Central Valley Rails to Trails Foundation

Learn more about the Trail Impact on adjacent property owners.

Managing Growth

The rural atmosphere of the Central Valley is changing - especially in South Sacramento County. Whether you have lived in the area for twenty years, or one year, you have seen dramatic increases in residential and commercial development, traffic jams and diminishing open space for recreation and wildlife. Riding a bike or horse, or taking a walk through our area has become a challenge - even a danger, especially for our kids.

Fortunately, we now have an opportunity to secure a safe route for non-motorized travel on the Central California Traction (CCT) rail corridor.

Changes Coming to the CCT Rail Corridor

For those property owners adjacent to the CCT corridor, change is coming. The Central California Traction Company (held by Union Pacific & Burlington Northern/Santa Fe) owns the CCT corridor. Presently, the 27 mile portion of the trail of interest to CVRTF is unmaintained, and used to park old railroad cars. UP recently informed the Trust for Public Land and CVRTF of their desire to explore reactivating the line.  The High Speed Rail Authority has listed the CCT corridor as one of their top two selections for a high speed train between Sacramento and Stockton.  Other possible uses could be for freight, however, millions of dollars would need to be invested by the owners to make the tracks operational.  Most likely, they wish to hold the property at this time in order to wait for real estate prices to escalate. 

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Surveys

The Central Valley Rails to Trails Foundation (CVRTF) has been researching the potential uses for the corridor, and would like to hear more from property owners in the vicinity who will be impacted the most by the changes under consideration.

In 2003, a CVRTF-sponsored survey of property owners adjacent to the CCT corridor found 80% of those responding supported the trail conversion. A poll conducted by the community of Wilton showed similar results. Respondents provided valuable information on the current conditions and uses of the corridor and recognized the benefits of having the corridor maintained, patrolled and restricted to non-motorized usage. They also cited the benefit to property values and their desire to have local access to open space.

LATEST SURVEY

With assistance from the Healthy Transportation Network, the Rails to Trails Conservancy and the Teichert Foundation, CVRTF conducted a second survey, focusing on the preferred amenities and destinations of local property owners.  

Whether you own property near the CCT corridor, or live or work in the vicinity, we want your opinion and encourage you to complete the latest survey, as well as the best Use Survey on the Home page .

Your views can also be expressed on the Join Us page where you will be asked more questions concerning the CCT corridor.  Additional comments can be e-mailed to CVRTF at trail@cvrtf.org. Your personal identity will remain confidential, and only the compiled results of the survey will be shared with public officials who will decide how the corridor will be used in the future. Whether or not you support the concept of a trail, we want to make certain your concerns and interests are heard.

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Benefits to Adjacent Property Owners

We are confident that residents and business property owners in the vicinity of the CCT rail corridor will have the most to gain from the creation of a trail. To learn more about the benefits to adjacent property owners, click here.

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