INTRODUCTION PROJECT VISION Cuyahoga Greenways is an interconnected system of greenways and urban trails that tie in with public transportation and parks to offer recreational opportunities and options for getting around the county, elevating the health of the community and the individuals who call it home. 2 CSU TRAILS FORUM APRIL 2019 CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS BACKGROUND NOACA - Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative (TLCI) Building from 2014 – Eastside Greenway TLCI Plan CORE TEAM 3 CSU TRAILS FORUM - APRIL 14, 2019 CONSULTANT TEAM CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS CONTEXT - FRAGMENTED SYSTEM CSU TRAILS FORUM APRIL 2019 CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS CONTEXT - SPRAWL SIMILAR POPULATION USING 2X AS MUCH LAND PRESENT 1948 DEVELOPED PARKS UNDEVELOPED 5 CSU TRAILS FORUM – APRIL 2019 CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS Image Source: Cleveland Metroparks Image Source: Cleveland Metroparks GOALS Connect to destinations – including job centers and commercial or cultural hotspots to attract and retain residents while supporting businesses and tourism Image Source: Bike Cleveland Create logical and user friendly greenway and urban trail system that is easy to get to and provides local and regional connections Promote Active Lifestyles Leverage existing trails and open space to better link all communities to parks and natural systems 6 CSU TRAILS FORUM – APRIL 2019 CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS GOALS - DESIGN FOR ALL AGES & ABILITIES Target LTS 1 & 2 - comfortable for 70% to 100% of users 7 CSU TRAILS FORUM – APRIL 2019 CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS METHODS 8: PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT 9 CSU TRAILS FORUM APRIL 2019 CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS MAPPING WORKSHOPS IN PERSON AND ONLINE COMMUNITY INPUT TO SHAPE ROUTES 10 CSU TRAILS FORUM – APRIL 2019 CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS COMMUNITY DRIVEN, DATA ENRICHED DATA AND ANALYSIS USED TO INFORM THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS Do candidates meet our goals? What are the opportunities? Greenways Off-Street Open Space On-Street Constrained Identification of “CANDIDATE ROUTES” Engagement Known opportunities Gap Identification Planning projects 11 Equity Urban Trails Technical Analysis Availability of: Rights-of-Way Land Properties CSU TRAILS FORUM – APRIL 2019 Prioritization Plan • Priorities • Alignment with CIP/other projects • Funding • Implementation Connectivity Economic Ecology Development of “EVALUATION CRITERIA” Engagement What are the priorities & critical issues/factors? Technical Analysis Metrics and maps CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS CANDIDATE ROUTES: IDENTIFICATION Image Source: Slavic Village Development Corporation #1 – EXISTING TRAILS 12 CSU TRAILS FORUM – APRIL 2019 CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS CANDIDATE ROUTES: IDENTIFICATION #2 – REGIONAL NETWORK Determined via public, technical, and steering committee input Regional network provides: • Close gaps in the existing trail network • Intended for the broadest range of users and abilities • Provide cross-county linkages • Linkages to major destinations 13 CSU TRAILS FORUM – APRIL 2019 CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS CANDIDATE ROUTES: IDENTIFICATION #3 – SUPPORTING ROUTES • Connect all communities to the regional network in addition to local destinations • Some on-street routes may include an existing bike facility that requires additional enhancement. 14 CSU TRAILS FORUM – APRIL 2019 CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS OVERALL FRAMEWORK OVERALL NETWORK – 815 MILES Regional Network • 122 miles of existing trail • 47 miles of proposed trail • 121 miles of proposed on-street bikeways Supporting Network • 63 miles of existing trail • 102 miles of proposed trail • 360 miles of on-street 15 CSU TRAILS FORUM – APRIL 2019 CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS COMMUNITY DRIVEN, DATA ENRICHED DATA AND ANALYSIS USED TO INFORM THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS What are the opportunities? Greenways Off-Street Open Space Known opportunities Gap Identification Planning projects 16 Equity Urban Trails On-Street Constrained Identification of “CANDIDATE ROUTES” Engagement Do candidates meet our goals? Technical Analysis Availability of: Rights-of-Way Land Properties CSU TRAILS FORUM – APRIL 2019 Prioritization Plan • Priorities • Alignment with CIP/other projects • Funding • Implementation Connectivity Economic Ecology Development of “EVALUATION CRITERIA” Engagement What are the priorities & critical issues/factors? Technical Analysis Metrics and maps CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS ANALYSIS: EXAMPLE CONNECTING ROUTES TO DATA POPULATION DENSITY: • # of people per ¼ mile analysis grid Population Score Population Score *Categorized by quantile 1 Top 20% 2 Other Candidate Routes 3 Route Type 4 Existing 5 Regional Network • Typically identify routes scoring in the top 20% 17 CSU TRAILS FORUM – APRIL 2019 CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS ANALYSIS OVER 1,300 ROUTE SEGMENTS EVALUATED 18 CSU TRAILS FORUM – APRIL 2019 CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS COMMUNITY DRIVEN, DATA ENRICHED DATA AND ANALYSIS USED TO INFORM THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS What are the opportunities? Greenways Off-Street Open Space Known opportunities Gap Identification Planning projects 19 Equity Urban Trails On-Street Constrained Identification of “CANDIDATE ROUTES” Engagement Do candidates meet our goals? Technical Analysis Availability of: Rights-of-Way Land Properties CSU TRAILS FORUM – APRIL 2019 Prioritization Plan • Priorities • Alignment with CIP/other projects • Funding • Implementation Connectivity Economic Ecology Development of “EVALUATION CRITERIA” Engagement What are the priorities & critical issues/factors? Technical Analysis Metrics and maps CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS RESULTS IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITIZATION PLAN 1. Critical Gaps (12 projects & 14 miles) 2. Regional links (27 projects & 122 miles) 3. Key Supporting Routes (30 projects & 107 miles) = 69 projects, 243 miles (40% of the 634 miles of future routes in the overall network) 21 CSU TRAILS FORUM – APRIL 2019 CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS PRIORITIZATION PLAN Greenways Plan is Flexible • Should be used as a Guide Seeking to Highlight Notable Connections within Framework • Identify Aligned Partners / Plans • Identify Project Phase • Resource Allocation Multi-Jurisdictional Coordination Can projects be bundled together No one-size fits-all solution • Will require a variety of partnerships, local support, and context sensitive design approaches. 22 CSU TRAILS FORUM – APRIL 2019 CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS IMPLEMENTATION - PARTNERSHIPS & COORDINATION Coordination between organizations, projects, & local and regional agencies is critical. County Planning • • • Will work to integrate routes into local community master plans Process can help confirm alignments and/or determine alternatives Help continually gather support and feedback through public engagement Cuyahoga Greenway Partners (CGP) • • Collaborative featuring agencies across Cuyahoga County with vested interests in trails Helps foster communication, agency coordination, and trail advocacy across the county Cuyahoga County • 23 County Executive SOTC Speech highlighted the Greenways as part of Climate Action Plan CSU TRAILS FORUM – APRIL 2019 CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS IMPLEMENTATION - MOMENTUM LOGO & BRANDING 24 CSU TRAILS FORUM – APRIL 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS THANK YOU WWW.CUYAHOGAGREENWAYS.ORG Michael R. Mears, PLA Cuyahoga County Planning Commission mmears@cuyahogacounty.us CUYAHOGA GREENWAYS