Help Fight the Toll Road - new action

The Transportation Corridor Agencies has asked the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to override the California Coastal Commission's NO vote regarding the Foothill-South Toll Road.

Remember that the Foothill-South Toll Road was soundly rejected by the California Coastal Commission for its serious and unmitigable effects on the environment.

In a shocking testament to the TCA's consistent and repeated failure to address the public's concerns regarding this toll road, they have urged the Department of Commerce to deny the public an opportunity to participate in a hearing on the appeal.

This project, if allowed, would be the first time in California that a local agency could take state parkland for its own infrastructure use, setting a dangerous precedent and putting all our state parks at risk. According to the California State Parks Foundation the Foothill-South Toll Road will destroy nearly 60% of San Onofre State Park, California's 6th most popular state park, causing the likely abandonment of the San Mateo Campground, and harming the water quality of Southern California's last pristine watershed.

San Onofre State Beach is far away from Washington D.C.! U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez is hearing from special interest groups and the TCA's lobbyists. Now he needs to hear from you.

The TCA would have us believe that a toll road through our state park is the only solution to our traffic problems. This is a false choice presented by a single-purpose agency. Send a message to Commerce Secretary Gutierrez asking him to review the TCA's appeal based on facts.

Visit http://ga1.org/campaign/Secretary_Commerce

Thank you!

Robin Everett
Conservation Organizer
Sierra Club
Friends of the Foothills
949-361-7534
949-338-5356 cell
949-361-6623 fax

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