Evergreen Trails Master Plan!

Community  Mee,ng  #2  August  19,  2014  

Today’s  Mee,ng  

•  Introduc,ons  •  Project  Review  and  Update  •  Public  Input  Overview  •  DraI  Concepts  •  Wayfinding  Signage  •  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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Desired  Outcomes  

•  Build  community  support  •  Develop  feasible,  implementable,  and  fundable  projects  

•  Develop  a  wayfinding  signage  program  •  Poised  for  construc,on  funding  opportuni,es  

Public  Input  Overview  

Public  Open  House  #1  Number  of  Aaendees:  47    Comment  Areas:    Downtown  –  way-­‐finding  signage,  visibility,  pedestrian  friendliness,  parking    High  School  linkages  library,  lake,  church  parking  lot,      Buffalo  Park  Rd.  pedestrian  crossings  or  underpass    Evergreen  Lake:  mix  of  users  on  north  side,  dismount  zone    Divert  cyclists  to  Meadow  Drive  as  alterna,ve  to  74          

Public  Input  Overview  

= Comment made by a Meeting Attendee

Key Comments Made by Public at Community Meeting #1

Consider diverting cyclists to Meadow Drive, instead of

74, to keep them away from “social”  walkers and bikers.

Need marked crossings for students on Buffalo

Park Road next to Wilmot Elementary and

Evergreen High.

Consider making the north side of the lake a dismount zone or a

bike free zone

Need to improve safety overall through shoulder and road

widening, improved signage, and added traffic signals at

dangerous junctions.

Need community outreach and education to improve

driver behavior, especially on 74 going into town.

Need shared use trails from Evergreen to

Conifer, and to Marshdale, off of the highway for safety.

All trails need improved signage and separate

marked paths for different uses.

Concern for biker and pedestrian safety from the lake to

downtown on 74. Bridge going in, 2014.

Increase walkability in Downtown Evergreen: widen sidewalks,

improve lighting, and add benches and public bathrooms. Consider closing downtown to cars. Could

use parking lot by 7-11 for business. Need accessible connections to lake across 73, not just stairs.

This is a very dangerous

blind curve.

Possible dismount zone.

Concern for student biker safety because of dangerous

conditions in winter.

DraI  Concepts  

DraI  Concepts  

Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community

Evergreen Trails Master Plan - Draft Trail Overview Map

Meadow Dr.

Upper Bear Creek Rd.

Buffalo Park Rd.

Little Cub C

reek Rd.

7474

73S

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lue

Sp

ruce

Rd

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Downtown Evergreen

Evergreen

High School

Wulf

Rec Center

Wilmot

Elementary

School

Evergreen

Public Library

Evergreen

Lakehouse

Hiwan

Homestead

Museum

Evergreen

Golf Course

Created: 8/15/2014

Pioneer Trail

to Bergen Park

Dedisse Trail

Draft

Brook Forest Rd.

Grocery

Store

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D.E.A.L. Trail

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Bear Creek Connection

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Buffalo Park Rd. Trail

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E.A.R. Trail

Link

LegendProposed trails shownwith dashed lines

Existing Trail

Funded Link

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ÞConceptual Trail

to Morrison

Conceptual Trail

to Conifer

Shoulder Improvements to

CR-73

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Wayfinding  Signage  Discussion  

Exis,ng  Wayfinding  Signage  

Signage  and  Way-­‐finding  

Ability  to  establish  character  and  iden,ty,  increase  visibility  and  provide  pedestrian  direc,onal  informa,on  

Signage  Families:  Gateway  Signs  

•  Establishes  iden,ty  

•  Creates  monument  entryway  and  welcome  

•  Addresses  visitor  audience  

   

Signage  Families:  Informa,onal/Direc,onal  

•  Con,nues  Iden,ty  

•  Highlights  key  des,na,ons    

 •  Addresses  local  

and  visitor  audiences  

Signage  Families:  Trail/Pedestrian  Signs  

•  Iden,fies  Trail  Name  

 •  Provides  

direc,on  and  distance  or  ,me  to  des,na,on  

 •  Pedestrian  

scale/trail  users  

•  Other  –  interpre,ve  signage  around  Lake  

Next  Community  Mee,ng  

•  October  •  Review  Recommenda,ons  •  Review  Implementa,on  Plan  

Project  Informa,on  

•  www.trails4evergreen.org  •  OV  Consul,ng  -­‐  Chris  Vogelsang,  PE    •  303-­‐898-­‐8042  •  chris@ovllc.com