1. Point Campbell Reroute &endash; Instead of routing the trail through Kincaid Park, the trail would be routed around Point Campbell in a manner similar to the Original Orange route. Costs have been included for the rip-rap required to armor the trail along the coast.
2. High Bluff Reroute &endash; Move the starting point for the trail west across the bluff to a point near the end of the 2.9K Lekish Loop. This point is at a lower elevation and will reduce the impact to the bluff and lessen the amount of retaining wall necessary. Consider "notching" the bluff where the trail first reaches the bluff to further lower the starting point elevation, limit tree cutting and reduce costs.
3. Trail to Toe of Bluff &endash; Consider moving the trail closer to the toe of the bluff below the West Dimond area and construct a Type 2 trail instead of a Type 3 trail. This will lessen the amount of fill required and reduce the number of trees cut.
4. Eliminate Boardwalk &endash; The current trail includes a cross-slope boardwalk trail on the bluff near the Seacliff Condos. Replacing the boardwalk with a stairway will reduce costs, eliminate crossing 2 private properties and lessen the number of trees that must be cut.
5. Trail to Toe of Bluff &endash; This is another opportunity to move the trail closer to the toe of the bluff near the outlet of Campbell Creek on the Kyzer property. Constructing a Type 2 trail instead of a Type 3 trail will both reduce the fill amounts and the number of trees cut.
6. Campbell Creek Reroute &endash; Consider moving the trail across the refuge boundary in order to utilize the existing causeway/culvert creek crossing. This will eliminate the need for an expensive bridge and elevated trail crossing of the creek. It will require swapping about 0.4 acres of refuge land.
7. Resolution Point Tunnel Reroute &endash; Swap 0.1 acre of refuge land for Municipal land to avoid having to build a tunnel under the wildlife refuge near Resolution Point. This eliminates crossing one private property.
8. Bayshore Tunnel Reroute &endash; Move the trail about 50 feet seaward to avoid having to build a tunnel under the refuge. Doing this avoids crossing at least 21 residential properties. This move requires a land swap involving about 0.1 acre of refuge land.
9. Inland to Coastal Trail &endash; The trail currently travels inland between the Peat Mound and Victor Road. Instead, move the trail at the toe of the bluff between these two points and then close the trail in the springtime for 2-3 weeks to mitigate the impact to the snow geese. This reduces the overall trail length and eliminates impacts to 6 private properties.
10. Eliminate Boardwalk &endash; In conjunction with Item 9, the expensive boardwalk trail near Victor Road is no longer necessary because the trail stays at the toe of the bluff. This reduces the cost of the boardwalk, eliminates impacts to 16 private properties and reduces tree cutting. This would require about 1.0 acre of refuge land to do this.
11. Move off Private Property &endash; The trail below Shore Drive crosses 15 private properties. To eliminate these impacts the trail could be moved seaward off the private properties but would increase trail costs because of the need to build an elevated, pile-supported trail. The trail would need to be in the refuge for about 0.5 acres to do this, but tree cutting would be reduced.
12. Shore Drive Tunnel Reroute -- Swap 0.4 acre of refuge land for Municipal land to avoid having to build a tunnel under the wildlife refuge near the middle of old Shore Drive. This also avoids crossing 3 private properties.
13. John's Park Reroute &endash; Consider moving the trail inland to connect with the John's Park access trail. The climb up the bluff could start near the west end of Botannical Heights and follow along the subdivision boundary. This would eliminate the trail across the heart of John's Park, eliminate an expensive bridge across Furrow Creek, and reduce the total length of the trail. Eliminating the trail across the heart of the park would serve to reduce bird impacts, which is favored by the Audubon Society.
14. John's Park Tunnel/Boardwalk &endash; Consider swapping about 3.5 acres of refuge land for Municipal land to avoid building a tunnel under the refuge. In addition, move the trail to the toe of the bluff to eliminate the expensive boardwalk trail and reduce tree cutting. This would also avoid impacts to 11 residential properties.
15. Move off Private Property &endash; The trail currently crosses through 31 private properties below Oceanview Drive. Moving the trail seaward would avoid the property impacts and would not require any refuge land. It would require trail construction on piling and would increase the total cost of trail construction, but tree cutting would be reduced.
16. Railroad Reroute &endash; Moving the trail from the east side to the west side of the railroad tracks would reduce cost significantly. It would also relieve concerns of the 48 homeowners who live along Jarvi Drive. This would require a land swap involving about 3.0 &endash; 4.0 acres of refuge land.
17. Potter Marsh No-Build &endash; Since the Potter Marsh section of the trail will be built when the highway is reconstructed in this area there is no need to include this section of the trail in the current planning process. When the trail is constructed later, it will be more efficient to build when it is done in conjunction with the highway work. Also, relocation of the highway most likely will allow the trail to be constructed on the existing highway roadbed, just like the section from Bird Point to Girdwood.