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West Campus

If you've been in Isla Vista, chances are you've headed out to Coal Oil Point and used the path that connects Isla Vista to Sands Beach.

This popular path along the west campus bluffs (constructed in 1986) is now highly braided and rutted out. AS BIKES is committed to enhancing this path to make it safer for users as well as make it more defined to protect sensitive bluff habitat.

Each winter, the path becomes a muddy mess. As users navigate pools, the path becomes wider and sesitive bluff habitat is destroyed. With proper drainage and resurfacing, we hope to make this popular and highly traveled path safe all year long.

Since Fall 2002, the Shoreline Preservation Fund has been working to gain approvals from UCSB to pay for restoration of the West Campus bluff path. After many meetings with university officials, plans are now in the works to begin construction of a new path by September 2006. AS BIKES approved $20,000 to contribute to this endeavor. An additional $40,000 was pledged by Shoreline Preservation Fund.