HomeMy WebLinkAboutGreenway Project ScopeBicycle, Pedestrian and Greenways Master Plan CITY OF COLLEGE TATIO
SCOPE
The Scope of this Master Plan may include but is not limited to:
• Provide a vision for a bicycle, pedestrian and greenways system that compliments and supports the City of
College Station Comprehensive Plan.
• Develop a strategy of service that will guide planning, development, management and operations of a
comprehensive bicycle, pedestrian and greenways system.
• Engage the community through public workshops and by synthesizing prior planning efforts (i.e. Hike and
Bike Task Force; COCS Comprehensive Plan Update).
• Create and/or update an inventory of existing bike lanes, sidewalks, crosswalks, trails and area attractors
using GIS and fieldwork(may also include parking areas for bikes and vehicles if resources allow) to help
determine needs and gaps in the system.
• Conduct a needs assessment considering demographics; health and wellness; environmental protection;
safety, accessibility and mobility; and the development of level of service standards.
• Develop system recommendations and prioritizations using GIS as a tool to automate the quantitative
analysis and citizen input for qualitative analysis.
• Develop implementation strategies that would incorporate operations and maintenance of facilities.
• Review and revise policy to strengthen the creation of a comprehensive system.
Needs Assessment -
Community Meetings
Focus Groups
Survey (Randomized or Questionnaire) ???
Citizen Engagement -Community Meetings on Needs Assessment/Inventory and Recommendations
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
1 ) Introduction
a) Purpose of Plan and Scope
b) Benefits
2) Existing Conditions (Inventory vs. Actual Condition)
a) History -Prior planning efforts
b) Demographics
c) Overall transportation network
d) Bicycle Facilities (Biking)
e) Pedestrian Facilities (Walking)
f) Greenways (Natural Resources & Trails )
g) Key Destinations -Trip Attractors
3) Needs Assessment
a) Health and Wellness Issues
b) Community Outreach
c) Safety
d) Bicycle and Pedestrian Activity -identify high use areas
4) Vision & Goals and Objectives
5) System Recommendations
a) Greenway
b) Bicycle
c) Pedestrian
d) Connectivity of Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenway Network
6 ) Policy and Program Recommendations
a) Planning
b) Policy
c) Education and Outreach
d) Safety and Enforcement
7) Operations and Maintenance
a) Operations
b) Design
c) Maintenance Standards & Practices
8) Implementation Strategies (What tools will help guide our efforts?)-
a) Costs and Funding
b) Prioritization
c) Performance Measures
9) Appendices
a) Design Standards/Guidelines
b) Federal, State, and Local Ordinances & Laws
c) Technical Advisory Team and Public Meeting Summaries
d) ?t~t\·~ Pfi.olh?.
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Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenwoys Moster Pion CITY OF C OLLEGE STATION
SCOPE
The Scope of this Master Plan may include but is not limited to:
• Provide a vision for a bicycle, pedestrian and greenways system that compliments and supports the City of
College Station Comprehensive Plan.
• Develop a strategy of service that will guide planning, development, management and operations of a
comprehensive bicycle, pedestrian and greenways system.
• Engage the community through public workshops and by synthesizing prior planning efforts (i.e. Hike and
Bike Task Force; COCS Comprehensive Plan Update).
• Create and/or update an inventory of existing bike lanes, sidewalks, crosswalks, trails and area attractors
using GIS and fieldwork(may also include parking areas for bikes and vehicles if resources allow) to help
determine needs and gaps in the system.
• Conduct a needs assessment considering demographics; health and wellness; environmental protection;
safety, accessibility and mobility; and the development of level of service standards.
• Develop system recommendations and prioritizations using GIS as a tool to automate the quantitative
analysis and citizen input for qualitative analysis.
• Develop implementation strategies that would incorporate operations and maintenance of facilities.
• Review and revise policy to strengthen the creation of a comprehensive system.
Needs Assessment -
Community Meeting
Focus Groups
Survey (Randomized or Questionnaire)
Citizen Engagement -Community Meetings on Needs Assessment/Inventory and Recommendations
Table of;Contents
Title p ~e
Acknowledgements
Exec tive Summary
Ta~ e of Contents
ln7 ex of Maps, Tables & Figures
Executive Summ ry
Introduction
Purpose of Master Plan
Sco6e of Master Plan
lss es
P ojects & Opportunities, Funding, Organizational Structure and Maintenance
Summary of other Master Plan Sections
1 ) Introduction
a) Purpose of Plan ~nd Scope
b) Benefits
2) Existing Conditions (Inventory vs. Actual Condition) (Where are we now?)
a) History -Prior planning efforts
b) Demographics
c) Overall transportation network
d) Bicycle Facilities (Biking)
e) Pedestrian Facilities (Walking)
f) Greenways (Natural Resources & Trails)
g) Key Destinations -Trip Attractors ~
3) Needs Assessment ,vi a) Health and Wellness Issues _,-v/J
b) Community Outreach -~ \'l)v
c) Safety
_:;:;==::::l::;;;.!==<-i><.iSifffg Bicycle and Pedestrian Activity -identify high use areas
Vision,~' and Goals and Objectives (What future do we want)
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System Recommendationc:-------"
a) Greenway
i) Connectors (Sidewalks)
Bicycle
Pedestrian
Connectivity of Bic;tcle, Pedestria.(l ~nd Greenway Network
Policy an Program e ·
a) Planning
b) Policy
c) Education and Outreach
d) Safety and Enforcem
aintenance
s
Design l-~-rir::a::.in=-t=e~na==nce Standards ~-Practices
8) lm~P,m§ntation Str~tegies (What tools wi.11 help guide our efforts?)-
a) Cost and Funding ·
b) oritization ·
i) Short -term (2-5)
ii) Mid-range (5-8) /
iii) Long range projects
c) Performance Measures
i) Review and Update of the Plan
9) Appendices
a) Technical Advisory Team and Public Meeting Summaries
(bl') Design Standards/Guid71ines ,_...
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(Design Standards & Guidelines -Greenway Corridor Width Guidelines; Trail Classifications; Special Trail
Needs; Trail Locations; Trail Amenities; Parking Areas; Accessibility; Naming Trails; Signage)
Critical TXDOT City of College Station Intersections
d) Level of Service Assessmen
i) Greenway ..._ ___ _
ii) Bike Lanes and Routes
iii) Identify relevant issues
( 1) No authority to prevent filling of floodplain
(2) Fair market value is never enough to purchase property
(3) Need riparian buffers on all creeks and their tributaries
(4)
Recreational bicycling facilities -low traffic rural roads and signed touring routes
Ordinance -employers to provide bicycle parking, shower facilities, etc
Where to put design standards?
Asphalt vs concrete
Wide outside lane vs bike lane
Intersections -Bicycle access, safety and convenience -including bicycle detection, signing and marking
Accommodation of cyclists in all new road construction; reconstruction and resurfacing
Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenways Master Plan C ITY OF C OLLEGE STATION
SCOPE
The Scope of this Master Plan may include but is not limited to:
• Provide a vision for a bicycle, pedestrian and greenways system that compliments and supports the City of
College Station Comprehensive Plan.
• Develop a strategy of service that will guide planning, development, management and operations of a
comprehensive bicycle, pedestrian and greenways system.
• Engage the community through public workshops and by synthesizing prior planning efforts (i.e. Hike and
Bike Task Force; COCS Comprehensive Plan Update).
• Create and/or update an inventory of existing bike lanes, sidewalks, crosswalks, trails and area attractors
using GIS and fieldwork(may also include parking areas for bikes and vehicles if resources allow) to help
determine needs and gaps in the system.
• Conduct a needs assessment considering demographics; health and wellness; environmental protection;
safety, accessibility and mobility; and the development of level of service standards.
• Develop system recommendations and prioritizations using GIS as a tool to automate the quantitative
analysis and citizen input for qualitative analysis.
• Develop implementation strategies that would incorporate operations and maintenance of facilities.
• Review and revise policy to strengthen the creation of a comprehensive system.
Needs Assessment -
Community Meeting
Focus Groups
Survey (Randomized or Questionnaire)
Citizen Engagement -Meetings on lfweRtery and Recommendations??
Table of Contents
Title page
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
Table of Contents
Index of Maps, Tables & Figures
Critical TXDOT City of College Station Intersections
Executive Summary
Introduction
Purpose of Master Plan
Scope of Master Plan
Issues
Projects & Opportunities, Funding, Organizational Structure and Maintenance
Summary of other Master Plan Sections
1 ) Introduction
a) Purpose of Plan and Scope
i) Need for plan (Project Background/Project Goals and Objective
ii) Scope (general description)
/
iii) Define Study Area
~ Identify relevant issues
( 1) No authority to prevent filling of floodplain
(2) Fair market value is never enough to purchase property
(3) Need riparian buffers on all creeks and their tributaries
(4)
b) Benefits
i) Bicycling
ii) Walking
iii) Greenways
c) History (Background of Current System) (Prior planning efforts)
i) Pa st COCS efforts
( 1 ) Comprehensive Plan
(2) Greenways Master Plan
(3) Bikeway and Pedestrian Master Plan
(4) Sidewalk Master Plan
ii) Other City and Regional Plans
( 1 ) City of Bryan
(2) Texas A&M University
iii ) Planning Studies
iv) Projects
-v)_ lnvolved-a13encies and partneF
---vi) Citizen initi~
2) Inventory /Existing Conditions (Inventory vs. Actual Condition) (Where are we now?)
a) Overall transportation network
i) Bridges (# accessible to cyclists; # closed or inaccessible to cyclists)
ii ) Intersections
b) Bicycle Facilities (Biking)
i) Bike Lanes (miles)
ii) Bike Routes (how many are signed?)
iii) Bike Paths (Sidewalks on Roads not Trails)
iv) Bicycle Parking (Ordinance??)
v) Bike Racks or Storage Units
( 1) on Transit Services (Buses) (can bikes be brought inside transit vehicles?)
(2) At Schools; Libraries; transit stations; recreation centers; government buildings; office buildings;
retail centers; public spaces and parks.
c) Pedestrian Facilities (Walking)
i) Sidewalks
ii) Crosswalks
iii) Ramps
iv) Public Transportation Interfaces?
d) Greenways (Man-Made Corridors; Park Trails )
i) Natural Features (Resources) (Soils, Floodplains, Water Quality; Wetlands; Vegetations; Wildlife)
( 1) Environmentally Sensitive Areas
(2) Rivers, Streams & Wetlands (Stream Corridors)
(3) Watersheds
ii) Trails
iii) Parking Facilities
iv) Open Space
v) Flood Plain
vi) Tree Preservation
e) Roadway System/Transportation (Streets and roads; Public Transportation; Bicycle System; Pedestrian
System; Rail System; Air Quality and commuting
i) Existing Roadway Conditions for Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
Existing Trails and Greenways
Type of Road: Primary, etc.
Signage -ask about
AADT counts
vi) # of traffic lanes, width of outside lane, posted speed limit; actual average operating speed, pavement
condition other-fr g nc;. of commercial driveways, grades, railroad crossings " . ,,<;t6)~ f) Types of Bicycle Facilities E'lU.. u {\VV\ -kAc, E:.V)~R.Cehi0-vK
i) AASHTO Bikeway Classifications (, l cO'..e~
ii Innovative Bikeway Treatments 05'MY'V'\./V1l'\v}
3) Needs Assessment _ j-0\\ll~':. ~-12oC<...dU. 1._,L,
a) Community Description
i) Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics
ii) Health and Wellness Issues
iii) Describe community concerns, needs and priorities?? n.
b) Existing Bicycle and Pedestrian Activity -identify high use areas
i) (Not sure how to measure at this point; TTI Texas A&M Study; TTI Shawn Turner) is willing to lend
counting devices)
Universit Corridor -North ate, Convention Center
c) Key Destinations -Trip Attractors
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ii)
( 1) University
(2) CSISD
Parks
iii) Major Employment Center
( 1) Hospitals
(2) Business Parks
(3) Major Industries
(4) Corporations
Libraries
d) Level of Service Assessmen
i) Greenways -~-----~__.r..:-1) Bike Lanes and Routes
4==°4) Vision, Mission, and Goals and Objectives (What future do we want)
a) Vision Statement (Greenway Vision; Water Management Goal; Recreation Goal; Economic Goal; Habitat
Conservation Goal; Operations and Maintenance Goal)
i) Component of the City's comprehensive plan
ii) Creating bike/pedestrian friendly environment
iii) Protecting natural resources
iv) Enhance the safety and health of users
b) Goals and Objectives
i) Long range
( 1) Increase bicycling and walking trips (how would this get measured)
(2) Improve bicycle and pedestrian access
ii) Short range
iii
5 ) System Recommendations (Design Standards & Guidelines -Greenway Corridor Width Guidelines; Trail
Classifications; Special Trail Needs; Trail Locations; Trail Amenities; Parking Areas; Accessibility; Naming Trails;
Signage)
a) Greenway
i) Connectors (Sidewalks)
b) Bicycle
c) Pedestrian
d) Connectivity of Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenway Network
6) -fl1ogram dild Policy Recommendations pu-C..{o-1 A-r P f2-0[j!'e A-rv-\ \
P IAv\~~
a) Education & Outreach (and Safety)
i) Safe Routes to Schools
ii) Classes
iii) Bicycle Rodeos
b) Policy
i) Local Ordinances
ii) Facility Detours
c) Signage
7) Operations and Maintenance
a) Costs
b) Funding XJ i) Previous and Current Funding
ii) Funding Opportunities
c) Maintenance Standards & Practices
i) Greenway Property & Trails
ii) Bicycle Facilities
iii) Pedestrian Facilities
8) Implementation Strategies (Projects and Programs) (What tools will help guide our efforts? -Data collection;
Modeling; Analysis and Development of Priorities)
a) Planning
b) Funding
c) Operations~ Maintenance I
i) Routine Maintenance
ii) Capital improvements
d) Construction
e) Regulatory /Legislative
f) Land Use/Policy
g) Design/Engineering
h) Leadership
i) Advisory
i) Enforcement/Safety
i) Helmet Law
k) Education/Training/Enforcement (materials available to the public -online; do you have league cycling
instructors; bicycle safety education included in routine local activities -tax renewal, drivers licensing and
testing, inserts with utility bills each month; National Bike Month -May; Bike to Work Day; Annual Bike
Tour /Ride; )
i) Bicycle -Bicycle Safety Program
ii) Bicycle -Share the Road
iii) Greenway -
iv) Pedestrian -
I) Promotion/ Advocacy
m) Roles and Responsibilities
n) Prioritization
i) Short -term (2 -5)
ii) Mid-range (5-8)
iii) Long range projects
o) Performance Measures
i) Review and Update of the Plan
9) Appendices
a) Technical Advisory Team and Public Meeting Summaries
Recreational bicycling facilities -low traffic rural roads and signed touring routes
•
Ordinance -employers to provide bicycle parking, shower facilities, etc
Where to put design standards?
Asphalt vs concrete
Wide outside lane vs bike lane
Intersections -Bicycle access, safety and convenience -including bicycle detection, signing and marking
Accommodation of cyclists in all new road construction; reconstruction and resurfacing
Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenways Master Plan CITY OF C OLLEGE 5TATIO
SCOPE
The Scope of this Master Plan may include but is not limited to:
• Provide a vision for a bicycle, pedestrian and greenways system that compliments and supports the City of
College Station Comprehensive Plan.
• Develop a strategy of service that will guide planning, development, management and operations of a
comprehensive bicycle, pedestrian and greenways system.
• Engage the community through public workshops and by synthesizing prior planning efforts (i.e. Hike and
Bike Task Force; COCS Comprehensive Plan Update).
• Create and/or update an inventory of existing bike lanes, sidewalks, crosswalks, trails and area attractors
using GIS and fieldwork(may also include parking areas for bikes and vehicles if resources allow) to help
determine needs and gaps in the system.
• Conduct a needs assessment considering demographics; health and wellness; environmental protection;
safety, accessibility and mobility; and the development of level of service standards.
• Develop system recommendations and prioritizations using GIS as a tool to automate the quantitative
analysis and citizen input for qualitative analysis.
• Develop implementation strategies that would incorporate operations and maintenance of facilities.
• Review and revise policy to strengthen the creation of a comprehensive system.
Needs Assessment -
Community Meeting c(l
~ "~ Survey f!_l'rrvL~?-q,f f Vft "J.f1~< tSS~d-. -vJ ti.A.:~~ 0---_J
Citize ngagement -M eetings on lrn·eRtery and Recommendations?? ~-IV"~ •
Table of Contents
Title page
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
Table of Contents
Index of Maps, Tables & Figures
Vision Statement
i) Component of the City's comprehensive plan
ii) Creating bike/pedestrian friendly environment
iii) Protecting natural resources
iv) Enhance the safety and health of users
b) Goals and Objectives 5 -Kl
i) -Lon ran e ·-
( 1) Increase bicycling and walking trips (how would this get measured)
(2) Improve bicycle and pedestrian access
i() Short rang.e~~ .:.A A->-L
c) Scope and Purp~
i) Need for plan
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ii) Scope (general description)
iii) Define Study Area
--r-emJfy relevent isst1es~?
d) Benefits 1
i) Bicycling '\
ii) Walking
iii) Greenwa ·
History
i) P-Os ~ocs efforts
( 1 ) Comprehensive Plan
(2) Greenways Master Plan
(3) Bikeway and Pedestrian Master Plan
(4) Sidewalk Master Plan -
ii) Other City and Regional Plans
(1) City of Bryan lr?AiosG:v\ ·
(2) .Texas A&M University ' ---.,---,:-:--PI an n in g Studies
Projects
Involved agencies and partners
Citizen initiatives ----L>
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b) Bicycle
c) Pedestrial'l
d) Connectivity of Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenway Network S
5) Program and Policy Recommendations (' __ ~ > \) \ ~-n 6'Je
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i) Classes X\,.,.~ J .Jl (A.\VV" I ii) _ ~cycle Rodeos . \ T V"
b)\ Policy 1) ocal Ordinances
ii) Facility Detours ~
c Signage
6) Operations and Maintenance
a) Costs
b) Funding
7 ) Implementation (Projects and Programs)
a) Prioritization
i) Short -term (2-5)
ii) Mid-range (5-8)
111 Lon range projects
b) Performance
A d. ~-~ ppen ices
'al Technical 'isor"'t am and Public Meeting Summaries
~L f'"Df'l
(Design Standards & Guidelines -Greenway Corridor Width Guidelines; Trail Classifications; Special Trail
Needs; Trail Locations; Trail Amenities; Parking Areas; Accessibility; Naming Trails; Signage)
Critical TXDOT City of College Station Intersections
Cl Level of Service Assessmen
i) Greenways ...._ __ _
ii Bike Lanes and Routes
iii) Identify relevant issues
( 1 ) No authority to prevent filling of floodplain
(2) Fair market value is never enough to purchase property
(3) Need riparian buffers on all creeks and their tributaries
(4 )
Recreational bicycling facilities -low traffic rural roads and signed touring routes
Ordinance -employers to provide bicycle parking, shower facilities, etc
Where to put design standards?
Asphalt vs concrete
Wide outside lane vs bike lane
Intersections -Bicycle access, safety and convenience -including bicycle detection, signing and marking
Accommodation of cyclists in all new road construction; reconstruction and resurfacing