<h1 style="text-align: center;">Richmond, <em>San Francisco</em></h1>
<p>Richmond is the 58th largest city in California. It is located within Contra Costa County. Richmond lies 12 miles northeast of San Francisco, although it is 16 miles over the roads. The two cities are separated by San Francisco Bay. Richmond lies along Interstate 80. It is also at the eastern end of Interstate 580, which connects it by bridge with San Rafael, a city that lies just 10 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge.</p>
<p>The city is served by two major airports and one with limited scheduled passenger service. All are within 28 miles of the city. Several bus lines provide service. A combined railway station provides access to BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit District) and AMTRAK, which provides inter city passenger rail service across the United States. The city's deep water shipping port is the third largest in California as measured by annual tonnage</p>
<p>In a story familiar to many cities, Richmond's downtown has lost economic vitality to the Hilltop Mall Regional Shopping Center. But like many cities, the industrial decline at the waterfront has given birth to a mixed use area with the unmatchable attraction of the water's edge. As part of the Harbour Redevelopment Project, begun in the mid 1970's, a 350 acre master-planned Marina Bay development has risen on the site of the wartime shipbuilding industry. When completed it will consist of 2,100 homes, two thirds of a million square feet of commercial space, a marina for 1,500 pleasure boats, parks, lagoons, and promenades.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The city sponsors adult, youth, and senior activities at a dozen locations. Adult activities include fitness, aerobics, softball, volleyball, and water sports. The youth programs include soccer, tennis, baseball, volleyball, water sports, and martial arts.</p>
<p>Richmond continues to build and maintain its section of the Bay Trail, a 400-500 mile hiking trail encircling the San Pablo and San Francisco Bays. The city has the most trail distance of any city along the route.</p>