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Coastal Trail and E-Bike Survey
Help identify what is working on the Coastal Trail and what should improve. Share your experience with e-bikes, trail safety, accessibility, maintenance and amenities.

Your answers will help identify priority improvements and where they are needed. Residents, visitors and people who rarely use the trail are welcome.

Focus on the City's paved trail through Noyo Headlands Park, including the Elm Street and Glass Beach area and the Cypress Street access area. Identify comments about connecting trails separately.

Allow about 6 to 8 minutes. Every question is optional. Please respond once per person. No name or email is requested. Avoid identifying people in comments. This survey does not change current trail rules.
1.Where is your home?
Select one.
2.During the past 12 months, how often did you visit the Coastal Trail?

Select the closest answer.
3.What activities did you do on the trail during the past 12 months?

Select all that apply.
4.Which part of the trail did you use most often? Select One.
5.What, if anything, keeps you from using the trail as often as you would like? Select up to three. Select no barriers or not sure alone. People who do not use the trail may answer.
Conditions and safety on the trail

If you did not visit during the past 12 months, skip to Question 11.
6.How would you rate these parts of your trail experience?

Mark one box in each row, based on visits during the past 12 months.
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Not used
or unsure
TRAIL FEATURE

Pavement or surface condition
Cleanliness and waste removal
Signs for finding your way
Ease of using trail entrances
Places to stop and rest
7.Overall, how safe do you feel sharing the trail with other users?

Select one, based on visits during the past 12 months.
8.During your visits in the past 12 months, how often have you observed each of the following?

Select all that apply. Select none or not sure alone, then skip to Question 11.
9.For your most recent encounter, which other users or devices were involved?

Select all that apply. Select unable to identify alone. Do not guess an e-bike class.
10.Where and when did that encounter happen, and what happened?

Approximate details are fine. Avoid names, identifying descriptions or medical details.
This is a feedback survey, not an incident reporting service. Call 911 for an emergency. E Bikes and sharing the trail
11.What experience do you have with e-bikes? Select all that apply. Select no experience or not sure alone.
12.The City is considering allowing Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes, prohibiting Class 3 e-bikes, and establishing a maximum trail speed of 15 mph.

Would you support each e-bike class having access to the Coastal Trail?

Mark one box in each row. Assume allowed riders must follow trail speed, yielding and safe passing rules.

California recognizes three e-bike classes. Legal e-bikes have working pedals and a motor of no more than 750 watts. The speeds below describe motor assistance cutoffs, not trail speed limits.
Support
Oppose
Not sure
E- Bike Class

Class 1
Pedal assistance ends at 20 mph.
Class 2
The motor can power the bike without pedaling; assistance ends at 20 mph.
Class 3
Pedal assistance ends at 28 mph; a speedometer is required.
Electric motorcycles and other devices outside the legal e-bike definition are separate. These questions do not concern access for wheelchairs or disability mobility scooters.
13.Would you support allowing each of these recreational devices on the Coastal Trail?
Support
Oppose
Not sure
motorized scooters
nonmotorized scooters
skateboards
electric skateboards
hoverboards
14.Which factors matter most to you in decisions about e-bike use on the trail?

Select up to three. You may choose benefits, concerns or both. Select not sure alone.
15.Would you support a 10 mph limit in designated crowded areas, such as the approach to Glass Beach
16.Which speed approach would you favor for bicycles and e-bikes on the Coastal Trail?

Select one. A maximum would still require slowing for conditions. These are possible approaches, not current rules.
17.Would you support installing speed bumps at identified problem locations on the trail?
18.Which improvements should receive the most attention?

Select up to three that would help you most. These could be additions or changes to existing facilities. Select no improvements or not sure alone.
19.What is your first priority, and where is it needed?

Choose one improvement from Question 15. Name a location or landmark and the specific change you want.
20.What works well on the trail that the City should preserve?

Optional. Include a place or feature if useful.
21.Which age range includes you?

Optional. Select one.
Thank you for helping identify practical improvements for the Coastal Trail.