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HUXLEY COMMUNITY VISIONING FINAL REPORT AND FEASIBILITY STUDY Program Partners: Iowa Department of Transportation Trees Forever ISU Landscape Architecture ISU Extension Community and Economic Development Prepared by:
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Huxley Community Visioning Final RepoRt and Feasibility study
Program Partners:Iowa Department of TransportationTrees ForeverISU Landscape ArchitectureISU Extension Community and Economic Development
Prepared by:
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Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Consultant History and Expertise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Inventory and Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Transportation Assets and Barriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Special Places Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Transportation Inventory and Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Community Concept Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Highway 69 Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Entry Monumentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Prairie Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Implementation Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Table of Contents
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Participants
Huxley Visioning CommitteeTravis Bakken Dennis ParmenterSelden Spencer Meg HannaschKevin Cole Teresa HannaschWayne Messer Justin MooreMark Miller Janet StollTim Wilson Trees Forever
770 7th AvenueMarion, IA 52302(800) 369-1269www .treesforever .org
Leslie Berckes, Trees Forever Field Coordinator(515) 681-2295lberckes@treesforever .org
Iowa State UniversityLandscape Architecture Extension2321 South Loop Drive, Suite 121Ames, IA 50010(515) 294-3721www .communityvisioning .org
Julia Badenhope, Program Director and Associate Professor of Landscape ArchitectureSandra Oberbroeckling, Extension Program Specialist
Bolton & MenkPO Box 6682730 Ford StreetAmes, IA 50010(515) 233-6100www .bolton-menk .com
Casey Byers, PLA(515) 450-4833caseyby@bolton-menk .com
Amber Gable(712) 461-0372amberga@bolton-menk .com
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Consultant History and Expertise
Bolton & MenkAt Bolton & Menk, Inc . our staff is trained to consider new and innovative technologies in designing, planning and building for tomorrow . Ever since John Bolton and Martin Menk founded the company over six decades ago, we have been committed to improving quality of life through engineering excellence and client service . Today, Bolton & Menk, Inc . has over 325 employees including a professional staff of over 125 engineers, planners, landscape architects and surveyors .
In serving cities of all sizes for more than 65 years, we have become experts in providing essential community services such as reconstruction, expansion and maintenance of public infrastructure. As city needs have grown more complex and diversified, we have added corresponding specialized expertise in many service areas .
Beyond our technical experience and engineering skills, our ability to serve cities is also based on management and product delivery strategies we have developed over time:
• Learning and adapting to each city’s standards and processes • Early definition of the project, goals and expectations • Staff retention that provides our clients with consistent & familiar staffing • Proactive communication with city staff, stakeholders and the public • Following through on all aspects of project delivery, start to finish
Bolton & Menk’s success with municipalities is grounded not only in these technical and managerial approaches, but also in a commitment to customer service and client satisfaction . We realize that our clients can choose from a number of municipal consultants . Consequently, we must continually strive to not only be a reliable technical resource, but also a responsive partner with the ability to listen to and understand the unique needs of each city, resulting in a truly collaborative and successful relationship .
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Project Work Examples
Hopkins ARTeryHopkins, MN• Incorporation of innovative storm-water infrastructure into a highly urbanized
drainage area with local art integrated into the treatment process• Balance the needs of owners, pedestrians, and vehicular traffic to create a unique
experience for all users
Broadway Avenue Streetscape and Infrastructure ImprovementsAlbert Lea, MN• Project focused on pedestrian accessibility and amenities, including plazas, safer
street crossings and signage• Design process involved extensive community involvement
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Introduction
Program OverviewThe city of Huxley is one of 10 communities selected to participate in the 2014 Iowa’s Living Roadways Community Visioning Program. The program, which selects communities through a competitive application process, provides professional planning and design assistance along transportation corridors to small Iowa communities (populations of fewer than 10,000) .
Goals for the Visioning Program include:• Developing a conceptual plan and implementation strategies with local
communities• Enhancing the natural, cultural and visual resources of communities• Assisting local communities in using external funds as leverage for transportation
corridor enhancement
Each visioning community works through a planning process consisting of four phases of concept development:
1 . Program initiation2 . Needs assessment and goal setting3 . Development of a concept plan4 . Implementation and sustained action
Each visioning community is represented by a steering committee of local residents and stakeholders who take part in a series of meetings that are facilitated by field coordinators from Trees Forever . Iowa State University organizes design interns, and ISU faculty and staff . The program is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Transportation .
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Community GoalsThe Huxley visioning committee identified a number of goals and priority areas during the visioning process .
1 . Enhance the Highway 69 corridor aesthetic and pedestrian experience . - Enhance landscape opportunities along Highway 69 - Improve natural drainage features through the use of native plant species2. Expand Huxley’s identity through improved entryway signage and a stronger tie to the native prairie landscape . - Incorporate prairie style architecture and landscape improvements into north/ south entryway monumentation3 . Promote circulation through town and increase the exposure of local amenities . - Create way-finding signage and promote pedestrian route to local parks and amenities - Create native prairie opportunities to heighten awareness of the prairie landscape and enhance the aesthetic of local parks
Capturing the Huxley VisionBased on the needs and desires of the local residents, as well as a detailed inventory of community resources, the design team developed a conceptual transportation enhancement plan, which is illustrated in the following set of presentation boards:
1 . Program Overview 2 . Transportation Assets and Barriers Assessment 3 . Special Places Mapping Assessment 4 . Transportation Inventory and Analysis 5 . Concept Plan 6 . Highway 69 Improvements 7 . Entry Monumentation 8 . Prairie Extension
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Transportation Assets and Barriers
ContextTransportation behavior—how and why people drive, walk, and bike where they do—is different in each community. These behaviors are influenced by regional and local elements such as highways, topography, sidewalk conditions, and destination . People have destinations in mind when they set out to go somewhere, but barriers such as difficult intersections, broken sidewalks, and lack of shade or visibility create negative experiences residents want to avoid . By talking to small groups of people and mapping destinations and desired connections, as well as barriers and other problems, we can get a good sense for what works well and what should be changed .
Twenty-two people attended the Huxley focus groups, including 6 seniors, 4 active adults, and 10 steering committee members . Only one parent and child took part; as a result, the data presented are not representative of the parents and children’s groups. Participants took photographs of 42 assets and 66 barriers in the community, for a total of 108 images .
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Analysis of AssetsThe two routes that Huxley focus group participants mentioned most frequently are the Heart of Iowa Nature Trail (1) and the loop trail (2) in Berhow Park (3) . People like the Berhow trail loop because it’s paved and lined with “beautiful, tall, mature trees .” The park has playground equipment and a large open area as well . People use the Heart of Iowa Nature trail for biking, walking, geocaching, and picking berries . It also connects to the High Trestle Trail (4) at Slater (5), which is used by some of the active participants . The Christiansen Forest Preserve (6) also has a trail, where some people walk their dogs . This county park also features prairie areas, monarch butterflies, and berries.
Huxley is fortunate to have several parks interspersed in and around the community . In addition to Berhow Park and the Christiansen Forest Preserve, Huxley residents have at their disposal two trailhead parks—Trailridge Park (7) on the east side of town, and Railroad Park (8) on the west side. Railroad Park is the designated trailhead that features an amphitheater, the farmers market, and a historic wooden bridge, and is the site for community events such as Music at the Park and PrairieFest . Every group cited Centennial Park (9) as a favorite destination, because it has tennis courts, a pickleball court, ball fields, soccer field, a sand volleyball court, and more .
Other outdoor sports venues in town are the Larson Family Sports Fields (10) and the high school ball field (11) and tennis courts (12). The Citizen’s Community Center (3Cs) (13) offers a venue for indoor recreation—walking, exercise classes, and weight lifting—as well as the library, city hall, and police station . Nord-Kalsem Park (14) has a playground, horseshoe pit, ball fields, and a community center. Other parks that participants mentioned are Memorial Park (15), Prairie Ridge Park (16), and the Ballard Country Club and Golf Course (17) .
Timberlane (18) and Centennial Drives (19) are the most frequently used north-south and east-west routes identified by the focus groups, respectively . People in the seniors and actives groups like to go down Cedar Lane (20) to the paved trail (21) by the pond because it has lots of shade trees and not much traffic. Some active participants bike down Timberlane to First Street (22) and then on to Slater to reach the High Trestle Trail . Another active participant runs in a loop Berhow Park trail from Majestic Oak Circle (23) to Centennial to Ballard Drive (24) to Lynwood (25) and back to Majestic Oak. Active participants also use the Deer Drive loop (26) and either go north on Timberlane to the gravel and over the hill or south into town . A member of the steering committee makes a loop from Ashwood Drive (27) to Oak Boulevard (28) to Oak Bend (29) to 560th Ave (30) to 310th (31) to Timberlane back to Oak .
Several people said that they use streets adjacent to the parks, such as Parkridge (32), Larson (33), and East 4th (34) and 5th Streets (35) near Berhow Park, and Ridgewood (36) and Northpark (37) near Centennial Park. Other streets identified include Porchlight Drive (38), 5th Avenue (39), and Railway Street (40). Participants in the senior group indicated that they like to walk or ride all around town early in the morning, or walk the golf course .
In addition to the parks, focus group participants identified Ballard Middle School (41), the new grocery store and the bank (42), and the electronic information board (43) as community assets . They also pointed out opportunities for additional recreational space—namely, the green space (44) along the north side of Centennial Drive and the wooded area (45) behind Ashwood Drive . The steering committee group would like a trail loop that connects all the parks in town .
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Ana
lysi
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Ass
ets
The
two
rout
es th
at H
uxle
y fo
cus g
roup
par
ticpa
nts m
entio
ned
mos
t fre
quen
tly a
re th
e H
eart
of I
owa
Nat
ure
Trai
l (1)
and
the
loop
trai
l (2
) in
Berh
ow P
ark
(3).
Peop
le li
ke th
e Be
rhow
trai
l loo
p be
caus
e it’
s pav
ed a
nd li
ned
with
“bea
utifu
l, ta
ll, m
atur
e tr
ees.”
The
par
k ha
s pl
aygr
ound
equ
ipm
ent a
nd a
larg
e op
en a
rea
as w
ell.
Peop
le u
se th
e H
eart
of I
owa
Nat
ure
trai
l for
bik
ing,
wal
king
, geo
cach
ing,
and
pic
king
be
rrie
s. It
also
con
nect
s to
the
Hig
h Tr
estl
e Tr
ail (
4) a
t Sla
ter (
5),
whi
ch is
use
d by
som
e of
the
activ
e pa
rtic
ipan
ts. T
he C
hris
tians
en
Fore
st P
rese
rve
(6) a
lso h
as a
trai
l, w
here
som
e pe
ople
wal
k th
eir
dogs
. Thi
s cou
nty
park
also
feat
ures
pra
irie
area
s, m
onar
ch b
utte
rflie
s, an
d be
rrie
s.
Hux
ley
is fo
rtun
ate
to h
ave
seve
ral p
arks
inte
rspe
rsed
in a
nd a
roun
d th
e co
mm
unity
. In
addi
tion
to B
erho
w P
ark
and
the
Chris
tians
en
Fore
st P
rese
rve,
Hux
ley
resid
ents
hav
e at
thei
r disp
osal
two
trai
lhea
d pa
rks—
Trai
lrid
ge P
ark
(7) o
n th
e ea
st si
de o
f tow
n, a
nd R
ailr
oad
Park
(8) o
n th
e w
est s
ide.
Rai
lroad
Par
k is
the
desig
nate
d tr
ailh
ead
that
feat
ures
an
amph
ithea
ter,
the
farm
ers m
arke
t, an
d a
hist
oric
w
oode
n br
idge
, and
is th
e sit
e fo
r com
mun
ity e
vent
s suc
h as
Mus
ic
at th
e Pa
rk a
nd P
rairi
eFes
t. Ev
ery
grou
p ci
ted
Cent
enni
al P
ark
(9) a
s a
favo
rite
dest
inat
ion,
bec
ause
it h
as te
nnis
cour
ts, a
pic
kleb
all c
ourt
, ba
ll fie
lds,
socc
er fi
eld,
a sa
nd v
olle
ybal
l cou
rt, a
nd m
ore.
Oth
er o
utdo
or sp
orts
ven
ues i
n to
wn
are
the
Lars
on F
amily
Spo
rts
Fiel
ds (1
0) a
nd th
e hi
gh sc
hool
bal
l fiel
d (1
1) a
nd te
nnis
cou
rts (
12).
The
Citi
zen’
s Com
mun
ity
Cent
er (3
Cs) (
13) o
ffers
a v
enue
for i
ndoo
r re
crea
tion—
wal
king
, exe
rcise
cla
sses
, and
wei
ght l
iftin
g—as
wel
l as
the
libra
ry, c
ity h
all,
and
polic
e st
atio
n. N
ord-
Kals
em P
ark
(14)
has
a
play
grou
nd, h
orse
shoe
pit,
bal
l fiel
ds, a
nd a
com
mun
ity c
ente
r. O
ther
pa
rks t
hat p
artic
ipan
ts m
entio
ned
are
Mem
oria
l Par
k (1
5), P
rair
ie
Ridg
e Pa
rk (1
6), a
nd th
e Ba
llard
Cou
ntry
Clu
b an
d G
olf C
ours
e (1
7).
Tim
berl
ane
(18)
and
Cen
tenn
ial D
rives
(19)
are
the
mos
t fre
quen
tly
used
nor
th-s
outh
and
eas
t-wes
t rou
tes i
dent
ified
by
the
focu
s gro
ups,
resp
ectiv
ely.
Peo
ple
in th
e se
nior
s and
act
ives
gro
ups l
ike
to g
o do
wn
Ceda
r Lan
e (2
0) to
the
pave
d tr
ail (
21) b
y th
e po
nd b
ecau
se it
has
lo
ts o
f sha
de tr
ees a
nd n
ot m
uch
traffi
c. S
ome
activ
e pa
rtic
ipan
ts
bike
dow
n Ti
mbe
rlane
to F
irst
Str
eet (
22) a
nd th
en o
n to
Sla
ter t
o re
ach
the
Hig
h Tr
estle
Tra
il. A
noth
er a
ctiv
e pa
rtic
ipan
t run
s in
a lo
op
Berh
ow P
ark
trail
from
Maj
estic
Oak
Cir
cle
(23)
to C
ente
nnia
l to
Balla
rd D
rive
(24)
to
Lyn
woo
d (2
5) a
nd b
ack
to M
ajes
tic O
ak. A
ctiv
e pa
rtic
ipan
ts a
lso
use
the
Dee
r Driv
e lo
op (2
6) a
nd e
ither
go
nort
h on
Tim
berla
ne
to th
e gr
avel
and
ove
r the
hill
or s
outh
into
tow
n. A
mem
ber o
f the
st
eerin
g co
mm
ittee
mak
es a
loop
from
Ash
woo
d D
rive
(27)
to O
ak
Boul
evar
d (2
8) to
Oak
Ben
d (2
9) to
560
th A
ve (3
0) to
310
th (3
1) to
Ti
mbe
rlane
bac
k to
Oak
.
Seve
ral p
eopl
e sa
id th
at th
ey u
se st
reet
s adj
acen
t to
the
park
s, su
ch a
s Pa
rkri
dge
(32)
, Lar
son
(33)
, and
Eas
t 4th
(34)
and
5th
Str
eets
(35)
ne
ar B
erho
w P
ark,
and
Rid
gew
ood
(36)
and
Nor
thpa
rk (3
7) n
ear
Cent
enni
al P
ark.
Oth
er st
reet
s ide
ntifi
ed in
clud
e Po
rchl
ight
Driv
e (3
8), 5
th A
venu
e (3
9), a
nd R
ailw
ay S
tree
t (40
). Pa
rtic
ipan
ts in
the
seni
or g
roup
indi
cate
d th
at th
ey li
ke to
wal
k or
ride
all
arou
nd to
wn
early
in th
e m
orni
ng, o
r wal
k th
e go
lf co
urse
.
In a
dditi
on to
the
park
s, fo
cus
grou
p pa
rtic
ipan
ts id
entifi
ed B
alla
rd
Mid
dle
Scho
ol (4
1), t
he n
ew g
roce
ry s
tore
and
the
bank
(42)
, and
th
e el
ectr
onic
info
rmat
ion
boar
d (4
3) a
s co
mm
unity
ass
ets.
They
al
so p
oint
ed o
ut o
ppor
tuni
ties
for a
dditi
onal
recr
eatio
nal s
pace
—na
mel
y, th
e gr
een
spac
e (4
4) a
long
the
nort
h si
de o
f Cen
tenn
ial
Driv
e an
d th
e w
oode
d ar
ea (4
5) b
ehin
d A
shw
ood
Driv
e. T
he
stee
ring
com
mitt
ee g
roup
wou
ld li
ke a
trai
l loo
p th
at c
onne
cts
all
the
park
s in
tow
n.
Pla
ce A
sset
Co
rrid
or
Ass
et
Mu
nic
ipal
Bo
un
dar
y
Lake
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y R
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atio
n T
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Analysis of BarriersWalking was the most common form of exercise among the focus group demographics, followed by biking . People in the active group also run, hike, and play pickleball . Seniors also said that they play golf .
Traffic on US 69 (1) is a major barrier in Huxley. Cyclists and pedestrians are uncomfortable on US 69 because the soft shoulders . Many are concerned that the traffic will increase when the grocery store (2) near National Drive opens . The actives group suggested a turning lane on US 69 to alleviate the problem . Four intersections are perceived as dangerous: 69 and Timberlane (3), 69 and 4th Street (4), 69 and 1st Street/trail crossing (5). Various people suggested lowering the speed limit into town from the north, adding sidewalks along the corridor, and installing a smart stoplight at US 69 and 1st Street . Some people think that US 69 should be four-lane . Other safety issues raised are the heavy traffic on Lynwood (6) and the difficulty of backing out of the Trailridge Park (7) because it’s located on a curve .
Focus group participants noted that the sidewalks in Huxley are intermittent . According the seniors, installing sidewalks in the newer parts of town would require moving the utilities . Paving is desired in several places in and around town . Some people want the Heart of Iowa Nature Trail (8) to be paved because it is difficult to bike on the gravel and sometimes watershed drainage washes out in the section west of Trailridge Park (9) . They would also like the trail paved at Christiansen Forest Preserve (10) . The active and steering committee groups would like the Centennial Park parking lot (11) paved and expanded . Both 310th (12) and 560th (13) are gravel and need to be repaired . Senior and active participants suggested that 560th Avenue be paved south of Hwy 210 to create a direct route to Ankeny .
A significant barrier addressed by all groups is the lack of a bike lane on County Road E63 (14) to connect the Heart of Iowa Trail from S 5th Avenue to where it picks up again along 535th Avenue . The steering committee group suggested putting a gondola there .
Other barriers named were the restricted parking (15) at football games, the need for handicapped-accessible parking spaces closer to building entrances, and the fact that N 5th Avenue (16) is now a dead end . In addition to the Heart of Iowa Trail, runoff causes the pond (17) at the country club to flood, which in turn causes erosion in the adjacent backyards. Water also runs behind the hardware store (18), and sewers sometimes back up in the old part of town .
Way-finding also emerged as an issue. Specifically, the signage for entering the Heart of Iowa Trail (19) and parking at Railroad Park (20) and Trailridge Park is inadequate . The Berhow Park sign (21) is not visible from the street, and there are no way-finding signs to the park. Some participants think that planning and zoning signage requirements should be more strictly enforced . Others think that the comprehensive plan should be updated . Participants had a number of suggestions regarding aesthetics, such as improving the overall streetscape by adding decorative lighting, and other amenities . This would include more trees, better, lighting, and wide sidewalks along US 69 . Others think that the downtown (22) should be made nicer by adding more shops and cleaning up the area. Specifically mentioned were community gardens, hanging planters, and updated Christmas lights . Another area in need of clean up, landscaping, and repair is Campus Drive (23) .
Several people proposed landscaping and improving the signage the north (24) and south (25) entryways along US 69 . Active participants noted a lack of trees in new developments, especially Meadow Circle (26) and the need for a wind break around high school (27) so it’s not so windy at the tennis courts . They also would like better lighting at Centennial Park (28) . The steering committee group wants to restore the old wooden bridge (29) over the trail to celebrate Huxley’s railroad history. Other needs and desires that emerged are a swimming pool, more pickleball courts, nine more holes and a driving range at the golf course (30), a light rail line between Ames and Des Moines via Huxley, and a new interchange at I-35 and 310th Street (31) .
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ural
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ourc
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lysi
s of
Bar
riers
Wal
king
was
the
mos
t com
mon
form
of e
xerc
ise a
mon
g th
e fo
cus
grou
p de
mog
raph
ics,
follo
wed
by
biki
ng. P
eopl
e in
the
activ
e gr
oup
also
run,
hik
e, a
nd p
lay
pick
leba
ll. Se
nior
s also
said
that
they
pla
y go
lf.
Traffi
c on
US
69 (1
) is a
maj
or b
arrie
r in
Hux
ley.
Cycl
ists a
nd p
edes
trian
s ar
e un
com
fort
able
on
US
69 b
ecau
se o
f the
soft
shou
lder
s. M
any
are
conc
erne
d th
at th
e tra
ffic
will
incr
ease
whe
n th
e gr
ocer
y st
ore
(2)
near
Nat
iona
l Driv
e op
ens.
The
activ
es g
roup
sugg
este
d a
turn
ing
lane
on
US
69 to
alle
viat
e th
e pr
oble
m. T
hree
inte
rsec
tions
are
per
ceiv
ed a
s da
nger
ous:
69 a
nd T
imbe
rlane
(3),
69 a
nd 4
th S
tree
t (4)
, 69
and
1st
Stre
et/t
rail
cros
sing
(5).
Vario
us p
eopl
e su
gges
ted
low
erin
g th
e sp
eed
limit
into
tow
n fro
m th
e no
rth,
add
ing
sidew
alks
alo
ng th
e co
rrido
r, an
d in
stal
ling
a sm
art s
topl
ight
at U
S 69
and
1st
Stre
et. S
ome
peop
le
thin
k th
at U
S 69
shou
ld b
e fo
ur-la
ne. O
ther
safe
ty is
sues
raise
d ar
e th
e he
avy
traffi
c on
Lyn
woo
d (6
) and
the
diffi
culty
of b
acki
ng o
ut o
f the
Tr
ailri
dge
Park
(7) b
ecau
se it
’s lo
cate
d on
a c
urve
.
Focu
s gro
up p
artic
ipan
ts n
oted
that
the
sidew
alks
in H
uxle
y ar
e in
term
itten
t. Ac
cord
ing
to th
e se
nior
s, in
stal
ling
sidew
alks
in th
e ne
wer
pa
rts o
f tow
n w
ould
requ
ire m
ovin
g th
e ut
ilitie
s. Pa
ving
is d
esire
d in
se
vera
l pla
ces i
n an
d ar
ound
tow
n. S
ome
peop
le w
ant t
he H
eart
of
Iow
a N
atur
e Tr
ail (
8) to
be
pave
d be
caus
e it
is di
fficu
lt to
bik
e on
the
grav
el a
nd so
met
imes
wat
ersh
ed d
rain
age
was
hes o
ut in
the
sect
ion
wes
t of T
railr
idge
Par
k (9
). Th
ey w
ould
also
like
the
trail
pave
d at
Ch
ristia
nsen
For
est P
rese
rve
(10)
. The
act
ive
and
stee
ring
com
mitt
ee
grou
ps w
ould
like
the
Cent
enni
al P
ark
park
ing
lot (
11) p
aved
and
ex
pand
ed. B
oth
310t
h (1
2) a
nd 5
60th
(13)
are
gra
vel a
nd n
eed
to b
e re
paire
d. S
enio
r and
act
ive
part
icip
ants
sugg
este
d th
at 5
60th
Ave
nue
be p
aved
sout
h of
Hw
y 21
0 to
cre
ate
a di
rect
rout
e to
Ank
eny.
A sig
nific
ant b
arrie
r add
ress
ed b
y al
l gro
ups i
s the
lack
of a
bik
e la
ne
on C
ount
y Ro
ad E
63 (1
4) to
conn
ect t
he H
eart
of I
owa
Trai
l fro
m S
5th
Av
enue
to w
here
the
it pi
cks u
p ag
ain
alon
g 53
5th
Aven
ue. T
he st
eerin
g co
mm
ittee
gro
up su
gges
ted
putt
ing
a go
ndol
a th
ere.
Oth
er b
arrie
rs
nam
ed w
ere
the
rest
ricte
d pa
rkin
g (1
5) a
t foo
tbal
l gam
es, t
he n
eed
for h
andi
capp
ed-a
cces
sible
par
king
spac
es c
lose
r to
build
ing
entra
nces
, an
d th
e fa
ct th
at N
5th
Ave
nue
(16)
is n
ow a
dea
d en
d. In
add
ition
to
the
Hea
rt o
f Iow
a Tr
ail, r
unoff
cau
ses t
he p
ond
(17)
at t
he co
untr
y cl
ub
to fl
ood,
whi
ch in
turn
cau
ses e
rosio
n in
the
adja
cent
bac
kyar
ds. W
ater
al
so ru
ns b
ehin
d th
e ha
rdw
are
stor
e (1
8), a
nd se
wer
s som
etim
es b
ack
up in
the
old
part
of t
own.
Way
-find
ing
also
em
erge
d as
an
issue
. Spe
cific
ally,
the
signa
ge fo
r en
terin
g th
e H
eart
of I
owa
Trai
l (19
) and
par
king
at R
ailro
ad P
ark
(20)
and
Trai
lridg
e Pa
rk is
inad
equa
te. T
he B
erho
w P
ark
sign
(21)
is
not v
isibl
e fro
m th
e st
reet
, and
ther
e ar
e no
way
-find
ing
signs
to
the
park
. Som
e pa
rtic
ipan
ts th
ink
that
pla
nnin
g an
d zo
ning
sign
age
requ
irem
ents
shou
ld b
e m
ore
stric
tly e
nfor
ced.
Oth
ers t
hink
that
the
com
preh
ensiv
e pl
an sh
ould
be
upda
ted.
Part
icip
ants
had
a n
umbe
r of s
ugge
stio
ns re
gard
ing
aest
hetic
s, su
ch
as im
prov
ing
the
over
all s
treet
scap
e by
add
ing
deco
rativ
e lig
htin
g,
and
othe
r am
eniti
es. T
his w
ould
incl
ude
mor
e tre
es, b
ette
r, lig
htin
g,
and
wid
e sid
ewal
ks a
long
US
69. O
ther
s thi
nk th
at th
e do
wnt
own
(22)
sh
ould
be
mad
e ni
cer b
y ad
ding
mor
e sh
ops a
nd c
lean
ing
up th
e ar
ea.
Spec
ifica
lly m
entio
ned
wer
e co
mm
unity
gar
dens
, han
ging
pla
nter
s, an
d up
date
d Ch
ristm
as lig
hts.
Anot
her a
rea
in n
eed
of c
lean
up,
la
ndsc
apin
g, a
nd re
pair
is Ca
mpu
s Driv
e (2
3).
Seve
ral p
eopl
e pr
opos
ed la
ndsc
apin
g an
d im
prov
ing
the
signa
ge th
e no
rth
(24)
and
sout
h (2
5) e
ntry
way
s alo
ng U
S 69
. Act
ive
part
icip
ants
no
ted
a la
ck o
f tre
es in
new
dev
elop
men
ts, e
spec
ially
Mea
dow
Circ
le
(26)
and
the
need
for a
win
d br
eak
arou
nd h
igh
scho
ol (2
7) so
it’s
not
so w
indy
at t
he te
nnis
cour
ts. T
hey
also
wou
ld lik
e be
tter
light
ing
at
Cent
enni
al P
ark
(28)
. The
stee
ring
com
mitt
ee g
roup
wan
ts to
rest
ore
the
old
woo
den
brid
ge (2
9) o
ver t
he tr
ail t
o ce
lebr
ate
Hux
ley’s
railr
oad
hist
ory.
Oth
er n
eeds
and
des
ires t
hat e
mer
ged
are
a sw
imm
ing
pool
, m
ore
pick
leba
ll co
urts
, nin
e m
ore
hole
s and
a d
rivin
g ra
nge
at th
e go
lf co
urse
(30)
, a lig
ht ra
il lin
e be
twee
n Am
es a
nd D
es M
oine
s via
Hux
ley,
and
a ne
w in
terc
hang
e at
I-35
and
310
th S
tree
t (31
).
US 69
shou
lder
in H
uxle
y
Pla
ce B
arri
er
Co
rrid
or
Bar
rier
Mu
nic
ipal
Bo
un
dar
y
Coun
ty
E63
INTE
RSTA
TE
35
Hw
y
69
Hw
y
69
Coun
ty
E63
210
16
Special Places MappingSpecial Places Mapping identifies places and views valued by local residents in order to change the local landscape and transportation network . This method unearths what places and qualities are important to preserve and which should be enhanced . The descriptions associated with these places and views are also useful in understanding why they are significant. These special places and values will be taken into consideration during the development of design concepts for Huxley . During the Special Places Mapping workshop, the visioning committee shared meaningful pictures of past and present places and events from Huxley. The Visioning Program research team recorded these special places and events on an aerial map of the community and facilitated a discussion with the committee to understand why each mentioned location and event is a special place . The ISU research team documented the photographs and conversation and developed an interactive online map available to the committee and the public .
CommunityCommunity can reveal how individuals or groups support one another . Huxley shows community care through its many events for children and adults . Large gatherings such as the annual Prairie Fest and more regular activities put on by the High School exemplify this notion .
CelebrationsCelebrations are an important way to create community . Putting on these events takes time and teamwork, as seen with Huxley’s annual Prairie Fest. Activities, such as the Tractor Pull, incorporate community members of all ages . Celebrations also bring people together at key town locations like Railroad Park.
IdentityThe essence of a community is how it identifies itself. A town’s identity is often centered on points of pride . Huxley is proud of its many town enriching landmarks, a large portion of which are local parks and outdoor areas . Places like Centennial Park record key moments in the town’s history.
RecreationPlaces where community members can interact with each other promote friendly competition, teamwork, and building relationships are key to the general happiness and connectivity of people . Huxley is especially rich with parks and other outdoor spaces that provide a venue for activity . Nord Kalsem Park and Larson’s Family Sports Fields are just a couple of the many opportunities to recreate in Huxley .
RelaxationA relaxing setting is a place where people go to recuperate, reduce mental fatigue, and connect with the natural environment . Christiansen Preserve, Berhow Park, and the Heart of Iowa Trail are all places to go for a relaxing walk or to play and enjoy the outdoors .
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a D
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art
me
nt
of
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ort
ati
on
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es
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rev
er
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La
nd
sca
pe
Arc
hit
ec
ture
Ex
ten
sio
n
I
SU
Ex
ten
sio
n C
om
mu
nit
y a
nd
Ec
on
om
ic D
ev
elo
pm
en
t
Spec
ial
Plac
es M
app
ing
| 1
. Pr
oce
ss O
verv
iew
Hux
ley3A
Map
Sour
ce: G
oogl
e Map
s, ac
cess
ed Ju
ne 2
014.
Pro
cess
Spec
ial P
lace
s M
appi
ng id
entifi
es p
lace
s an
d vi
ews
valu
ed b
y lo
cal r
esid
ents
in
orde
r to
chan
ge th
e lo
cal l
ands
cape
and
tran
spor
tatio
n ne
twor
k. T
his
met
hod
unea
rths
wha
t pla
ces
and
qual
ities
are
impo
rtan
t to
pres
erve
and
whi
ch sh
ould
be
enh
ance
d. T
he d
escr
iptio
ns a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith th
ese
plac
es a
nd v
iew
s ar
e al
so
usef
ul in
und
erst
andi
ng w
hy th
ey a
re si
gnifi
cant
. The
se sp
ecia
l pla
ces
and
valu
es
will
be
take
n in
to c
onsi
dera
tion
durin
g th
e de
velo
pmen
t of d
esig
n co
ncep
ts fo
r H
uxle
y. D
urin
g th
e Sp
ecia
l Pla
ces
Map
ping
wor
ksho
p, th
e vi
sion
ing
com
mitt
ee sh
ared
m
eani
ngfu
l pic
ture
s of
pas
t and
pre
sent
pla
ces
and
even
ts fr
om H
uxle
y. T
he
Visi
onin
g Pr
ogra
m re
sear
ch te
am re
cord
ed th
ese
spec
ial p
lace
s an
d ev
ents
on
an
aeria
l map
of t
he c
omm
unity
and
faci
litat
ed a
dis
cuss
ion
with
the
com
mitt
ee to
un
ders
tand
why
eac
h m
entio
ned
loca
tion
and
even
t is
a sp
ecia
l pla
ce.
The
ISU
re
sear
ch te
am d
ocum
ente
d th
e ph
otog
raph
s an
d co
nver
satio
n an
d de
velo
ped
an
inte
ract
ive
onlin
e m
ap a
vaila
ble
to th
e co
mm
ittee
and
the
publ
ic.
A re
laxi
ng s
ettin
g is
a
plac
e w
here
peo
ple
go to
re
cupe
rate
, red
uce
men
tal
fatig
ue, a
nd c
onne
ct w
ith
the
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t. Ch
ristia
nsen
Pre
serv
e,
Berh
ow P
ark,
and
the
Hea
rt
of Io
wa
Trai
l are
all
plac
es
peop
le in
Hux
ley
go fo
r a
rela
wal
k or
to p
lay
and
enjo
y th
e ou
tdoo
rs.
Com
mun
ity c
an re
veal
ho
w in
divi
dual
s or
gro
ups
supp
ort o
ne a
noth
er.
Hux
ley
show
s co
mm
unity
ca
re th
roug
h its
man
y ev
ents
for c
hild
ren
and
adul
ts. L
arge
gat
herin
gs
such
as
the
annu
al P
rairi
e Fe
st a
nd m
ore
regu
lar
activ
ities
put
on
by th
e H
igh
Scho
ol e
xem
plify
this
no
tion.
Cele
brat
ions
are
an
impo
rtan
t way
to c
reat
e co
mm
unity
. Put
ting
on
thes
e ev
ents
take
s tim
e an
d te
amw
ork,
as
seen
with
H
uxle
y’s
annu
al P
rairi
e Fe
st.
Cele
brat
ions
als
o br
ing
peop
le to
geth
er a
t key
to
wn
loca
tions
like
Rai
lroad
Pa
rk.
The
esse
nce
of a
co
mm
unity
is h
ow it
id
entifi
es it
self.
A to
wn’
s id
entit
y is
oft
en c
ente
red
on p
oint
s of
prid
e. H
uxle
y is
pro
ud o
f its
man
y to
wn
enric
hing
land
mar
ks, a
la
rge
port
ion
of w
hich
are
lo
cal p
arks
and
out
door
ar
eas.
Plac
es li
ke C
ente
nnia
l Pa
rk re
cord
key
mom
ents
in
the
tow
n’s
hist
ory.
Plac
es w
here
com
mun
ity
mem
bers
can
inte
ract
with
ea
ch o
ther
to p
rom
ote
frie
ndly
com
petit
ion,
te
amw
ork,
and
bui
ldin
g re
latio
nshi
ps a
re k
ey to
th
e ge
nera
l hap
pine
ss a
nd
conn
ectiv
ity o
f peo
ple.
H
uxle
y is
esp
ecia
lly ri
ch
with
par
ks a
nd o
ther
ou
tdoo
r spa
ces
that
pr
ovid
e a
venu
e fo
r act
ivity
. N
ord
Kals
em P
ark
and
Lars
on’s
Fam
ily S
port
s Fi
elds
are
just
a c
oupl
e of
th
e m
any
oppo
rtun
ities
to
recr
eate
in H
uxle
y.
Com
mun
ityCe
lebr
atio
nsRe
crea
tion
Rela
xatio
nId
entit
y
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mer
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4
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Product OverviewThe ISU research team developed a website to showcase Huxley’s special places and events, along with their corresponding stories, to create a community narrative . Through this website, community members can easily gain access to Huxley’s photographs, stories, and pieces of history in one concise format . Special places have been categorized based on their uses and identified on a map of the community. Each place and event has its own page that features photos, stories, and audio from local residents .
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a D
ep
art
me
nt
of
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ort
ati
on
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es
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rev
er
ISU
La
nd
sca
pe
Arc
hit
ec
ture
Ex
ten
sio
n
I
SU
Ex
ten
sio
n C
om
mu
nit
y a
nd
Ec
on
om
ic D
ev
elo
pm
en
t
Spec
ial
Plac
es M
app
ing
| 2
. H
uxl
ey’s
Sp
ecia
l Pl
aces
Hux
ley3B
Each
pla
ce a
nd e
vent
has
a d
rop-
dow
n m
enu
that
offe
rs a
dditi
onal
des
crip
tions
and
ana
lysis
. U
sers
can
find
rela
ted
plac
es a
nd e
vent
s on
th
e ac
com
pany
ing
map
. The
rela
ted
plac
es a
re
orga
nize
d by
cat
egor
y (e
.g. r
ecre
atio
n).
The
icon
s lo
cate
d on
the
right
edg
e of
the
scre
en
allo
w th
e us
er to
filte
r thr
ough
the
diffe
rent
spec
ial p
lace
s an
d ev
ents
.
The
audi
o ba
rs o
ffer a
noth
er w
ay to
lear
n ab
out
the
spec
ial p
lace
. Aud
io re
cord
ings
from
Hux
ley
resi
dent
s off
er a
dded
det
ail t
o th
e lo
catio
n’s
stor
y.
Out
door
s
The
ISU
rese
arch
team
dev
elop
ed a
web
site
to sh
owca
se H
uxle
y’s
spec
ial p
lace
s an
d ev
ents
, alo
ng w
ith th
eir c
orre
spon
ding
sto
ries,
to c
reat
e a
com
mun
ity n
arra
tive.
Thr
ough
th
is w
ebsit
e, c
omm
unity
mem
bers
can
eas
ily g
ain
acce
ss to
Hux
ley’
s ph
otog
raph
s, st
orie
s, an
d pi
eces
of h
isto
ry in
one
con
cise
form
at. S
peci
al p
lace
s ha
ve b
een
cate
goriz
ed
base
d on
thei
r use
s an
d id
entifi
ed o
n a
map
of t
he c
omm
unity
. Ea
ch p
lace
and
eve
nt h
as it
s ow
n pa
ge th
at fe
atur
es p
hoto
s, st
orie
s, an
d au
dio
from
loca
l res
iden
ts.
Pro
du
ct O
verv
iew
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mer
201
4
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Transportation Inventory and AnalysisKnowledge of the transportation systems in and around a community is critical for sustainable transportation enhancement planning . Transportation systems include paved and unpaved roadways, pedestrian and bike trails, waterways, railroad lines or railbeds from abandoned railroad lines and airports .
The design team met with the Huxley steering committee as well as local and regional DOT officials to identify existing, past, and future transportation systems in the area and to discuss possible transportation related opportunities and constraints that could affect proposed projects.
Within the city of Huxley, Highway 69 is a major vehicular transportation asset and the main artery through town . However, it is also a physical and visual barrier, dividing the community and making pedestrian access difficult. The Iowa DOT is planning to resurface Highway 69 and will be adding 10’ paved shoulders over the spring/summer of 2015. While it is too late to include additional improvements in this project, it will be a welcomed enhancement to the corridor .
The Heart of Iowa Nature Trail is another transportation asset to the community, connecting bicyclists from Melbourne to Slater . The trail runs on the south end of Huxley, and many committee members suggested a connection to other parts of the community might attract more local users to the trail .
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nt
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ort
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on
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rev
er
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pe
Arc
hit
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ture
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ten
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n
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ten
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n C
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mu
nit
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nd
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on
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elo
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tSu
mm
er 2
014
Tran
spo
rtat
ion
In
ven
tory
& A
nal
ysis
Land
scap
e A
rchi
tect
s: C
asey
Bye
rs, P
LA &
Josh
Shi
elds
, PLA
- Bo
lton
& M
enk
LA In
tern
: A
mbe
r Gab
le -
Bolto
n &
Men
k
Hux
ley
4
Hear
t of I
owa
Natu
re Tr
ail
High
way
69 &
Mai
n Av
enue
Inte
rsec
tion
High
way
69 &
1st S
treet
Inte
rsec
tion
Sour
ce: S
tory
Cou
nty G
IS. A
cces
sed
Augu
st 2
014
High
way
69 se
rves
as t
he p
rimar
y cor
ridor
th
roug
h to
wn.
The D
OT p
lans
to re
surfa
ce th
e hi
ghw
ay in
sum
mer
of 2
015.
Frag
men
ted
sidew
alk c
onne
ctio
ns a
long
the
corri
dor a
re p
robl
emat
ic fo
r ped
estri
ans.
Resid
ents
miss
the N
orth
5th
Aven
ue
conn
ectio
n to
the h
ighw
ay, w
hich
was
re
mov
ed fo
r saf
ety c
onsid
erat
ions
.
Rece
ntly
insta
lled
signa
l at i
nter
sect
ion
will
impr
ove c
yclis
t and
ped
estri
an
cros
sing
safe
ty.
The H
eart
of Io
wa
Natu
re Tr
ail r
uns
alon
g th
e sou
th ed
ge o
f tow
n an
d se
ems d
iscon
nect
ed fr
om th
e res
t of t
he
com
mun
ity.
Cycli
sts a
re u
ncom
forta
ble r
idin
g th
e tra
il alo
ng E6
3 be
caus
e of h
igh
traffi
c vo
lum
es a
nd sp
eeds
.
Dang
erou
s int
erse
ctio
n be
caus
e of s
ight
lines
.
Tran
spor
tatio
n In
vent
ory
& A
naly
sis
Know
ledg
e of
the
tran
spor
tatio
n sy
stem
s in
and
aro
und
a co
mm
unity
is c
ritic
al fo
r sus
tain
able
tran
spor
tatio
n en
hanc
emen
t pl
anni
ng. T
rans
port
atio
n sy
stem
s in
clud
e pa
ved
and
unpa
ved
road
way
s, pe
dest
rian
and
bike
trai
ls, w
ater
way
s, ra
ilroa
d lin
es o
r ra
ilbed
s fr
om a
band
oned
railr
oad
lines
and
airp
orts
.
The
desi
gn te
am m
et w
ith th
e H
uxle
y st
eerin
g co
mm
ittee
as
wel
l as
loca
l and
regi
onal
DO
T offi
cial
s to
iden
tify
exis
ting,
pas
t, an
d fu
ture
tran
spor
tatio
n sy
stem
s in
the
area
and
to d
iscu
ss p
ossib
le
tran
spor
tatio
n re
late
d op
port
uniti
es a
nd c
onst
rain
ts th
at c
ould
aff
ect p
ropo
sed
proj
ects
.
With
in th
e ci
ty o
f Hux
ley,
Hig
hway
69
is a
maj
or v
ehic
ular
tr
ansp
orta
tion
asse
t and
the
mai
n ar
tery
thro
ugh
tow
n. H
owev
er,
it is
als
o a
phys
ical
and
visu
al b
arrie
r, di
vidi
ng th
e co
mm
unity
and
m
akin
g pe
dest
rian
acce
ss d
ifficu
lt. T
he Io
wa
DO
T is
pla
nnin
g to
re
surf
ace
Hig
hway
69
and
will
be
addi
ng 1
0’ p
aved
shou
lder
s ov
er
the
sprin
g/su
mm
er o
f 201
5. W
hile
it is
too
late
to in
clud
e ad
ditio
nal
impr
ovem
ents
in th
is p
roje
ct, i
t will
be
a w
elco
med
enh
ance
men
t to
the
corr
idor
.
The
Hea
rt o
f Iow
a N
atur
e Tr
ail i
s an
othe
r tra
nspo
rtat
ion
asse
t to
the
com
mun
ity, c
onne
ctin
g bi
cycl
ists
from
Mel
bour
ne to
Sla
ter.
The
trai
l ru
ns o
n th
e so
uth
end
of H
uxle
y, a
nd m
any
com
mitt
ee m
embe
rs
sugg
este
d a
conn
ectio
n to
oth
er p
arts
of t
he c
omm
unity
mig
ht
attr
act m
ore
loca
l use
rs to
the
trai
l.
22
The design team led a conceptual design workshop following the goal setting process . Preliminary concepts created during the workshop with help from community members focused on:
• Highway 69 improvements• Entry signage• Increased exposure of local amenities
This concept plan merges goals, ideas, and visions for both short-term and long-term improvements. The plan addresses specific priority areas identified by the Huxley steering committee .
Through conceptual plan development the design team looked at comprehensive opportunities present in the community, including visual aesthetics, functionality, safety and circulation . This concept plan encompasses the individual goals set forth by the steering committee by creating a consistent community design approach . This theme celebrates the natural history of the Iowa prairie landscape, creates educational opportunities, and celebrates the beauty of the prairie landscape .
Community Concept Plan
Summary of Preliminary Opinion of Probable CostsThe preliminary opinions of probable construction costs in this report are based on current construction costs for typical contractors bidding on materials and installation . These costs also reflect generally conceptualized master plan concepts for each area described in the following pages . Final costs may be impacted by quantities, size, and type of materials used and may also change based on further design development . The opinions also do not reflect donations, in-kind gifts, volunteer labor, alternatives, regulatory agency permits/fees, property costs, and utilities or other various unknown conditions .
The opinions of cost presented in this report are intended to be used as preliminary estimates only and will need to be refined and updated as the concepts are further developed .
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Co
nce
pt
Plan
Land
scap
e A
rchi
tect
s: C
asey
Bye
rs, P
LA &
Josh
Shi
elds
, PLA
- Bo
lton
& M
enk
LA In
tern
: A
mbe
r Gab
le -
Bolto
n &
Men
k
Hux
ley
5
Conc
ept D
evel
opm
ent
The
desi
gn te
am le
d a
conc
eptu
al d
esig
n w
orks
hop
follo
win
g th
e go
al s
ettin
g pr
oces
s. Pr
elim
inar
y co
ncep
ts c
reat
ed d
urin
g th
e w
orks
hop
with
hel
p fr
om c
omm
unity
mem
bers
focu
sed
on:
•
Hig
hway
69
impr
ovem
ents
•
Entr
y si
gnag
e•
In
crea
sed
expo
sure
of l
ocal
am
eniti
esTh
is c
once
pt p
lan
mer
ges
goal
s, id
eas,
and
visi
ons
for b
oth
shor
t-te
rm a
nd lo
ng-t
erm
impr
ovem
ents
. The
pla
n ad
dres
ses
spec
ific
prio
rity
area
s id
entifi
ed b
y th
e H
uxle
y st
eerin
g co
mm
ittee
.
Thro
ugh
conc
eptu
al p
lan
deve
lopm
ent t
he d
esig
n te
am lo
oked
at
com
preh
ensi
ve o
ppor
tuni
ties
pres
ent i
n th
e co
mm
unity
, inc
ludi
ng
visu
al a
esth
etic
s, fu
nctio
nalit
y, s
afet
y an
d ci
rcul
atio
n. T
his
conc
ept
plan
enc
ompa
sses
the
indi
vidu
al g
oals
set
fort
h by
the
stee
ring
com
mitt
ee b
y cr
eatin
g a
cons
iste
nt c
omm
unity
des
ign
appr
oach
. Th
is th
eme
cele
brat
es th
e na
tura
l his
tory
of t
he Io
wa
prai
rie
land
scap
e, c
reat
es e
duca
tiona
l opp
ortu
nitie
s, an
d ce
lebr
ates
the
beau
ty o
f the
pra
irie
land
scap
e.
Entry Sign Impro
vemen
tsH uxley Prairie Tour
High way 69 Native Pla
ntin
gs
Prairie Demonstratio
n Gar
dens
Sour
ce: S
tory
Cou
nty G
IS. A
cces
sed
Augu
st 2
014.
Prai
rie To
ur
Cent
enni
al P
ark
Berh
ow P
ark
Hear
t of I
owa
Natu
re Tr
ail
Railr
oad
Park
Highway 69 Corridor
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Landscape improvements along the Highway 69 corridor will add visual interest and appeal for both motorists and pedestrians . The design team worked with community members during the community tour and design workshop to develop concepts for the corridor . The existing swale conditions provide a unique opportunity to employ native vegetation to improve storm-water quality. These plant species’ root systems improve water infiltration and reduce pollution that would otherwise run into waterways. Native vegetation also improves erosion control and will reduce long-term maintenance costs associated with mowing, fertilizing and spraying these areas in their current condition .
Native plantings will enhance the community’s prairie identity and provide habitat for birds, butterflies, and other pollinators. The plan below highlights the primary area of focus for bio-swale plantings . This concept could be phased along the entire corridor .
Design Expertise RecommendedProjects may require help beyond the capability of the visioning committee or available city staff. For this improvement project, the committee should expect to involve the following design professionals: landscape architect, civil engineer . The committee should also expect to coordinate design efforts with the District DOT Office and county officials. Public education will be an important factor in the acceptance and implementation of the bio-swales along the Highway 69 corridor .
Project Scope and Cost OpinionThe following cost opinion is based on current project bid costs within the state. These costs may be reduced with materials donated or provided at reduced cost and volunteer labor for appropriate projects. The area selected for the first phase of installation included approximately 30,000 square feet of bio-swale on both sides of Highway 69 to the south of the North Main Avenue intersection .
Highway 69 Improvements
UNIT QUANTITY UNIT COST TOTALHIGHWAY 69 BEAUTIFICATONMOBILIZATION LS 1 $2,000.00 $2,000.00SITE PREPARATION AC 1 $4,500.00 $4,500.00NATIVE SEEDING AC 1.0 $6,500.00 $6,500.00TREE PLANTING EA 20 $500.00 $10,000.00
IMPROVEMENTS SUBTOTAL $23,000.00CONTINGENCY (15%) $3,450.00
DESIGN/ENGINEERING FEES (10%) $2,300.00SITE IMPROVEMENTS TOTAL $28,750.00
ANTICIPATED COST RANGE $25,000 ‐ $35,000
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Hig
hw
ay 6
9 I
mp
rove
men
tsLa
ndsc
ape
Arc
hite
cts:
Cas
ey B
yers
, PLA
& Jo
sh S
hiel
ds, P
LA -
Bolto
n &
Men
kLA
Inte
rn:
Am
ber G
able
- Bo
lton
& M
enk
Hux
ley
6
Butte
rfly M
ilkw
eed
Littl
e Blu
este
mPu
rple
Con
eflow
erBi
g Bl
uest
em
Fox S
edge
Blue
Flag
Iris
Side
oats
Gra
ma
Prai
rie B
lazin
g St
ar
10’ P
aved
Shou
lder
Edge of R.O.W.
Edge of R.O.W.
Trav
el La
neTr
avel
Lane
10’ P
aved
Shou
lder
Phas
e 1 B
iosw
ale I
mpl
emen
tatio
n
Requ
ired
Clea
r Zon
e14
’Re
quire
d Cl
ear Z
one
14’
Stor
m-w
ater
Man
agem
ent
Land
scap
e im
prov
emen
ts a
long
the
Hig
hway
69
corr
idor
will
add
vi
sual
inte
rest
and
app
eal f
or b
oth
mot
oris
ts a
nd p
edes
tria
ns.
The
desi
gn te
am w
orke
d w
ith c
omm
unity
mem
bers
dur
ing
the
com
mun
ity to
ur a
nd d
esig
n w
orks
hop
to d
evel
op c
once
pts
for t
he
corr
idor
. The
exi
stin
g sw
ale
cond
ition
s pr
ovid
e a
uniq
ue o
ppor
tuni
ty
to e
mpl
oy n
ativ
e ve
geta
tion
to im
prov
e st
orm
-wat
er q
ualit
y.
Thes
e pl
ant s
peci
es’ r
oot s
yste
ms
impr
ove
wat
er in
filtr
atio
n an
d re
duce
pol
lutio
n th
at w
ould
oth
erw
ise
run
into
wat
erw
ays.
Nat
ive
vege
tatio
n al
so im
prov
es e
rosi
on c
ontr
ol a
nd w
ill re
duce
long
-ter
m
mai
nten
ance
cos
ts a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith m
owin
g, fe
rtili
zing
and
spra
ying
th
ese
area
s in
thei
r cur
rent
con
ditio
n.
Nat
ive
plan
tings
will
enh
ance
the
com
mun
ity’s
prai
rie id
entit
y an
d pr
ovid
e ha
bita
t for
bird
s, bu
tter
flies
, and
oth
er p
ollin
ator
s. Th
e pl
an
belo
w h
ighl
ight
s th
e pr
imar
y ar
ea o
f foc
us fo
r bio
-sw
ale
plan
tings
. Th
is c
once
pt c
ould
be
phas
ed a
long
the
entir
e co
rrid
or.
Exam
ple B
io-s
wal
e Spe
cies.
Sour
ce: b
aile
ynur
serie
s.com
and
pra
irien
urse
ry.co
mHi
ghw
ay 69
Bio
-sw
ale
High
way
69 B
io-s
wal
e Prio
rity A
rea
High
way
69 Se
ctio
n
Bio-
swal
eBi
o-sw
ale
Exist
ing
High
way
69 C
orrid
or
High
way
69
Exist
ing
Mow
n Tu
rfPr
opos
ed N
ativ
e Tre
e Pla
ntin
g
Prop
osed
Bio
-Sw
ale P
lant
ings
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The design team worked with the steering committee to determine potential entry sign concepts and locations within the community . The purpose of this entry signage is to welcome people to the community and communicate Huxley’s prairie identity. The proximity of Huxley’s entry sign locations to existing and proposed trail corridors provides an opportunity to develop these features into useable pedestrian amenities . These spaces would provide trail users with seating to rest along the trail and a kiosk on the back of the entry sign to display information about attractions located along Huxley’s Prairie Tour loop .
An art installation along the trail near the south entry to town will provide a great visual amenity and catch motorists’ attention to alert them of the Heart of Iowa Nature Trail and the upcoming crossing . This art installation also provides the community with another opportunity to strengthen its prairie identity, promote local artists, and celebrate the Heart of Iowa Nature Trail .
Design Expertise RecommendedProjects may require help beyond the capability of the visioning committee or available city staff. For this improvement project, the committee should expect to involve the following design professionals: landscape architect, artist, and electrical engineer . The committee should also expect to coordinate design efforts with the District DOT Office and county officials.
Project Scope and Cost OpinionThe following cost opinion is based on current project bid costs within the state. These costs may be reduced with materials donated or provided at reduced cost and volunteer labor for appropriate projects. Land acquisition will be an important variable in implementation of this concept, but was not included in the cost estimate below because of the unpredictability of negotiations .
Entry Monumentation - South
UNIT QUANTITY UNIT COST TOTALSOUTH ENTRY MONUMENTATIONMOBILIZATION LS 1 $2,500.00 $2,500.00ENTRY MONUMENT AND LIGHTING LS 1 $10,000.00 $10,000.00TRAIL INFO BOARD FOR BACK OF MONUMENT EA 1 $1,500.00 $1,500.00SITE FURNISHINGS/LIMESTONE BLOCK EA 3 $1,000.00 $3,000.00SITE PREPARATION AC 0.25 $4,500.00 $1,125.00NATIVE SEEDING AC 0.25 $6,500.00 $1,625.00COMMUNITY ART PANEL AND FOOTING EA 3 $1,500.00 $4,500.00CONCRETE UNIT PAVING SY 22 $120.00 $2,640.00CRUSHED LIMESTONE PATH SF 20 $4.00 $80.00
IMPROVEMENTS SUBTOTAL $26,970.00CONTINGENCY (15%) $4,045.50
DESIGN/ENGINEERING FEES (10%) $2,697.00SITE IMPROVEMENTS TOTAL $33,712.50
ANTICIPATED COST RANGE $30,000 ‐ $40,000
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Land
scap
e A
rchi
tect
s: C
asey
Bye
rs, P
LA &
Josh
Shi
elds
, PLA
- Bo
lton
& M
enk
LA In
tern
: A
mbe
r Gab
le -
Bolto
n &
Men
k
Hux
leyEn
try
Mo
nu
men
tati
on
7a
Entr
y M
onum
enta
tion
The
desi
gn te
am w
orke
d w
ith th
e st
eerin
g co
mm
ittee
to d
eter
min
e po
tent
ial e
ntry
sign
con
cept
s an
d lo
catio
ns w
ithin
the
com
mun
ity. T
he p
urpo
se o
f thi
s en
try
sign
age
is to
w
elco
me
peop
le to
the
com
mun
ity a
nd c
omm
unic
ate
Hux
ley’
s pr
airie
iden
tity.
The
pro
xim
ity o
f Hux
ley’
s en
try
sign
loca
tions
to e
xist
ing
and
prop
osed
trai
l cor
ridor
s pr
ovid
es a
n op
port
unity
to d
evel
op th
ese
feat
ures
into
use
able
ped
estr
ian
amen
ities
. The
se sp
aces
wou
ld p
rovi
de tr
ail u
sers
with
sea
ting
to re
st a
long
the
trai
l and
a k
iosk
on
the
back
of t
he
entr
y si
gn to
disp
lay
info
rmat
ion
abou
t att
ract
ions
loca
ted
alon
g H
uxle
y’s
Prai
rie T
our l
oop.
An a
rt in
stal
latio
n al
ong
the
trai
l nea
r the
sout
h en
try
to to
wn
will
pro
vide
a g
reat
visu
al a
men
ity a
nd c
atch
mot
oris
ts’ a
tten
tion
to a
lert
them
of t
he H
eart
of I
owa
Nat
ure
Trai
l and
the
upco
min
g cr
ossin
g. T
his
art i
nsta
llatio
n al
so p
rovi
des
the
com
mun
ity w
ith a
noth
er o
ppor
tuni
ty to
str
engt
hen
its p
rairi
e id
entit
y, p
rom
ote
loca
l art
ists
, and
cel
ebra
te th
e H
eart
of I
owa
Nat
ure
Trai
l.
Nativ
e Per
enni
al P
lant
ings
&
Com
mun
ity A
rt In
stal
latio
n
Nativ
e Sho
rtgra
ss P
rairi
e Pla
ntin
g
Hear
t of I
owa
Natu
re Tr
ail
Entr
y Sig
nage
Prop
erty
Bou
ndar
y
Relo
cate
d Fe
ncel
ine
Sout
h En
try S
ign
Feat
ure
Sout
h En
try S
ign,
Pla
ntin
gs, a
nd A
rt In
stal
latio
n
Entr
y Sig
nage
Hear
t of I
owa
Natu
re Tr
ail
Nativ
e Sho
rtgra
ss P
rairi
e Pla
ntin
g
Lim
esto
ne O
utcr
oppi
ng
Com
mun
ity A
rt In
stal
latio
n
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The redesign of entry monument signage to incorporate characteristics of Prairie Style Architecture and the prairie landscape is an important step as Huxley strives to promote its identity and slogan as the “Heart of the Prairie.” The proposed entry signage concept incorporates locally quarried limestone and Cor-Ten steel, surrounded by shortgrass prairie plantings .
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scap
e A
rchi
tect
s: C
asey
Bye
rs, P
LA &
Josh
Shi
elds
, PLA
- Bo
lton
& M
enk
LA In
tern
: A
mbe
r Gab
le -
Bolto
n &
Men
k
Hux
leyEn
try
Mo
nu
men
tati
on
7b
Entr
y M
onum
enta
tion
Hux
ley
is lo
cate
d al
ong
Hig
hway
69,
whi
ch p
lays
a si
gnifi
cant
role
in
the
com
mun
ity.
Man
y m
otor
ists
trav
el th
roug
h to
wn
as p
art o
f the
ir da
ily ro
ute
and
num
erou
s ot
hers
use
Hw
y 69
to v
isit H
uxle
y an
d ne
ighb
orin
g co
mm
uniti
es.
Rede
sign
of e
ntry
mon
umen
t sig
nage
to
inco
rpor
ate
char
acte
ristic
s of
Pra
irie
Styl
e Ar
chite
ctur
e an
d th
e pr
airie
land
scap
e is
an
impo
rtan
t ste
p as
Hux
ley
striv
es to
pro
mot
e its
iden
tity
and
slog
an a
s th
e “H
eart
of t
he P
rairi
e.”
The
prop
osed
en
try
sign
age
conc
ept i
ncor
pora
tes
loca
lly q
uarr
ied
limes
tone
and
Co
r-Ten
ste
el, s
urro
unde
d by
shor
tgra
ss p
rairi
e la
ndsc
apin
g.
The
sout
h en
try
area
and
sign
age
are
desi
gned
to p
rom
ote
Hux
ley’
s im
age
whi
le c
reat
ing
a fu
nctio
nal s
pace
and
str
ong
conn
ectio
n to
lo
cal a
men
ities
. Lim
esto
ne s
eatin
g is
inco
rpor
ated
into
the
sign
to
prov
ide
cycl
ists
and
ped
estr
ians
a p
lace
to re
lax,
and
an
info
rmat
ion
kios
k on
the
back
of t
he si
gn in
clud
es a
map
of t
he H
eart
of I
owa
Nat
ure
Trai
l, al
ong
with
the
prop
osed
Hux
ley
Prai
rie T
rail
Loop
. Ju
st n
orth
of t
he e
ntry
sign
, com
mun
ity a
rt p
anel
s w
ill c
eleb
rate
th
e si
gnifi
canc
e of
the
regi
onal
trai
l, dr
aw m
otor
ists
’ att
entio
n to
th
e up
com
ing
trai
l cro
ssin
g, a
nd sh
owca
se th
e pr
airie
land
scap
e.
The
desi
gn fo
r the
sout
h en
try
coul
d be
eas
ily ta
ilore
d to
the
com
mun
ity’s
nort
h en
try,
furt
her s
how
casin
g H
uxle
y as
the
“Hea
rt o
f th
e Pr
airie
.”
Crus
hed
Lim
esto
ne W
alk
Prai
rie To
ur Si
gn
Prop
erty
Line
Cor-T
en St
eel A
rt P
anel
Rail I
nspi
red
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il
Lim
esto
ne C
olum
n &
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Cor-T
en St
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Pane
l
New
Entr
y Sig
n
Pave
r Pla
za
Lim
esto
ne Se
atin
g
Nativ
e Sho
rtgra
ss P
rairi
e Pla
ntin
g
Com
mun
ity En
try S
ign
& Ar
t Ins
talla
tion
Elev
atio
ns
View
of C
omm
unity
Art
Inst
alla
tion
Alon
g th
e Hea
rt o
f Iow
a Na
ture
Trai
l
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At the community’s north entrance, the entry monument promotes Huxley’s identity while enhancing the aesthetic and functionality of this location through existing site features . During the visioning process, the design team learned that a detention basin is being considered along Highway 69 to store and treat runoff from future development . This creates an opportunity for incorporating entry signage into the design of the storm-water treatment basin and draw pedestrians and cyclists through this space . The addition of a prairie landscape in this area will serve as one of the first visual cues to visitors who enter Huxley .
Key Concept Components• Entry signage• Primary informational kiosk• Secondary informational kiosk• Timeline informational sign
Design Expertise RecommendedProjects may require help beyond the capability of the visioning committee or available city staff. For this improvement project, the committee should expect to involve the following design professionals: landscape architect, civil engineer, and electrical engineer . The committee should also expect to coordinate design efforts with the District DOT Office and county officials.
Project Scope and Cost OpinionThe following cost opinion is based on current project bid costs within the state. These costs may be reduced with discounted or donated materials and volunteer labor for appropriate projects. Land acquisition will be an important variable in implementation of this concept, but was not included in the cost estimate below because of the unpredictability of negotiations and undetermined location of the entry monument sign . The detention basin and surrounding native plantings are also not included in the cost opinion because of the uncertainty of exact demand, which will determine size and location of the basin. The trail connection included in the cost estimate consists of a 4’ concrete walk that will connect from Centennial Drive to the new Fareway site .
Entry Monumentation - North
UNIT QUANTITY UNIT COST TOTALNORTH ENTRY MONUMENTATIONMOBILIZATION LS 1 $5,000.00 $5,000.00ENTRY MONUMENT & LIGHTING EA 1 $10,000.00 $10,000.00TRAIL INFO BOARD FOR BACK OF MONUMENT EA 1 $1,000.00 $1,000.00SITE FURNISHINGS/LIMESTONE BLOCK EA 3 $1,000.00 $3,000.00NATIVE SEEDING AC 0.25 $6,500.00 $1,625.00TRAIL CONNECTION SY 500 $50.00 $25,000.00TREE PLANTING EA 3 $500.00 $1,500.00
IMPROVEMENTS SUBTOTAL $47,125.00CONTINGENCY (15%) $7,068.75
DESIGN/ENGINEERING FEES (10%) $4,712.50SITE IMPROVEMENTS TOTAL $58,906.25
ANTICIPATED COST RANGE $55,000 ‐ $65,000
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nort
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tran
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mon
umen
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mot
es H
uxle
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iden
tity
whi
le e
nhan
cing
the
aest
hetic
and
func
tiona
lity
of th
is lo
catio
n th
roug
h ex
istin
g si
te fe
atur
es. D
urin
g th
e vi
sion
ing
proc
ess,
the
desi
gn te
am le
arne
d th
at a
det
entio
n ba
sin is
bei
ng c
onsi
dere
d al
ong
Hw
y 69
to s
tore
an
d tr
eat r
unoff
from
futu
re d
evel
opm
ent.
Thi
s cr
eate
s an
opp
ortu
nity
for i
ncor
pora
ting
entr
y si
gnag
e th
e in
to d
esig
n of
the
stor
m-w
ater
trea
tmen
t ba
sin a
nd d
raw
ped
estr
ians
and
cyc
lists
thro
ugh
this
spac
e. T
he a
dditi
on o
f a p
rairi
e la
ndsc
ape
in th
is a
rea
will
ser
ve a
s on
e of
the
first
visu
al c
ues
to
visi
tors
who
ent
er H
uxle
y.
High
way
69
Prop
erty
Line
Com
mun
ity Tr
ail -
5th
Ave
nue E
xten
sion
to C
ente
nnia
l Driv
e
5th
Aven
ue
Dete
ntio
n Ba
sin
Nativ
e Pra
irie P
lant
ing
Entr
y Sig
nage
Nort
h En
try M
onum
ent &
Trai
l Ext
ensio
n
Nort
h En
try F
eatu
re &
Trai
l Ext
ensio
n
Futu
re H
ome o
f Far
eway
Entr
y Sig
nage
Lim
esto
ne O
utcr
oppi
ngNa
tive S
hortg
rass
Pra
irie P
lant
ing
Prop
osed
Trai
l Con
nect
ion
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Huxley is conveniently located along the Heart of Iowa Trail, providing pedestrians and cyclists easy access to numerous trail amenities. Residents expressed interest in drawing trail users into the community through improved pedestrian infrastructure . By reinforcing a prairie theme, the concept for a Prairie Tour was developed to provide a 3 .5 mile internal circulation route connecting the Heart of Iowa Trail to local parks and other community amenities . This route will establish visual connections through the use of art panels and prairie demonstration gardens strategically located around Huxley . Along the tour, users will have opportunities to enjoy artwork from local artists and engage prairie demonstration areas that promote the benefits and history of the prairie landscape.
Key Concept Components• Prairie Tour Signage with Route Map• Route Markers• Prairie Demonstration Garden at Each Location
Design Expertise RecommendedProjects may require help beyond the capability of the visioning committee or available city staff. For this improvement project, the committee should expect to involve the following design professionals: landscape architect and graphic designer . The committee should also plan to coordinate with the Story County Conservation Board .
Project Scope and Cost OpinionThe following cost opinion is based on current project bid costs within the state. These costs may be reduced with discounted or donated materials and volunteer labor for appropriate projects.
Huxley Prairie Tour
UNIT QUANTITY UNIT COST TOTALPRAIRIE TOUR SIGN MARKERSPRAIRIE TOUR INFORMATIONAL SIGNS EA 5 $1,500.00 $7,500.00PRAIRIE TOUR ROUTE MARKERS EA 15 $500.00 $7,500.00
IMPROVEMENTS SUBTOTAL $15,000.00CONTINGENCY (15%) $2,250.00
DESIGN/ENGINEERING FEES (10%) $1,500.00SITE IMPROVEMENTS TOTAL $18,750.00
ANTICIPATED COST RANGE $15,000 ‐ $25,000
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oogl
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ed Ju
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Prai
rie To
ur R
oute
Mar
ker
Prop
osed
Side
wal
k Ex
tens
ion
On
5th
Ave
To Sl
ater
To C
ambr
idge
Enha
nced
Nor
th En
try M
onum
ent
and
Prai
rie D
emon
stra
tion
Gard
en
Enha
nced
Sout
h En
try M
onum
ent,
Trai
l Con
nect
ion
& Pr
airie
De
mon
stra
tion
Gard
en
Cent
enni
al P
ark
Prai
rie
Dem
onst
ratio
n Ga
rden
Berh
ow P
ark
Prai
rie D
emon
stra
tion
Gard
en
Railr
oad
Park
Pra
irie
Dem
onst
ratio
n Ga
rden
Huxley Prairie Tour
Huxley Prairie Tour
Hear
t of I
owa
Trai
l
Prai
rie To
ur In
fo Si
gnag
e (ex
ampl
e)
Hux
ley
Prai
rie T
our
Hux
ley
is c
onve
nien
tly lo
cate
d al
ong
the
Hea
rt o
f Iow
a Tr
ail,
prov
idin
g pe
dest
rians
and
cyc
lists
eas
y ac
cess
to
num
erou
s tr
ail a
men
ities
. Res
iden
ts e
xpre
ssed
inte
rest
in
draw
ing
trai
l use
rs in
to th
e co
mm
unity
thro
ugh
impr
oved
pe
dest
rian
infr
astr
uctu
re.
By re
info
rcin
g a
prai
rie th
eme,
th
e co
ncep
t for
a P
rairi
e To
ur w
as d
evel
oped
to p
rovi
de a
3.
5 m
ile in
tern
al c
ircul
atio
n ro
ute
conn
ectin
g th
e H
eart
of
Iow
a Tr
ail t
o lo
cal p
arks
and
oth
er c
omm
unity
am
eniti
es.
This
rout
e w
ould
est
ablis
h vi
sual
con
nect
ions
thro
ugh
the
use
of a
rt p
anel
s an
d pr
airie
dem
onst
ratio
n ga
rden
s st
rate
gica
lly lo
cate
d ar
ound
Hux
ley.
Alo
ng th
e to
ur, u
sers
w
ill h
ave
oppo
rtun
ities
to e
njoy
art
wor
k fr
om lo
cal a
rtis
ts
and
enga
ge p
rairi
e de
mon
stra
tion
area
s th
at p
rom
ote
the
bene
fits
and
hist
ory
of th
e pr
airie
land
scap
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Berhow Park is a neighborhood park located in the heart of Huxley and within close proximity to the Heart of Iowa Trail . Established prairie plantings are present in the park . As part of the development of the Prairie Tour, the design team proposes strategically placed art panels to welcome visitors into the park . Prairie Tour signage will provide opportunities to educate visitors with information on prairie species, as well as the regional importance of the prairie landscape . Additional prairie plantings will strengthen the concept of prairie use in the community while providing extended habitat for birds and butterflies. Prairie landscaping will also allow the city to reduce maintenance needs in the park .
Design Expertise RecommendedProjects may require help beyond the capability of the visioning committee or available city staff. For this improvement project, the committee should expect to involve the following design professionals: landscape architect and artists .
Project Scope and Cost OpinionThe following cost opinion is based on current project bid costs within the state. These costs may be reduced with discounted or donated materials and volunteer labor for appropriate projects.
Prairie Extension
UNIT QUANTITY UNIT COST TOTALBERHOW PARK PRAIRIE DEMONSTRATION GARDENSMOBILIZATION LS 1 $500.00 $500.00SITE PREPARATION LS 1 $1,000.00 $1,000.00DEMONSTRATION GARDEN ‐ NATIVE SEEDING AC 0.1 $6,500.00 $650.00COMMUNITY ART PANEL AND FOOTING EA 3 $1,500.00 $4,500.00
IMPROVEMENTS SUBTOTAL $6,650.00CONTINGENCY (15%) $997.50
DESIGN/ENGINEERING FEES (10%) $665.00SITE IMPROVEMENTS TOTAL $8,312.50
ANTICIPATED COST RANGE $7,000 ‐ $12,000
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ow P
ark
Art I
nsta
llatio
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Berh
ow P
ark
Prai
rie D
emon
stra
tion
Gard
en
Berh
ow P
ark
Berh
ow P
ark
is a
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d pa
rk lo
cate
d in
the
hear
t of
Hux
ley
and
with
in c
lose
pro
xim
ity to
the
Hea
rt o
f Iow
a Tr
ail.
Est
ablis
hed
prai
rie p
lant
ings
are
pre
sent
in th
e pa
rk.
As
part
of t
he d
evel
opm
ent o
f the
Pra
irie
Tour
, the
de
sign
team
pro
pose
s st
rate
gica
lly p
lace
d ar
t pan
els
to
wel
com
e vi
sito
rs in
to th
e pa
rk.
Prai
rie T
our s
igna
ge w
ill
prov
ide
oppo
rtun
ities
to e
duca
te v
isito
rs w
ith in
form
atio
n on
pra
irie
spec
ies,
as w
ell a
s th
e re
gion
al im
port
ance
of
the
prai
rie la
ndsc
ape.
Add
ition
al p
rairi
e pl
antin
gs w
ill
stre
ngth
en th
e co
ncep
t of p
rairi
e us
e in
the
com
mun
ity
whi
le p
rovi
ding
ext
ende
d ha
bita
t for
bird
s an
d bu
tter
flies
. Pr
airie
land
scap
ing
will
als
o al
low
the
city
to re
duce
m
aint
enan
ce n
eeds
in th
e pa
rk.
Exist
ing
Berh
ow P
ark
Prai
riePr
airie
Dem
onst
ratio
n Ga
rden
Prai
rie To
ur Si
gnag
e
Com
mun
ity B
ike L
oop
Art
Prai
rie To
ur Si
gnag
e
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Centennial Park and Railroad Park are popular gathering spaces with recreational opportunities in Huxley . As part of the Prairie Tour, proposed prairie demonstration areas will take advantage of existing drainage features to promote improved storm-water quality. Visitors can engage native plant species and learn how these species adapt to different site conditions to create beautiful landscapes while providing numerous environmental benefits.
Design Expertise RecommendedProjects may require help beyond the capability of the visioning committee or available city staff. For this improvement project, the committee should expect to involve the following design professionals: Landscape architect .
Project Scope and Cost OpinionThe following cost opinion is based on current project bid costs within the state. These costs may be reduced with discounted or donated materials and volunteer labor for appropriate projects.
UNIT QUANTITY UNIT COST TOTALRAILROAD PARK PRAIRIE DEMONSTRATION GARDENSMOBILIZATION LS 1 $500.00 $500.00SITE PREPARATION LS 1 $1,000.00 $1,000.00DEMONSTRATION GARDEN ‐ NATIVE SEEDING AC 0.1 $6,500.00 $650.00
IMPROVEMENTS SUBTOTAL $2,150.00CONTINGENCY (15%) $322.50
DESIGN/ENGINEERING FEES (10%) $215.00SITE IMPROVEMENTS TOTAL $2,687.50
ANTICIPATED COST RANGE $2,000 ‐ $5,000
UNIT QUANTITY UNIT COST TOTALCENTENNIAL PARK PRAIRIE DEMONSTRATION GARDENSMOBILIZATION LS 1 $500.00 $500.00SITE PREPARATION LS 1 $1,000.00 $1,000.00DEMONSTRATION GARDEN ‐ NATIVE SEEDING AC 0.1 $6,500.00 $650.00
IMPROVEMENTS SUBTOTAL $2,150.00CONTINGENCY (15%) $322.50
DESIGN/ENGINEERING FEES (10%) $215.00SITE IMPROVEMENTS TOTAL $2,687.50
ANTICIPATED COST RANGE $2,000 ‐ $5,000
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enni
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Prai
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emon
stra
tion
Gard
enRa
ilroa
d Pa
rk P
rairi
e Dem
onst
ratio
n Ga
rden
Cent
enni
al P
ark
Nativ
e Pra
irie P
lant
ing
Nativ
e Pra
irie P
lant
ing He
art o
f Iow
a Na
ture
Trai
lEx
istin
g Ce
nten
nial
Par
k Pa
th
Railr
oad
Park
Prai
rie To
ur Si
gnPr
airie
Tour
Sign
Cent
enni
al &
Rai
lroad
Par
ksCe
nten
nial
Par
k an
d Ra
ilroa
d Pa
rk a
re p
opul
ar g
athe
ring
spac
es w
ith re
crea
tiona
l opp
ortu
nitie
s in
Hux
ley.
As
part
of
the
Prai
rie T
our,
prop
osed
dem
onst
ratio
n ar
eas
will
ta
ke a
dvan
tage
of e
xist
ing
drai
nage
feat
ures
to p
rom
ote
impr
oved
sto
rm-w
ater
qua
lity.
Visi
tors
can
eng
age
nativ
e pl
ant s
peci
es a
nd le
arn
how
thes
e sp
ecie
s ad
apt
to d
iffer
ent s
ite c
ondi
tions
to c
reat
e be
autif
ul la
ndsc
apes
w
hile
pro
vidi
ng n
umer
ous
envi
ronm
enta
l ben
efits
.
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Implementation Strategies
The Visioning Program is just the beginning of the planning process for implementation of projects that will contribute to an enhanced quality of life in Huxley. Although there is much value in data gathering, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations, the greatest value is providing residents of Huxley with the opportunity to look at their community from different perspectives and to motivate future positive change. It is the design team’s intent to provide the community with a framework for significant future development and enhancement of community resources .
RecommendationsProject implementation should be determined based on the priority given it by the community and also with the realization of available funding sources . These funding sources may be through grants and private donations, but may also be in the form of volunteer labor, donated materials, or donated services .
The projects have been developed with a variety of different scales in mind, allowing some to be more easily realized than others . By reviewing the available resources and developing an implementation plan, the community can move forward towards realizing the fruits of its vision .
The primary goal of the community as it moves forward should be planning for successful projects upon which it can build. Successful implementation of a project allows for public support and interest to grow and can quickly lead to availability of additional and more diverse implementation resources - a community with a history of successful projects and involvement is more appealing to funding agencies. Therefore, a smaller project that fits the following criteria is generally recommended as a starting project for the community to undertake: 1 . Is highly visible 2 . Has a good chance of receiving a grant or funding assistance 3 . Can use volunteers 4 . Is not overly complicated
Because the information depicted on each board is conceptual in nature, the edits, sketches, and other deliverables are not intended for use as final design/construction documents . They need to be further developed with the help of professionals during a “design phase.” During a design phase, concepts will be refined and developed to determine the actual character, size, and essentials that will become part of the final project. The final products from this phase may retain the general concepts depicted on the boards but may look vastly different because of constraints or opportunities unknown during the visioning process. However, the design that emerges from final design may also look very similar to that developed during the Visioning Program.
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One thing to keep in mind with all projects, whether phased or not, it is imperative that the overall project is designed and planned for at the beginning to ensure that each segment will interconnect and relate to another . Failing to plan for future construction phases can easily lead to complications that could set back positive progress for years .
Available ResourcesThere are many creative ways that communities can raise the resources necessary to fund and implement projects. The following list is a compilation of various sources and opportunities for funding the projects conceptualized during the visioning process. This list is not all-inclusive; it is meant to serve as a tool to assist in brainstorming ideas .
Funding Opportunities• Grants• Partnerships (private and public)• Trusts and endowments• Fund-raising and donations• Memorials• Volunteer labor• Low-interest loans• Implementation of project in phases
Funding Sources• Iowa Department of Transportation• Iowa Department of Natural Resources• Iowa Department of Education• Iowa Department of Economic Development• Utility companies• Trees Forever
Grant Programs• Alliant Energy and Trees Forever Branching Out Program• Federal Transportation Enhancement Act (TEA-21)• Federal Surface Transportation Program (STP)• Iowa Clean Air Attainment Program (ICAAP)• Iowa DOT/DNR Fund Iowa• Iowa DOT Iowa’s Living Roadways Projects Program• Iowa DOT Living Roadways Trust Fund Program• Iowa DOT Pedestrian Curb Ramp Construction Program• Iowa DOT Statewide Transportation Enhancement Funding• Iowa DNR Recreation Infrastructure Program• Land and Water Conservation Fund• National Recreational Trails Program• Pheasants Forever• Revitalization Assistance for Community Improvement (RACI) Grant Program• State Recreational Trails Program
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Funding Synopsis
Source Administrative Agency Application Due Review Period Match Requirement Award Amount Payment Method Common Projects/Improvements Huxley ProjectStatewide & Regional
Transportation Enhancement October 1; MPO‐RPA schedules 30% State Projects; $100,000 + Statewide projects;Funding Program may differ 20% Regional Projects amount variable for RPA/MP
Rural Arts Development Grant Iowa Arts CouncilNovember 3, February 2, May 2015
2 months 50% $5,000 Maximum GrantInnovative, Collaborative, Original, High Impact
Community Art Community Art Panels
Parkland Expansion, Multi‐purpose Outdoor‐Related Recreation Development
Iowa Dept. of Transportation October 1. 4 Months 20% Min. $20,000 Total Cost Grant Highway/Street, Transit, Trail Projects
Recreational Trails Program Iowa Dept. of TransportationOctober 1 (postmarked) 6 Months 20% TBA Grant Trails, Trail‐related Projects New Trail Connection, Way‐finding Signage
Trees Forever, IDOT, ISU LandscapeArch. Extension, Federal Highway 45 Days 30% $20,000 Maximum Grant
Administration
DuPont Pioneer Seed Grants Iowa State University Extension Novenber 15 and March 15 60 Days 50% $500 Maximum Grant
Letters of RequestAccepted all year
June 1 or November 1(postmarked)
Color Key = Highway 69 Bio‐Swales Entry Monumentation Prairie Tour Community Art
50%
0%
State Recreational Trails Program
Federal Transportation Alternatives Program New Trail Connection
December 1 (postmarked) & July 1
Prairie Tour Elements, New Trail Connection
Keep Iowa Beautiful Community Beautification Grant Program
Keep Iowa Beautiful 20‐Mar 30 days Grant Litter Prevention, Recycling Education, General Beautification and Landscaping
Grant
Trail Wayfinding, Highway 69 Bio‐swale Plantings
Community Art PanelsIowa Arts Council Project Grant
REAP ‐ City Parks and Open Space
ICAAP ‐ Iowa Clean Air Attainment Program
Grant Trails, Roadside Beautification, Welcome Center
Iowa Arts Council
Iowa Dept. of Transportation 6 months
November 3, February 22 months
TBA
Prairie Tour Elements, New Trail Connection, Street Tree Plantings
Innovative, Collaborative, Original, High Impact Community Art
Grant
Mid American Energy
August 15.
July 1.
October 1.
IDOT, DNR
Alliant Energy, Trees Forever
Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources
Iowa Dept. of Transportation
Iowa Dept. of Transportation
Iowa Dept. of Transportation May 31 (postmarked)
17‐Oct
Iowa's Living Roadways Projects Programs
Living Roadway Trust Fund
DOT/DNR Fund
Branching Out
Trees Please!
0%
3 Months
TBA
TBA
90 Days
$4,500 Maximum
Not required, but encouraged
25%
20%
Variable
$10,000 Maximum
$75,000
TBA
$5,000 Maximum
TBA
Grant
Grant
TBA
$500‐$10,000
3 Months
Variable
50%
2 Months
Grant$100,000 Maximum
Establishing Native Prairie, Replacing Trees, Restoring Cemetery or Historic Monument
Prairie Demonstration Gardens
Highway 69 Bio‐swale Plantings
Grant
Grant
Highway 69 Tree Plantings
Recreational Trails
Community Entryway Beautification, Highway Plantings, Beautification of Trails
Gateway Features, Roadside Vegetation Management, Native Plant Materials
Plant Material, Roadside Beautification
Community Based Tree Planting Projects Highway 69 Tree Plantings
Community Based Tree Planting Projects
Entry Monument Plantings, Highway 69 Bio‐swale Plantings, Prairie Demonstration
Gardens
New Trail Connection, Way‐finding Signage
Highway 69 Bio‐swale Plantings, Entry Monument Plantings, Prairie Tour Elements,
Demonstration Gardens
Entry Monumentation, Highway 69 Bio‐swale Plantings
Sidewalk Improvements, Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
Grant
Funding Synopsis
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Funding Synopsis
Source Administrative Agency Application Due Review Period Match Requirement Award Amount Payment Method Common Projects/Improvements Huxley ProjectStatewide & Regional
Transportation Enhancement October 1; MPO‐RPA schedules 30% State Projects; $100,000 + Statewide projects;Funding Program may differ 20% Regional Projects amount variable for RPA/MP
Rural Arts Development Grant Iowa Arts CouncilNovember 3, February 2, May 2015
2 months 50% $5,000 Maximum GrantInnovative, Collaborative, Original, High Impact
Community Art Community Art Panels
Parkland Expansion, Multi‐purpose Outdoor‐Related Recreation Development
Iowa Dept. of Transportation October 1. 4 Months 20% Min. $20,000 Total Cost Grant Highway/Street, Transit, Trail Projects
Recreational Trails Program Iowa Dept. of TransportationOctober 1 (postmarked) 6 Months 20% TBA Grant Trails, Trail‐related Projects New Trail Connection, Way‐finding Signage
Trees Forever, IDOT, ISU LandscapeArch. Extension, Federal Highway 45 Days 30% $20,000 Maximum Grant
Administration
DuPont Pioneer Seed Grants Iowa State University Extension Novenber 15 and March 15 60 Days 50% $500 Maximum Grant
Letters of RequestAccepted all year
June 1 or November 1(postmarked)
Color Key = Highway 69 Bio‐Swales Entry Monumentation Prairie Tour Community Art
50%
0%
State Recreational Trails Program
Federal Transportation Alternatives Program New Trail Connection
December 1 (postmarked) & July 1
Prairie Tour Elements, New Trail Connection
Keep Iowa Beautiful Community Beautification Grant Program
Keep Iowa Beautiful 20‐Mar 30 days Grant Litter Prevention, Recycling Education, General Beautification and Landscaping
Grant
Trail Wayfinding, Highway 69 Bio‐swale Plantings
Community Art PanelsIowa Arts Council Project Grant
REAP ‐ City Parks and Open Space
ICAAP ‐ Iowa Clean Air Attainment Program
Grant Trails, Roadside Beautification, Welcome Center
Iowa Arts Council
Iowa Dept. of Transportation 6 months
November 3, February 22 months
TBA
Prairie Tour Elements, New Trail Connection, Street Tree Plantings
Innovative, Collaborative, Original, High Impact Community Art
Grant
Mid American Energy
August 15.
July 1.
October 1.
IDOT, DNR
Alliant Energy, Trees Forever
Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources
Iowa Dept. of Transportation
Iowa Dept. of Transportation
Iowa Dept. of Transportation May 31 (postmarked)
17‐Oct
Iowa's Living Roadways Projects Programs
Living Roadway Trust Fund
DOT/DNR Fund
Branching Out
Trees Please!
0%
3 Months
TBA
TBA
90 Days
$4,500 Maximum
Not required, but encouraged
25%
20%
Variable
$10,000 Maximum
$75,000
TBA
$5,000 Maximum
TBA
Grant
Grant
TBA
$500‐$10,000
3 Months
Variable
50%
2 Months
Grant$100,000 Maximum
Establishing Native Prairie, Replacing Trees, Restoring Cemetery or Historic Monument
Prairie Demonstration Gardens
Highway 69 Bio‐swale Plantings
Grant
Grant
Highway 69 Tree Plantings
Recreational Trails
Community Entryway Beautification, Highway Plantings, Beautification of Trails
Gateway Features, Roadside Vegetation Management, Native Plant Materials
Plant Material, Roadside Beautification
Community Based Tree Planting Projects Highway 69 Tree Plantings
Community Based Tree Planting Projects
Entry Monument Plantings, Highway 69 Bio‐swale Plantings, Prairie Demonstration
Gardens
New Trail Connection, Way‐finding Signage
Highway 69 Bio‐swale Plantings, Entry Monument Plantings, Prairie Tour Elements,
Demonstration Gardens
Entry Monumentation, Highway 69 Bio‐swale Plantings
Sidewalk Improvements, Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
Grant
