Brimhall Has Sights Set on Bike Path

Plans for a bike path in Thousand Oaks linking The Oaks mall to Janss Marketplace may go forward after all, despite county transportation officials’ refusal to put more money into the project.

In December, the Ventura County Transportation Commission told City Manager Grant Brimhall that it was rejecting the city’s request for an additional $335,000 to help build the bike path.

The reason cited by the commission was that Thousand Oaks was given $125,000 six years ago to build the path and has done no work on the project. In asking for the money, Brimhall argued that the city’s efforts had been stalled by negotiations with landowners along the proposed route.

On Tuesday, Brimhall will ask the City Council to consider ways to build at least part of the path, a segment from Boardwalk Avenue to Moorpark Road. He suggests using money from the city’s Air Quality Impact Mitigation Fund. He is also asking the council to authorize staff to begin final steps to acquire the land. Agreements must be reached with three property owners, he said.