Young people, the South Coastal Trail is for your generation…...so tell the older generation to get it built!

Kids support extending the Coastal Trail along the coast from Kincaid to Potter Marsh because it will be:

Safely away from traffic. A Coastal Trail is safe because it is away from traffic. Even the littlest kids can use it. Older kids can use it without parents or adults.

Exciting. At trail along the coast is more exciting for kids than a trail along city roads. Kids like to see the tides, wildlife, and sunsets.

The city is getting crowded. 80,000 more residents are predicted to live in Anchorage by year 2020. Neighborhoods, roads, and parks will be much more crowded. The south Coastal Trail will let kids and families enjoy open space and nature within the city.

We may lose other trails, so we need to extend the Coastal Trail. Trails at Bartlett and APU are not on parkland, so the land could be developed for other uses. Some of the Kincaid trails are on Airport land and could be lost. Spencer Loop could be lost when Hilltop expands. Trails in Far North Bicentennial Park could be affected by road extensions.

Makes recreation cheap, easy, fun! A Coastal trail serves bikers, in-line skaters, skiers, walkers, runners. It is free to use, any season, any time, solo or with a group of friends!

It's an investment for all kids. This trail connects to many neighborhoods and schools, from Kincaid to Bayshore to Ocean View to Rabbit Creek. Other trails from all parts of the city will connect to it. If the city can build Little League ballfields for 600 kids, it should build a trail along the coast that tens of thousands of kids can use, forever.

There is funding especially to build this trail. The South Coastal Trail can be built with 91 percent federal funds that are dedicated only for trails. This trail will not take away funds from schools or other services!

Kids can support the south extension of the Coastal Trail along the coast from Kincaid to Potter Marsh by: getting signatures from friends and teammates, writing a letter-to-the-editor, or E-mailing the South Coastal Trail Project Team at southtrailcomment@hdrinc.com Contact Friends of the Coastal Trail for Comment Cards and other ways that you can help: TrailFriends@gci.net .