Presentation for Evergreen Trails master Plan Open House #1 in Evergreen, CO

1. Evergreen Trails Master Plan!
Community
Mee,ng
#1
May
20,
2014

2. Today’s
Mee,ng
• Introduc,ons
• Study
Area
• Project
Overview
• Project
Schedule
• Opportuni,es
and
Priori,es
• Next
Steps

3. Project
Partners
• Great
Outdoors
Colorado
Grant
Funding
• Downtown
Evergreen
Economic
District
• Jefferson
County
Transporta,on
and
Engineering
• Jefferson
County
Planning
and
Zoning
• Jefferson
County
Open
Space
• Jefferson
County
Public
Health
• Evergreen
Parks
and
Recrea,on
District
• Denver
Mountain
Parks

4. Project
Team
• Dean
Dalvit,
PE,
AIA
(DEED)-­‐
Client
Project
Manager
• Chris
Vogelsang,
PE-­‐
Consultant
Project
Manager
• Beth
Vogelsang,
AICP-­‐
Planning
and
Community
Engagement
• Mark
Kopatz,
RLA,
ASLA-­‐
Wayfinding
and
Trail
Design
• Will
Kerns,
AICP-­‐
Planning
and
Mapping

5. Study
Area
Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX,
Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community
Evergreen Trails Master Plan - Study Area
Meadow Dr.
Upper Bear Creek Rd.
Buffalo Park Rd.
Little
Cub
Creek
Rd.
74
74
73
Legend
Study Area Boundary
S.BlueSpruceRd.
Downtown Evergreen
Evergreen
High School
Wulf
Rec Center
Wilmot
Elementary
School
Evergreen
Public Library
Evergreen
Lakehouse
Hiwan
Homestead
Museum
Evergreen
Golf Course
Created: 5/15/2014
Draft
Grocery
Store
Brook Forest Rd.
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.80.1
Miles
I

6. Project
Overview

7. Exis,ng
Plans
and
Studies
– Evergreen
Park
and
Recrea,on
District
Master
Plan
(December
2011)
– Jefferson
County
Open
Space
Master
Plan
(April
2014)
– Evergreen
Area
Community
Plan
(November
2005
–
currently
being
updated)
– Evergreen
Area
Community
Plan
Design
Guidelines
(October
2005)
– Jefferson
County
Bicycle
and
Pedestrian
Master
Plan
(June
2012)
– Evergreen
Area
Trail
Conceptual
Alignment
(April
2012)
– Proposed
Evergreen
Area
addi,ons
to
Jefferson
County
Bicycle
and
Pedestrian
Plan
Maps
– Genesee
Park
and
Trail
Improvement
Plan
(2013)
– Denver
Mountain
Parks
Master
Plan
(2008)

8. Project
Goals
• Build
on
Exis,ng
Studies
and
Concepts
• Improve
Safety
and
Connec,vity
• Link
Key
Des,na,ons
• Leverage
Exis,ng
Trail/Transporta,on
System
• Focus
on
Feasibility
and
Implementa,on

9. Project
Schedule

10. Desired
Outcomes
• Community
support
• Feasible,
implementable,
and
fundable
projects
• Wayfinding
signage
program
• Poised
for
construc,on
funding
opportuni,es

11. Opportuni,es
Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX,
Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community
Evergreen Trails Master Plan - Existing, Proposed, and Conceptual Trails
Meadow Dr.
Upper Bear Creek Rd.
Buffalo Park Rd.
Little
Cub
Creek
R
d.
74
74
73
S.BlueSpruceRd.
Downtown Evergreen
Evergreen
High School
Wulf
Rec Center
Wilmot
Elementary
School
Evergreen
Public Library
Evergreen
Lakehouse
Hiwan
Homestead
Museum
Evergreen
Golf Course
Created: 5/15/2014
Conceptual Trail
to Morrison
Pioneer Trail
to Bergen Park
Dedisse Trail
Þ
Þ
Conceptual Widened Shoulders
to Conifer
Draft
Brook Forest Rd.
Grocery
Store
Legend
Evergreen Trails
Existing
Funded
Proposed Shared Use Path
Conceptual
Existing, Social Trail
Þ
Future Trails by
Denver Mountain Parks
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.80.1
Miles
I

12. Priori,es?
• High
School
to
Library
• High
School
to
Evergreen
Lake
• Wilmot
Elementary
to
Wulf
Rec
Center
• Meadow
Drive/Hiwan
Homestead
• Library
to
Downtown
along
73
• Downtown
Sidewalk
Improvements
• Bear
Creek
Trail
in
Downtown
Area
• Others?

13. Next
Community
Mee,ng
• Late
July
• Review
Early
Ac,on
Project
Informa,on
• Provide
Input
to
Conceptual
Trail
Plans

14. Contact
Informa,on
• OV
Consul,ng
-­‐
Chris
Vogelsang,
PE
• 303-­‐898-­‐8042
• chris@ovllc.com
• Project
informa,on
provided
on
Jefferson
County
Transporta,on
Website