Steps, Lanes and Paths (SLP’s) - New Stairs at SLP 17
February 25, 2021A partnership between the City of Mill Valley and Friends of the SLP’s resulted in a big improvement to SLP #17.
Interested in volunteering? We are dedicated to preserving and restoring these SLPs for the enjoyment and well-being of all its residents. Join us in this effort! Visit the Friends of Mill Valley Steps, Lanes & Paths to become part of the community that helps protect and preserve these historical resources. Contact us: Ronnie Moore, Volunteer Coordinator at 415-383-1370 or email vmoore@cityofmillvalley.org
Date | Meeting | Staff Report |
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June 4, 2018 | City Council | Maintenance and Volunteer Update |
March 7, 2018 | Parks and Recreation Commission | Volunteer Projects and Maintenance Update |
September 18, 2017 | City Council | Update on the SLP Program |
September 15, 2017
The City of Mill Valley Moves Forward to Put Important Protections in Place for the City’s Steps, Lanes, and Paths Network: Recording a Map of the Steps, Lanes and Paths
A map of the City’s Steps, Lanes, and Paths (SLPs) will be delivered to the Marin County Recorder’s Office on September 30, 2017. The purpose of recording the map is to provide notice to property owners and the public of the general location of the SLPs listed in the City of Mill Valley’s Official SLP Inventory.
On March 20, 2017, in Resolution No. 17-15, the City Council directed the Director of Public Works to prepare and deliver a map depicting the SLPs listed in the Official SLP Inventory to the Marin County Recorder’s Office. The Resolution also affirmed the public status of the SLP network, officially named and numbered public SLPs, and adopted an Encroachment Removal Policy.
We invite community members to view the map online or in person.
The City Council demonstrated its commitment to preservation and protection of the SLP network by adopting the March Resolution in addition to its earlier approval of a nine-point action plan in January, 2017. City staff has implemented the action plan to maintain and safeguard our SLP network. Some important recent activities include:
Click here to download the SLP Update Staff Report.
Click here to download a guide to Mill Valley's Steps, Lanes, and Paths. Printed copies of the map are available for sale for $5 at City Hall (26 Corte Madera Ave.)
Click here to read a brief history of Mill Valley's Steps, Lanes, and Paths.
At their City Council meeting on January 17, the Council reviewed and restated its support of the City’s Steps, Lanes and Paths (SLPs) program and approved the recommended actions to strengthen it, including:
The Council and staff are committed to preserve and protect the SLPs, both developed and undeveloped, and we are committed to vigorously enforcing the public’s rights to access. The City Council recently approved a new Priority Project list for 2017-2018, which included the development and implementation of a pedestrian connectivity program including sidewalk repair and Steps, Lanes and Paths improvement.
We welcome the community’s assistance in protecting SLPs and reporting encroachments so we can act on them.
Click here to learn about reporting an encroachment.
A partnership between the City of Mill Valley and Friends of the SLP’s resulted in a big improvement to SLP #17.
The Friends of the Steps, Lanes and Paths’ Adopt-an-SLP program is designed to engage the community in helping to maintain and care for the many staircases, neighborhood lanes and natural pathways that comprise our much-loved SLPs. Individuals, neighbors, schools, church groups are all welcome to “adopt” their favorite SLP and commit to periodically sweeping, raking or otherwise caring for the SLP on behalf of the Friends and the City. No Cost is involved. Just fun. Join the 30+ others who have adopted their very own SLP around town by sending an email to MVSLPFriends@gmail.com, visiting www.mvslpfriends.org or calling Hugh Kuhn on 415-385-1614.
In September 2019, the City of Mill Valley announced the closure of the pedestrian bridge connecting Bayfront and Hauke Park due to one of its twelve support piers being compromised. Inspections, necessary approvals, and repairs were completed in record time by the City of Mill Valley, and the bridge was re-opened on November 27, 2019 at 3pm.
Crews will replace decaying deck boards on two bridges on the Mill Valley/Sausalito Multiuse Path beginning Monday, October 7, 2019 on weekdays only, and work is expected to last for approximately one week. The path will remain open during the construction project, but work crews will place traffic control measures which may result in short delays for pedestrians and bicyclists attempting to cross these bridges.
Boy Scout Troop 1 and Friends of SLPs get to work in June
Ann Ivan,
Code Enforcement Officer
City Hall, 26 Corte Madera Ave
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Phone: 415-389-4203
Email: aivan@cityofmillvalley.org