evergreen trails master plan open house #1

Evergreen Trails Master Plan!

Community  Mee,ng  #1  May  20,  2014  

Today’s  Mee,ng  

•  Introduc,ons  •  Study  Area  •  Project  Overview  •  Project  Schedule  •  Opportuni,es  and  Priori,es  •  Next  Steps  

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  

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  

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.

7474

73

Legend

Study Area Boundary

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Downtown Evergreen

EvergreenHigh School

WulfRec Center

WilmotElementary

School

EvergreenPublic Library

EvergreenLakehouse

Hiwan Homestead

Museum

EvergreenGolf Course

Created: 5/15/2014Draft

GroceryStore

Brook Forest Rd.

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Project  Overview  

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)  

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  

Project  Schedule  

Desired  Outcomes  

•  Community  support  •  Feasible,  implementable,  and  fundable  projects  

•  Wayfinding  signage  program  •  Poised  for  construc,on  funding  opportuni,es  

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 Rd.

7474

73S.

Blu

e Sp

ruce

Rd.

Downtown Evergreen

EvergreenHigh School

WulfRec Center

WilmotElementary

School

EvergreenPublic Library

EvergreenLakehouse

Hiwan Homestead

Museum

EvergreenGolf Course

Created: 5/15/2014

Conceptual Trail to Morrison

Pioneer Trailto Bergen Park

Dedisse TrailÞ

Þ

Conceptual Widened Shouldersto Conifer

Draft

Brook Forest Rd.

GroceryStore

LegendEvergreen Trails

Existing

FundedProposed Shared Use PathConceptual

Existing, Social Trail

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Future Trails by Denver Mountain Parks

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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?  

Next  Community  Mee,ng  

•  Late  July  •  Review  Early  Ac,on  Project  Informa,on  •  Provide  Input  to  Conceptual  Trail  Plans  

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