History

It runs along what was formerly the right-of way of the Santa Fe Railroad parallel to Ohio Street, between the end of the Ohlone Greenway

Ohlone Greenway

The Ohlone Greenway is a pedestrian and bicycle path in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.The path is named for the Ohlone Indians who originally lived in the area....

 adjacent to the intersection of Macdonald and San Pablo Avenues, and Point Richmond

Point Richmond

Point Richmond, also sometimes referred to locally as The Point, is a neighborhood in Richmond, California, USA, near the eastern end of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, between Interstate 580 and the San Francisco Bay...

. There is a connector from the trail to the Macdonald 80 Shopping Center

Macdonald 80 Shopping Center

Macdonald 80 Shopping Center or simply Macdonald 80 is a 200,000 sq. ft. regional shopping mall in the North & East neighborhood in Richmond, California anchored by a Target store. The center was largely demolished and rebuilt after suffering from urban decay and blight...

 in the North & East neighborhood. The trail is landscaped with community gardens, native vegetation, daylighted portions of Baxter Creek

Baxter Creek

Baxter Creek or Stege Creek , is a three-branch creek in Richmond and El Cerrito, California, United States forming the Baxter Creek watershed. The creek has three sources and flows from the Berkeley Hills to Stege Marsh and the San Francisco Bay...

, and an artificial creek channel used to filter pollution along its frontage.

In the future, it may connect in Point Richmond with a bikeway through Point Molate. Pedestrian bridges may be added in the future to cross major avenues such as San Pablo Avenue and 23rd Street

23rd Street

23rd Street may refer to:* 23rd Street , a street in New York City* 23rd Street , a street in Richmond, California.* 23rd Street Grounds, a former Chicago, Illinois baseball park used during the late 19th century...

.

An additional side project will add a bike lane/bike trail between the Richmond Greenway and the Ohlone Greenway at Potrero Avenue via 23rd Street, Carlson Boulevard, Cutting Boulevard

Cutting Boulevard

Cutting Boulevard is a major east-west arterial trunk road in the city of Richmond, California it begins in the historic neighborhood of Point Richmond at the base of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge and flows through the South Richmond forming the border with that neighborhood and Marina Bay as does...

, and Potrero.

External links

• Richmond Greenway Master Plan