The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition (SDCBC), which has landed a grant to improve the region’s trails networks, will host two open-house meetings to gather public comments on a proposed bridge designed to ease trail connections for bicyclists and walkers between University City, Clairemont and Mission Bay. Coalition members are working to build a bicycle and pedestrian bridge under Highway 5 and State Route 52 that would connect Rose Canyon and San Clemente Canyon (Marian Bear Memorial Park) to the Rose Canyon Bicycle Trail. According to SDCBC officials, the new bridge would prevent users from detouring or illegally crossing the railroad tracks at that location. To collect public comments on the idea, the coalition has scheduled one open house on Friday, Sept. 21 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. and another on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon at the proposed bridge site on the Rose Canyon Bicycle Trail. SDCBC ask participants to park at the end of Santa Fe Avenue and walk or ride a quarter-mile north to the site, but urge residents to check the coalition’s website at www.sdcbc.org to confirm the location prior to the date. Questions or comments may also be directed to [email protected]. The project is part of a more comprehensive effort to enhance the Rose Creek Watershed, which includes Rose Creek and San Clemente Creek, both of which drain into De Anza Cove at the north end of Mission Bay. To learn more, visit www.rosecreekwatershed.org or www.facebook.com/rosecreekwatershed. — Staff and contribution