-use-trail-survey.

Note: The survey is available in English and Spanish.