A bicycle trail will be named after resident Juanita Moe, who played an essential role in the establishment of a bicycle trail system in the early 1970s.

Moe was a member of an ad-hoc volunteer committee that promoted off-street trails for the fledgling city.

The Quail Hill Trail, which runs adjacent to I-405 from the bicycle bridge to Sand Canyon Avenue, will be renamed the Juanita Moe Trail in her honor.

The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening in support of the proposal, put forth by Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Lalloway.

“This committee was instrumental in fostering early support to develop the city’s trail system,” said Lalloway, who called Moe a “public servant” and “community leader.”

Moe’s “vision, tenacity and hard work were instrumental in putting the city on an early path to become the world-class bicycle community it is today,” he said.

Hundreds of miles of on- and off-street bicycle trails wind through Irvine.

“I alone could have accomplished nothing,” the 73-year-old Moe said Tuesday, thanking the residents and city staffers with whom she worked while planning the trail system.

Among those who returned to City Hall to witness the council’s vote was Irvine’s first city manager, Bill Woollett, and his wife, Betty Jo. Irvine’s competitive pool complex bears Woollett’s name.

Moe’s work urging the establishment of off-street trails has likely saved lives, Lalloway said, noting the danger cyclists face when riding near motor vehicles.

A ceremony will be held to mark the renaming of the trail in Moe’s honor. The date has not yet been determined.

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