Guest Commentary | Proposed trail doesn't meet safety goals – Santa Cruz Sentinel
"A 2019 study suggested a peak hourly usage of 584 per hour (both directions for segments 9 and 10 with 65 percent bicyclists, 5% young bicyclists and 30% pedestrians," writes J. Ben Vernazza in a Guest Commentary. "Eight feet in width will not safely accommodate everyone, even at lower hourly periods of usage, and would cause multiple injuries or worse to the young, vulnerable, and disabled."
Source: santacruzsentinel.com