Trail to Nowhere on Way to 105,000 annual users!
Only 104,950 to go.
The Fullerton Observer has published a photo montage of the big ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday. Almost all the principle creators of this “treasure,” were there, although I didn’t see any pictures of Councilmembers Nick Dunlap and Jamie Valencia who voted for it. But photo-op hound Ahmad Zahra was there, and so was Shana Charles, presumably talking up the virtues of public health; even Sharon Quirk showed up to celebrate the proud accomplishment and take credit for the $1,780,000 the State of California contributed to this achievement. About 50 people were there if you don’t count politicians and City employees.
Pure joy was experienced by all!
But skeptics that we are here at FFFF, we sent out one of our white van boys after the morning hoopla was over. William Wallace captured the sprit of the trail on opening day – a pleasant Saturday afternoon. Perfect for recreation.
See what $2,300,000 (and more, I’m sure) gets you in the way of an urban intervention, Fullerton-style.
None of those happy people will EVER be on that strip again.
Today I witnessed a scene that perfectly encapsulates the dangerous flaw in the “Trail to Nowhere” design. I was on Highland and saw a family—a mom, dad, and their little boy, who couldn’t have been more than four or five years old—all on electric bikes. They had just come off the trail and were trying to head east.
Highland was busy with fast-moving traffic in both directions, and the family had to wait for a break in the cars. My heart was in my throat watching them. Instead of going down to the bottom of the hill at Walnut Ave. to cross at the traffic light, they crossed right at the middle of the street.
This is exactly the problem. The trail doesn’t just “end,” it dumps the few people—families with small children—directly into a high-speed corridor with no safe, designated crossing. My fear is that it’s only a matter of time before someone gets hit there.
So I have to ask: when that happens, who gets blamed? The family trying to cross a dangerous street, or the city planners who were foolish enough to build a trail that exits into a death trap with no safe way to get across?
Everything seems so puny and temporary. And in a few hours the “trail” became completely empty – on Day 1.
Word of mouth will keep it that way. The barbed wire may be charming to urban outfitters Charles and Zahra, but I wonder what normal people think.
I’ll tell you what normal people think, it made my wife want to sell the house and move. She was that upset that we like with the streets we do and this is what they choose to waste their time with.
That’s live with streets
Please move
Fuck you
Most bike trails look like that including the very successful SART
It doesn’t prove shit.
Well, we’ll see what it looks like next fall – election season.
Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)
I stopped by today with my tape measure around 13:30 and it looked the same.
Deserted.
The width of the asphalt paved part of the trail is a foot under 10ft as stated on the plan. The dirt walking part is easily a foot and a half under the plan at 4ft 5 inches. Not the 6ft as stated.
My favorite part of the trail is being able to look into all of the dilapidated back yards of the unfortunate residents who now have to live with this boondoggle.
Just wait until it becomes tent city back there.
You don’t feel compassion for the homeless? They’ll be able to dig in between driplines and become temporarily housed.
free water for the unhoused!
I noticed that the elderly, petty thief Paulette Marshall was there. They let her speak for some reason. What is she running for this time?
That Vanessa Estrella was getting in her mugging. I wonder if she’ll regret that in October when the police reports are in.
No Dunlap and no Valencia.
And Kittys dog was sick, reason she wasn’t there apparently.
Kittys dog is sick is code for I’m fat and lazy and don’t go anywhere unless I can call someone racist or I am getting an award.
Imagine her dog taking precedent over 130 thousand residents.
Boy did we dodge a bullet.
How about just, “I’m lazy”.
Yeah, because that is how Kitty rolls.
I dunno. I like my dog more than “130,000 residents,” but I’m one of those animal lovers you read about.
Sharon Quirk don’t wear white tennies to a UP Trail opening. That isn’t dog poop on the bottom of your soles. It’s bum shit. Hope you brought hand sanitizer.
I’m glad the city is finally doing something with that plot of land. Now it’s Bushala’s turn!
Think about how nice his trashy properties could look if he spent his campaign money on his properties instead.
He should show Fullerton how real development is done
Or, young Elijah, the City could quit wasting millions on moronic “give the Mexicans something nice because we know better” boondoggles.
move then
No, Elijah, I’ve been here longer than you’ve been alive.
That’s not tender Elijah. That voice comes from within City Hall itself.
I bet you get lots of traffic from City Hall denizens.
It’s for the whole city dumbass.
Bike trails ultimately form a network.
And where will this one connect, stupid. It’s a dead end at both ends. Have fun.
Bushala isn’t a developer moron. Finally did something? Gee it sure would be nice if they “did something” about the 10 other city parks and trails that actually get used. Or you can put your money where your mouth is and volunteer to clean the overflowing trash bins stupid.
Good to see Bushala isn’t a developer moron.
+100
Wow, both hands and feet, 5 time. Well done little fella.
I notice they cleaned up that graffiti wall behind Liberty Walk. I wonder how long that will last.
Won’t be that way for long.
City responds pretty quickly to graffiti complaints.
It took 2.4 million to respond to that one, ya moron.
You need to complain in the appropriate way. You are clearly incapable.
You are incapable. The end.
Great. Now the graffiti crew has a lot more work along the railroad tracks to get to.
I see the Observer, Zahra, and the Boohoo Brigade are still using little kids as props.
Those are the last little kids who will ever ride their bikes on the Trail to Nowhere. And they had to be driven there by their parents. How ironic. But never even considered by the Kennedy Sisters, et al.
No one ever considered what you are assuming based on nothing?
They had to be driven there by their parents. They will never be back and you will never be on it. Say, how come nobody was there on Saturday afternoon? 24 people per daylight hour are going to have to use that to get to Alice Loya’s 105,000 per year. You better get busy, slug.
^ thus spake nostradumbass
The Observer and others of your ilk predict a “treasure.” Will you be around in 10 months to explain why the prophesy went wrong? Dumbass heal thyself.
Please send Mr. Wallace out again to get some images where it dead ends at Highland.
In order to use this “trail” you’re supposed to get on at Independence Park, go east half a mile, then turn around and go back. Rinse and repeat.
I don’t see Hoogerbooger in any of those pictures. Is he too scared to use the trail without an FPD escort?
I don’t live over there, but I’ll try to get over to check it out soon. Without an angry crank filter, it looks great from these photos.
Yes. Check it out. You ca go half a mil and turn around. 14 trips and you’ll get your 7 miles in!!
“But skeptics that we are here at FFFF”
The word is cynics, not skeptics.
Adapting a meme, I recommend that you angry cranks get a bench and a plaque on the trail.
“Here Lies The Reputation of Friends For Fullerton’s Future
They Hated This Park and Everyone In it”
You’ll pretend it never happened in six moths.
I recommend you get a plaque and sew it to your forehead. It should read: my head is so far up my own ass that no one can read this plaque.
Haha. For the win. Best comment of December!!
The gift that keeps on giving – JRH.
Hooger is too much of a pussy to use that “trail.” He knows the area is a gang-infested, homeless shooting gallery where at least two people have died in the past few years.
A most ridiculous waste of money. Disgusting
Leave it to zahra, charles, and silva. SMH
Don’t forget Dunlap, Whitaker, and Valencia. And Jung voted to keep it alive, too. They are all complicit.
Egeleth Nunzi Trail
I love it! When it becomes a linear homeless encampment we will know whose fat-headed idea it was to hector the council into approving it.
Jung and Dunlap for the win!