IRON HORSE CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Updated August 2006 

The Iron Horse Corridor Management Program Advisory Committee assists Contra Costa County in improving and managing the 18-mile Iron Horse Corridor, including the Iron Horse Trail.   The Iron Horse Corridor formerly was part of the Southern Pacific Railroad’s San Ramon Branch Line right-of-way.  With assistance from a state grant, Contra Costa County acquired 18 miles of the right-of-way extending from Mayette Avenue in Concord to the Alameda County line.  The Board of Supervisors in 1997 created the Iron Horse Corridor Management Program Advisory Committee to assist the County in improving and maintaining the corridor.  The District 3 and District 4 Supervisors appoint the committee members, because the corridor is located in those districts.  The Board’s 1997 action called for the Committee to assist the County in the following activities: 

1) Mapping of existing and committed uses within the former Southern Pacific Right of Way; 2) inventory of all existing license agreements, easements, contracts and conditions for uses within the Southern Pacific Right of Way; 3) establishment of criteria and standards to ensure the continued operation of the Southern Pacific Right of Way as a joint use facility; 4) landscaping program consistent with existing and committed uses; 5) public information program; and 6) funding mechanisms to cover program costs, including installation and maintenance of landscaping.

Committee members include Lesley Hunt (Chair), Walnut Creek; Dave Hudson, San Ramon; Tom Crosby, Danville; Dennis Donaghu, Pleasant Hill; Stanley Hansen, District 4 (Vice-Chair); and Al Olivera, East Bay Regional Park District. 

The Committee meets at least quarterly, and more frequently when needed.  At the end of each meeting, the next meeting date is determined.

For more information about the Committee, please contact John Greitzer of the Contra Costa County Community Development Department at (925) 335-1201. He can be reached by e-mail at jgrei@cd.cccounty.us.