Memo Date: Friday, December 22, 2017 Project: To: From: Subject: Trail Plan Becky Mendez, AICP Jamie Krzeminski, PE, PTOE Matt Wiesenfeld, PE, AICP Development of the Existing and Proposed Network HDR was retained by the City of to establish a trail plan for the City and perform a feasibility analysis for the top four priority trails proposed. This memo outlines how the existing trail network was established, how proposed trail alignments were developed, and how each of the proposed alignments was analyzed to develop a priority list for further feasibility analysis. Identification of Preliminary Trail Network The preliminary trail network map was developed by compiling existing trail maps, known project maps, past studies, discussions with City staff, and field reviews of the City s facilities. The existing studied projects are summarized in Table 1. The past trail planning work was augmented by HDR to identify gaps in the network and possible trail connections that would help close the gaps and create a more robust network. The existing network is shown in Figure 1. Key to this network was the connection of significant destinations which are important activity centers including: schools, parks, transit options, and community centers and facilities. Another critical facility for the community is the Florida Hospital Fish Memorial which is a large medical facility, employer, and activity center for the community. The schools and parks identified for this study are listed below. PARKS & RECREATION COMPLEXES A. VALENTINE PARK B. OAK AV PARK B. SHUFFLEBOARD COMPLEX B. WAVA HALL C. DICKINSON PARK D. MARSHALL PARK E. VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK F. COLEMAN PARK G. WAGGIN' TRAIL DOG PARK H. PFC EMORY L BENNETT PARK I. POOSER PARK J. GATEWAY PARK K. MILL LAKE PARK SCHOOLS A. ORANGE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL B. RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL C. MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY D. UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL 1
Table 1 Summary of Existing Path and Sidewalk Studies STUDY FACILITY TYPE SIDE WIDTH LENGTH N/E S/W E Graves Ave Sidewalk S 6-8ft 6200ft Leavitt Ave Veteran s Memorial Pkwy N Leavitt Ave Sidewalk E 8ft 2600ft Graves Ave Lansdowne Ave E Lansdowne Ave Sidewalk S 8ft 1430ft Volusia Ave (US 17-92) S Holly Ave Sidewalk W 8ft 2000ft Blue Springs Ave Orange Ave Graves Ave FEATURES NEEDED Crosswalk, Curb Crosswalk, Curb Grass Strip, Curb, Handrail, Drainage, Driveway Apron Sidewalk, Concrete Driveway Apron, Curb Cut Ramps, Crosswalk E Ohio Ave Sidewalk N 5ft 950ft Thorpe Ave Leavitt Ave Continuous Sidewalk, ADA Compliant Concrete Apron N Orange Ave Sidewalk E 600ft French Ave University Ave New Sidewalk, Gravity Wall, Crosswalk E Graves Ave Sidewalk S 5-8ft 1400ft Thorpe Ave Leavitt Ave New Sidewalk, Crosswalk W Graves Ave Multiuse S 10ft -- Volusia Ave Park Street Trail head, New Trail Sidewalk, Crosswalk Park Ave W French Ave Multiuse Trail Shared- Use Path E 10ft -- French Ave Graves Ave Continuous Sidewalk, Crosswalk N 10ft 3205ft Valentine Park Spring to Spring Trail W French Ave Sidewalk N 5ft 6750ft Volusia Ave Valentine Park Pedestrian Bridge, Concrete Path, Boardwalk, Easement New Sidewalk, Crosswalk, Curb Ramp AUTHOR Lassiter Transportation Group, Inc. Lassiter Transportation Group, Inc. Infrastructure Engineers, Inc. Infrastructure Engineers, Inc. Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc. YEAR OF REVIEW June 2015 June 2015 Oct 2014 Oct 2014 Jan 2013 Kimley Horn Sept 2015 Kimley Horn Sept 2015 HNTB Sept 2005 HNTB Sept 2005 Sprinkle Consulting Feb 2013 Sprinkle Consulting Feb 2013 2
SPARKMAN AV S MONASTERY RD Existing Shared-Use Path/Trail Programmed Shared-Use Path/Trail Programmed Sidewalk/Streetscape Project Trail Head Hospital Public Schools Spring to Spring Trail NEW YORK AV W 17 AB 472 MINNESOTA AV E LEAVITT AV N CRA Boundary Parks Limits Blue Springs State Park SPARKMAN AV N CARPENTER AV N PARK AVE WISCONSIN AV E THORPE AV N LANSDOWNE AV E FRENCH AV E UNIVERSITY AV CR 4101 BLUE SPRINGS AV W GRAVES AV W CARPENTER AV S RHODE ISLAND AV W (J) BIRCH AV DOGWOOD AV FERN DR W HOLLY DR W (E) 17 AB 15 HWY 17-92 (VOLUSIA AV S) US Mill Lake Loop (K) (I) (F) THORPE AV S (G) RHODE ISLAND AV E IRIS DR E HILLSIDE AV HARLEY LEAVITT AV S CR 4156 (ENTERPRISE RD) CR 4145 (GRAVES AV E) SOUTHLAKE STRICKLAND BLVD (H) Florida Hospital Fish Memorial CR 4146 (SAXON BLVD) D R VETERANS MEMORIAL PKWY 4 KENTUCKY AV S I-4 W Deltona DeBary Path: E:\Data1\Orange_City_Trails\7.2_Work_in_Progress\Map_Docs\Draft\Fig_01_Exiting_and_Programmed_Trails_11x17.mxd - User: MSCHMEDT - Date: 12/1/2017 O 0 0.5 1 1.5 Miles Trail Plan Existing and Programmed Trail Network Figure 1
On May 23 rd, 2017 HDR met with the City of and reviewed the existing materials as well as drove many of the viable corridors for trail expansion. The discussions with the City in the field meeting as well as subsequently by phone helped direct the plan to best meet the bicycle and pedestrian connection goals for the City. The culmination for the assimilation and analysis of bicycle and pedestrian mapping is shown in Figure 2, the City of Existing and Proposed Trail Network. It includes existing facilities, programmed improvements such as those along French Avenue and Holly Avenue, and proposed alignments developed by HDR to connect bicyclists and pedestrians to community destinations. For the purpose of this trail network, all facilities that would encourage bicycle and pedestrian activities were identified including any shared use path of eight feet or wider. It is understood that as the network matures and use grows, that wider paths may be needed to provide greater capacity and ease of use where narrower paths exist today. Trail Corridor Prioritization The City of Proposed Trail Network Map proposes more trails than the City can develop in the immediate future. HDR developed a prioritization screening evaluation criteria and analysis procedure custom to the request of the City to guide future investment. This screening uses GIS to evaluate each project based on its ability to meet the City s multi-modal mobility goals making bicycle and pedestrian travel safer and more viable to key destinations. The six primary considerations of the evaluation criteria were as follows: 1. Regional Trail Corridors; 2. Other Local Trails (existing or programmed); 3. Significant Destinations (Parks, Recreation Areas, Schools/Colleges, Community Centers); 4. Bike/Ped Crash Frequency (Years 2011-16); 5. Total Population, Employment and school enrollment within ½ mile of trail project, per trail mile of project segment; 6. and Removes Barriers (Provides crossing / connection over arterial). The evaluation criteria and ranking methodology is presented in Table 2. The prioritization category weights were finalized based on input from staff and City Council. To organize trail development for the City, HDR segmented the proposed trail network into manageable projects, each with distinct value to the community. By evaluating the Proposed Trail Network through segmentation and evaluation criteria, a list of ranked projects was developed for use by the City. The segments and rankings are listed in Table 3 and represented graphically on Figure 3. These projects are set for further analysis in upcoming phases of this study to determine the type and feasibility of the connections identified as most valuable to the community. The top four projects identified in the prioritization project include the following: 1. Graves Central. Graves Central is a project that would connect the existing segment of trail on Graves Avenue west of US 17-92 with City Hall and beyond east of US 17-92. This is a critical link between the two sides of the community, schools and recreational opportunities on Holly Avenue and at Mill Lake Park. 4
2. Blue Springs Avenue. The Blue Spring Avenue trail links Mill Lake Park with the existing trail head for the Spring to Spring Trail. 3. Rhode Island West. Rhode Island West is a key east-west segment that would provide linkage to several schools located west of US 17-92. 4. Threadgill. The fourth trail identified is a connection on the west side of the Florida Hospital Fish Memorial campus on Threadgill Place between Harley Strickland Boulevard and Saxon Boulevard. Following approval of the top four prioritized trails, the next step is to complete trail corridor feasibility reviews and concept summaries that will evaluate and determine feasible ways to add these new trail segments to the City s trail network. The concept plan for each corridor will describe and provide a map for the proposed trail alignment, and provide photos, notes, and discussion of issues, constraints, and opportunities, as well as a preliminary cost estimate. 5
SPARKMAN AV S MONASTERY RD Existing Shared-Use Path/Trail Programmed Shared-Use Path/Trail Programmed Sidewalk/Streetscape Project Spring to Spring Trail NEW YORK AV W 17 AB 472 MINNESOTA AV E LEAVITT AV N 12 Proposed Shared-Use Path/Trail Trail Head Proposed Shared-Use Path/Trail Endpoint Project ID Hospital Public Schools CRA Boundary Parks Limits Blue Springs State Park UV 18 BLUE SPRINGS AV W UV 15 UV 4 UV 11 SPARKMAN AV N CARPENTER AV N CARPENTER AV S PARK AVE GRAVES AV W RHODE ISLAND AV W BIRCH AV DOGWOOD AV FERN DR W HOLLY DR W (E) 17 AB 15 HWY 17-92 (VOLUSIA AV S) US (I) WISCONSIN AV E THORPE AV N UV UV UV 7 6 5 UV 16 (F) UV 8 UV UV 2 12a Mill Lake Loop (K) UV 12b THORPE AV S (G) IRIS DR E HILLSIDE AV LANSDOWNE AV E CR 4156 (ENTERPRISE RD) FRENCH AV E RHODE ISLAND AV E HARLEY LEAVITT AV S UV 1 UNIVERSITY AV CR 4145 (GRAVES AV E) SOUTHLAKE UV 10 UV 9 UV 17 STRICKLAND BLVD UV 13 D R VETERANS MEMORIAL PKWY UV 14 (H) UV 3 Florida Hospital Fish Memorial 4 CR 4101 KENTUCKY AV S I-4 W Deltona (J) CR 4146 (SAXON BLVD) DeBary Path: E:\Data1\Orange_City_Trails\7.2_Work_in_Progress\Map_Docs\Draft\Fig_02_Exiting_and_Proposed_Trails_11x17.mxd - User: MSCHMEDT - Date: 12/1/2017 O 0 0.5 1 1.5 Miles Trail Plan Existing and Proposed Trail Network Figure 2
Table 2 Evaluation Criteria Category Criteria Points Weight Regional Trail Corridors Connects to TPO Identified Regional Trail System (e.g., Spring to Spring Trail) 100 5% Other Local Trails (existing or programmed) Significant Destinations (Parks, Recreation Area, Schools/Colleges, Community Centers) Bike/Ped Crash Frequency (Years 2011-16) Total Population, Employment and school enrollment within ½ mile of trail project, per trail mile of project segment Removes Barriers (Provides connection over arterial) Continuation of an existing or programmed trail 100 Direct connection to an existing or programmed trail 50 Direct connection to 2 or more significant destinations 100 Direct connection to 1 significant destination 80 Indirect connection within 0.25 mile to 2 or more significant destinations 60 Indirect connection within 0.25 mile to 1 significant destination 40 Indirect connection within 0.5 mile to 1 or more significant destinations 20 Total Bike/Ped crashes per mile of project length > 5 100 Total Bike/Ped crashes per mile of project length 2-5 80 Total Bike/Ped crashes per mile of project length 1-2 60 Total Bike/Ped crashes per mile of project length 0-1 40 Total pop + emp + school enrollment within 0.5 mile of project, per trail mile >= 10,000 100 Total pop + emp + school enrollment within 0.5 mile of project, per trail mile = 7,500-9,999 80 Total pop + emp + school enrollment within 0.5 mile of project, per trail mile = 5,000-7,499 60 Total pop + emp + school enrollment within 0.5 mile of project, per trail mile = 2,500-4,999 40 Total pop + emp + school enrollment within 0.5 mile of project, per trail mile < 2,500 20 Provides a connection across four or more lanes of an arterial for bicycling and/or walking 100 Provides a connection across three or fewer lanes of an arterial for bicycling and/or walking 50 20% 30% 10% 20% 15% 7
Table 3 Trail Segment Scoring ID NAME Length (mi) Regional Trail Connection Local Trail Connection Significant Destinations Crash Frequency Pop/ Emp/ School Barrier Removal 2 Graves Central 0.50 0 100 80 80 80 100 83 1 18 Blue Springs Ave 2.07 100 50 100 80 40 100 76 2 10 Rhode Island West 0.76 0 100 60 100 60 100 75 3 13 Threadgill 0.35 0 0 60 100 100 100 63 4 12 Thorpe 0.68 0 50 100 0 60 50 60 5 16 Carpenter 2.00 0 50 80 60 40 50 56 6 14 Veterans Parkway 2.88 0 0 80 80 40 100 55 7 8 Leavitt Central 0.25 0 0 80 0 100 50 52 8 9 Rhode Island East 0.76 0 0 80 80 60 50 52 8 11 Sparkman 1.47 0 50 80 80 40 0 50 10 3 Graves East 1.17 0 0 60 40 40 100 45 11 1 Harley Strickland / Junior St / 1.94 0 0 60 60 60 50 44 12 Thorpe 7 Leavitt North 0.50 0 0 80 0 60 50 44 12 17 Leavitt South 1.51 0 0 80 0 60 50 44 12 4 Lawton / Graves 1.13 0 50 60 60 40 0 42 15 15 West Parkway 1.03 0 50 40 0 40 50 38 16 5 Lansdowne East 0.51 0 0 20 0 60 100 33 17 6 Lansdowne West 0.50 0 0 20 0 60 100 33 17 Total Score Ranking 8
SPARKMAN AV S MONASTERY RD Existing Shared-Use Path/Trail Programmed Shared-Use Path/Trail Programmed Sidewalk/Streetscape Project Proposed Shared-Use Path/Trail Trail Head Proposed Shared-Use Path/Trail Endpoint Spring to Spring Trail NEW YORK AV W 17 AB 472 MINNESOTA AV E LEAVITT AV N 12 Ranking of 4 or Better Proposed Trail Ranking Hospital Public Schools CRA Boundary Parks Limits Blue Springs State Park UV2 BLUE SPRINGS AV W UV16 UV15 UV10 SPARKMAN AV N CARPENTER AV N CARPENTER AV S PARK AVE GRAVES AV W UV6 RHODE ISLAND AV W BIRCH AV DOGWOOD AV HOLLY DR W UV3 FERN DR W (E) 17 UV17 AB 15 HWY 17-92 (VOLUSIA AV S) US (I) WISCONSIN AV E THORPE AV N (F) Mill Lake Loop (K) UV5 THORPE AV S (G) UV12 UV8 UV1 IRIS DR E HILLSIDE AV LANSDOWNE AV E UV12 CR 4156 (ENTERPRISE RD) FRENCH AV E RHODE ISLAND AV E HARLEY LEAVITT AV S UV12 UNIVERSITY AV CR 4145 (GRAVES AV E) SOUTHLAKE STRICKLAND BLVD UV4 UV8 D R UV7 VETERANS MEMORIAL PKWY (H) UV11 Florida Hospital Fish Memorial 4 CR 4101 KENTUCKY AV S I-4 W Deltona (J) CR 4146 (SAXON BLVD) DeBary O 0 0.5 1 1.5 Miles Trail Plan Proposed Trail Ranking Figure 3 Path: E:\Data1\Orange_City_Trails\7.2_Work_in_Progress\Map_Docs\Draft\Fig_03_Proposed_Trail_Ranking_11x17.mxd - User: Jhill - Date: 12/22/2017
Data Collection References: East Ohio Avenue Sidewalk Bike/Ped Feasibility Study, January 2013, RS&H Graves Avenue / Park Avenue Multi-use Trail Feasibility Report, September 2005, HNTB East Graves Avenue / North Orange Avenue Sidewalks Feasibility Study, September 2015, Kimley-Horn East Graves Avenue & N. Leavitt Sidewalk Bike/Ped Feasibility Studies, June 2015, Lassiter Transportation Group East Lansdowne Avenue & South Holly Avenue Bike/Ped Feasibility Studies, October 2014, Infrastructure Engineers West French Avenue Sidewalk Feasibility Study, February 2013, Sprinkle Consulting West French Avenue Shared-Use Path Feasibility Study, February 2013, Sprinkle Consulting Volusia county Bicycling Map for the Experienced Cyclist, 2014, FDOT / River to Sea TPO River Springs Middle School Bicycle & Pedestrian School Safety Review Study: Assessment & Implementation Report, May 2011, Lassiter Transportation Group Elementary School Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Review Study, March 2008, Hoke Design Manatee Cover Elementary School Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Review Study Assessment Report, March 2007, Hoke Design Hand markup (highlighted) of the 2006 plan shows planning area boundary, proposed bike/ped network, and historic district boundary Hard markup (highlighted) of the Historic District with proposed bike/ped network and historic district boundary (zoomed in view) Parks Master Plan Vision, August 9, 2005, Miller Legg (includes Park Connectivity Map) Proposed Parks & Trails Master Plan (Draft) Map, revised August 13, 2013 10