Addendum to the 2022 IS/MND Arcata Annie & Mary Trail Connectivity Project

Addendum to the 2022 IS/MND Arcata Annie & Mary Trail Connectivity Project

The City of Arcata proposes to construct approximately 3.5-miles of Class I bike path with highway overpass and trailhead improvements through north Arcata and the unincorporated County. The Project is located along an inactive segment of railroad corridor within the Great Redwood Trail Agency right-of-way and properties held in fee, between Sunset Avenue and Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District’s Park 1 on West End Road. The Project would provide a safe walking and biking route from the existing northern terminus of the Humboldt Bay Trail at the Arcata Skate Park to the Valley West neighborhood, the Aldergrove business park, and the Mad River. In addition to safety and connectivity improvements, the trail would provide opportunities for nature study and recreation. Since adoption of the 2022 IS/MND, the Project design progressed to 90% complete design phase and has included minor modifications to the Project Area. Changes in the Project design along with the circumstances surrounding the Project do not result in new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects requiring new mitigation measures beyond those previously addressed in the 2022 IS/MND.

Arcata

Humboldt

Citywide, Northern California

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality

Recreational (Development of a Class I multi-use trail), Transportation:Other (Development of a Class I multi-use trail)

City Project Approval and CEQA Action

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Energy, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Wildfire