Central Marin Ferry Connection Project
The Central Marin Ferry Connection Project (CMFCP) is a key section of the North South Greenway. It is at the crossroads of almost all trips between central and southern Marin County, and will provide a much-needed safe bike/ped crossing of East Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and Corte Madera Creek, as well as provide a connection to the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and the Cal Park Hill Tunnel.
Presently, the CMFCP is estimated to have a cost of $24 million and has been divided into a Phase A and a Phase B. The project is being designed through funds from the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program which were swapped for state funding.
Phase A is estimated to cost approximately $12 million and is funded through Regional Measure 2 and mitigation funds from the HOV project. It will connect the southern terminus of Cal Park Hill Tunnel with a pathway on the railroad right of way that will cross East Sir Francis Drake Boulevard; an off ramp will connect to Larkspur Ferry Terminal. Phase A also includes improvements to Redwood Boulevard. Environmental work will be completed on Phase A as part of the Pilot Program funds, and construction could be completed in 2011.
Phase B is estimated to cost approximately $12 million and is being designed now, but currently does not have construction funding. Phase B will connect with the Phase A structure, building a bridge across Corte Madera Creek. The pathway will then continue along the railroad right-of-way to extend to Wornum at Redwood. MCBC is recommending that the Golden Gate Bridge District change their plans for construction of a parking lot at Larkspur Ferry Terminal and put the $12 million that they have for that project toward the CMFCP instead.
A CMFCP plan which was first completed in 2004 by the City of Larkspur calls for a crossing of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as an extension of the proposed Cal Park Hill Tunnel pathway with an off-ramp on the south side of Sir Francis Drake that would provide access to the Larkspur Ferry Terminal, as well as a crossing of Corte Madera Creek via a new fixed bridge. Once across the creek, the pathway would continue south along the railroad right-of-way to the intersection of Redwood Highway and Wornum Drive, to link up with the existing multiuse path between the wetlands and The Village at Corte Madera shopping center.
Central Marin Ferry Connection Project 2004 final report
View the 2004 final report, covering Needs Analysis, Project Alternatives, and Design and Implementation, by Alta Planning + Design, in PDF format (7.51 MB)
Central Marin Ferry Project Moves Forward
On Wednesday, April 21, 2004, the Larkspur City Council accepted a final report regarding the preferred alternative alignment for the Central Marin Ferry Connection Project (a key section of the North-South Greenway).
Historic Trestle Comes Down, but Another Crossing is Being Planned Now
Learn more about the history of the MCBC's position on the trestle, current plans to design a new structure, and funding for the new structure
Bay Trail Project Grants $60,000 to Larkspur
The San Francisco Bay Trail Project recently awarded $60,000 to the City of Larkspur to conduct a feasibility study and alternatives analysis for a bicycle and pedestrian pathway....
