Tag: toll roads

Collamer, Politics and Advocacy

Stupid Toll Road (STR-241) to Nowhere, Still Nowhere Fast

A movement to pave over San Onofre State Beach and Trestles with a toll-road-to-nowhere-for-nobody-but-developers was rejected by the California Coastal Commission and Federal Commerce Department in 2008. Yet, here again the State Water Boards will decide in May whether to grant a permit for the “Stupid Toll Road” to dump contaminated runoff into creeks and the ocean while keeping the dream alive of paving over Trestles.

San Onofre State Beach, California
Collamer, Politics and Advocacy

Trestles Beach: National Treasure or Toll Road Off-Ramp?

World-renowned San Onofre and Trestles have been synonymous with California surfing since the 1930s. A movement to pave over the park and beach with a toll road was rejected by in 2008. We now have the opportunity to have it recognized for its historical contributions by being listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and stop that toll road project for good.