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- 1. A Collaborative Multi-‐Jurisdictional Planning Effort Texas Trails & Active Transportation Conference February 3, 2012
- 2. — Methods used to gain stakeholder input — An overview of the planning process — Development of a large and robust GIS database — Use of mobile GIS technology — Lessons learned during the project.
- 3. — Inventory of Existing Trails, Generators, and Attractors — User Groups (Who’s your target?) — Needs Assessment — Public Input (Citizen Demand) — Level of Service — Latent Demand — Network Connectivity — Opportunities — Facility Typologies & Standards — Network Design — Route Segment Analysis — Priorities and Cost Estimates
- 4. Develop a Collin County Regional Trails Master Plan that provides coordination and connectivity between cities within the County for future trail development.
- 5. — Objectives — Build upon the planning efforts of member cities and other regional studies. — Define high-‐priority corridors that connect two or more cities within or adjacent to Collin County to encourage corridor preservation and multi-‐jurisdictional implementation. — Identify and address gaps and primary potential trail connections between cities in order to provide intercity linkages.
- 6. — Objectives (continued) — Ensure that every city and town in the County is connected to the Collin County Regional Trail System. — Recommend design guidelines and facility hierarchy for the Regional Trail System. — Provide a tool that gives guidance to Collin County for evaluating funding requests and coordinating trail projects with other capital projects.
- 7. — Allen — Lavon — Princeton — Anna — Lowry Crossing — Prosper — Blue Ridge — Lucas — Richardson — Carrollton — McKinney — Royse City — Celina — Melissa — Sachse — Dallas — Murphy — Saint Paul — Fairview — Nevada — The Colony — Farmersville — Frisco — New Hope — Van Alstyne — Garland — Parker — Weston — Josephine — Plano — Wylie
- 8. — Transportation Agencies — TxDOT — DART — NTTA — Utility Owners — Oncor — NTMWUD — Other Regional Agencies — US Army Corps of Engineers (water bodies) — NCTCOG (coordination with adjacent areas)
- 9. — Municipal Agencies — Worksessions (day-‐long summits) — Presentation — Location-‐based breakout groups — Hands-‐on map review — Off-‐line (on-‐line) coordination — Rounds of map distribution and review — Tap into local knowledge — Maintain accuracy as time progresses — Non-‐Municipal Agencies — Coordination worksession with all
- 11. — Demographic and Growth Forecast Analysis — Inventory of Key Destinations — Review of Existing & Planned Trails — Opportunities and Constraints Analysis
- 12. 2030 2020 2010 2000 2020 010 2010 -‐ 2030 2000 -‐ 2020 Density Growth
- 13. — Regional and Local Parks, Open Spaces, and Lakes — Schools (K–8 / 9–12) — Public and Civic Facilities — Recreation Centers and Facilities — Major Employers (250+ employees)
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- 15. — City Trail Systems, Trail Plans, and Published Trail Standards — Existing Conditions — 269 Miles of Existing/Programmed Trails in the County — 727 Miles of Planned/Proposed Trails in the County
- 18. — Identify Major Trail Corridors — Analyze Intercity Connection Points — Guidelines for Regional Trails — Governmental Agency Input and Review — Recommendations & Final Report — Public and Elected Official Review — Distribution of Plan and Data to Cities
- 20. Existing/Programmed Planned/Proposed Total Hard Surface 228.4 656 884.4 Soft Surface 22.1 48.7 70.8 Equestrian 16.9 15.5 32.4 Mixed Surface 1.3 6.8 8.1 Collin County Proposed* n/a 163 163 Total 268.7 890 1,158.7 Existing/Programmed Planned/Proposed Total Major Trail Corridors** 76.7 431 507.7 *Major Trail Corridors that do not overlap any other existing or planned facility **For Major Trail Corridors, include the portion that follows the railroad west of the County Line through Frisco, The Colony, and Carrollton
- 21. 2010* 2040 (782,341) (1,526,634) Hard Surface 3,425 1,726 Soft Surface 35,400 21,563 Equestrian 46,292 47,118 Mixed Surface 601,801 188,473 Total 2,912 1,318 *2010 United States Census Redistricting Data **NCTCOG 2040 Population Estimate
- 24. — Number of points analyzed: 32 — Mostly in southwest quadrant due to more challenging physical constraints
- 26. Multi-‐Use Trail Types Minimum Minimum Notes Tread Width Corridor Width Urbanized 12’ 20’ Concrete; width depending upon adjacent densities and Exclusive ROW in Higher (14’-‐16’ pref.) (32’ pref.) volume of use Density Areas Greenway 10’ 25’ Concrete or pervious pavement in ecologically sensitive areas Natural Areas in an Urban (12’ pref.) (32’ pref.) Environment Two-‐way Sidepath 10’ 18’ Concrete; includes shoulders and a 5’ buffer between path Along a Roadway (12’ pref.) (25’ pref.) and roadway Pioneer Trail 8’ 25’ Corridor preservation; natural surface or asphalt Rural Areas (10’ pref.) (32’ pref.) acceptable
- 27. — Verified Corridor Locations — Identification of Grade-‐Separated Crossing Challenges — ArcPAD and GPS-‐Enabled Camera
- 29. — A project of this type is more about facilitation than planning. — The accuracy of GIS is dependant on the accuracy of your data. — Data created for different reasons by different organizations have differing levels of accuracy. — Larger municipalities with greater resources are often very willing to help smaller towns. — A few hours spent with your neighbors can help you for years to come.