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==History==
 
==History==
  
records of individuals or groups hiking the entirety of the California Coastline goes back as far as 1911 <ref> CCT Whole Trail https://californiacoastaltrail.org/hikers-resources/whole-trail-hikers/ </ref>. The dream of connecting the coastline in one uninterrupted trail for the public took its first steps in 1972 when Proposition 20 was passed by congress. Proposition 20 stated the desire to build “a hiking, bicycle, and equestrian trails system shall be established along or near the coast” and that “ideally the trails system should be continuous and located near the shoreline.” <ref> CCTHikers Resources https://californiacoastaltrail.org/hikers-resources/about-cct/ </ref> [A LITTLE ABOUT PROPOSITION 20]
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records of individuals or groups hiking the entirety of the California Coastline goes back as far as 1911 <ref> CCT Whole Trail https://californiacoastaltrail.org/hikers-resources/whole-trail-hikers/ </ref>. The dream of connecting the coastline in one uninterrupted trail for the public took its first steps in 1972 when Proposition 20 was passed by congress. Proposition 20 stated the desire to build “a hiking, bicycle, and equestrian trails system shall be established along or near the coast” and that “ideally the trails system should be continuous and located near the shoreline.” <ref> CCTHikers Resources https://californiacoastaltrail.org/hikers-resources/about-cct/ </ref>  
  
Originally set to expire in three years, the Coastal Act of 1976 was made permanent with the California Coastal Act. [INFORMATION ABOU THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT OF 1976]
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Proposition 20 "Creates State Coastal Zone Conservation Commission and six regional commissions." Prop. 20 set criteria for "preservation, protection, restoration, and enhancement of environment and ecology of the coastal zone" and required the submission other these plans to legislatures. They defined this coastal zone as "the area between the seaward limits of state jurisdiction and 1000 yards landward from the mean high tide line, subject to specified exceptions." within this designated area, any construction or development would require a permit. This did not however work retroactively, leaving already developed or privately owned land as it was at the time of passing.<ref>Prop. 20 https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_20,_Creation_of_the_California_Coastal_Commission_(1972)</ref>
That Proposition provided that  The Coastal Act of 1976 required local jurisdictions to identify an alignment for the California Coastal Trail in their Local Coastal **Programs.
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federal Millennium Legacy Trail designation in 1999.
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Originally set to expire in three years, the [[Coastal Act of 1976]] was made permanent with the California Coastal Act. The Coastal Act was a landmark law for environmental justice and the California Coastal Trail. It stated that "lands between the first public road and the sea; sale or transfer(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), no state land that is located between the first public road and the sea, with an existing or potential public accessway to or from the sea, or that the commission has formally designated as part of the California Coastal Trail, shall be transferred or sold by the state to any private entity unless the state retains a permanent property interest in the land adequate to provide public access to or along the sea."<ref> Coastal Act 1776 https://www.coastal.ca.gov/coastact.pdf</ref>
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Federal Millennium Legacy Trail (FMLT) designation in 1999. A Federal Millennium Legacy Trail designation is designed to "recognize, promote and stimulate the creation of trails.<ref>Mellennium Trails https://clintonwhitehouse2.archives.gov/Initiatives/Millennium/trails.html</ref> The CCT was awarded and became a Federal Millennium Legacy Trail in 1999.<ref>FMLT 1999 designation https://coastwalk.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/cct/SIGNAGE%20GUIDELINES%20FINAL%20copy.pdf</ref>
  
 
Legislators passed SB 908 in 2001 which solidified the California Coastal trail into "THE BOOKS" AND assigned the California Coastal conservancy as its overseer.
 
Legislators passed SB 908 in 2001 which solidified the California Coastal trail into "THE BOOKS" AND assigned the California Coastal conservancy as its overseer.

Revision as of 15:10, 9 March 2021

California Coastal Trail logo. Photo from [http://www.californiacoastaltrail.info/cms/pages/main/index.html California Coastal Trail

Summary

The California Coastal Trail (CCT) a large-scale environmental conservancy and public project by the California Coastal Conservancy [1]. The goal is to create a California Coast network of public trails for walkers, bikers, equestrians, wheelchair riders, separated from dangerous automobile traffic. Designed to be one continuous trail, the coastline is broken up by private land.

Today, roughly 60% of the CCT is complete. The Conservancy works to complete the trail while working with other state agencies including the Coastal Commission and State Parks to coordinate the development of the CCT [2].

History

records of individuals or groups hiking the entirety of the California Coastline goes back as far as 1911 [3]. The dream of connecting the coastline in one uninterrupted trail for the public took its first steps in 1972 when Proposition 20 was passed by congress. Proposition 20 stated the desire to build “a hiking, bicycle, and equestrian trails system shall be established along or near the coast” and that “ideally the trails system should be continuous and located near the shoreline.” [4]

Proposition 20 "Creates State Coastal Zone Conservation Commission and six regional commissions." Prop. 20 set criteria for "preservation, protection, restoration, and enhancement of environment and ecology of the coastal zone" and required the submission other these plans to legislatures. They defined this coastal zone as "the area between the seaward limits of state jurisdiction and 1000 yards landward from the mean high tide line, subject to specified exceptions." within this designated area, any construction or development would require a permit. This did not however work retroactively, leaving already developed or privately owned land as it was at the time of passing.[5]

Originally set to expire in three years, the Coastal Act of 1976 was made permanent with the California Coastal Act. The Coastal Act was a landmark law for environmental justice and the California Coastal Trail. It stated that "lands between the first public road and the sea; sale or transfer(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), no state land that is located between the first public road and the sea, with an existing or potential public accessway to or from the sea, or that the commission has formally designated as part of the California Coastal Trail, shall be transferred or sold by the state to any private entity unless the state retains a permanent property interest in the land adequate to provide public access to or along the sea."[6]

Federal Millennium Legacy Trail (FMLT) designation in 1999. A Federal Millennium Legacy Trail designation is designed to "recognize, promote and stimulate the creation of trails.[7] The CCT was awarded and became a Federal Millennium Legacy Trail in 1999.[8]

Legislators passed SB 908 in 2001 which solidified the California Coastal trail into "THE BOOKS" AND assigned the California Coastal conservancy as its overseer.

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June 2003, a group of hikers, CTE '03, aimed to hike the 1200-mile coastline of California. They recorded their experience, recording sites that required significant inland detours, or sites that were inaccessible due to private land or along dangerous highways. Of the 10, 9 of the hikers made it to Mexico. Of the 1200 miles of coastline, 700 had established trails, and 500 miles failed to meet the requirements established by Proposition 20 and the Coastal Act of 1976.[9]

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Links

References

  1. California Coastal Trail https://californiacoastaltrail.org/
  2. SCC Coastal Trail https://scc.ca.gov/projects/california-coastal-trail/
  3. CCT Whole Trail https://californiacoastaltrail.org/hikers-resources/whole-trail-hikers/
  4. CCTHikers Resources https://californiacoastaltrail.org/hikers-resources/about-cct/
  5. Prop. 20 https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_20,_Creation_of_the_California_Coastal_Commission_(1972)
  6. Coastal Act 1776 https://www.coastal.ca.gov/coastact.pdf
  7. Mellennium Trails https://clintonwhitehouse2.archives.gov/Initiatives/Millennium/trails.html
  8. FMLT 1999 designation https://coastwalk.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/cct/SIGNAGE%20GUIDELINES%20FINAL%20copy.pdf
  9. CTE ‘03 Hikers https://www.kcet.org/shows/california-coastal-trail/a-brief-history-of-the-california-coastal-trail

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