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Legacy Trail Extension
Feasibility Study
Patrick Lui Bicycle, Pedestrian & Trails Coordinator
Public Works
April 1, 2015
Discussion Outline
1. Background
2. Feasibility Study
Findings
3. Recommendations
4. Next Steps
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Background - Existing Legacy Trail
• First Segment opened in
2008
• Over 120,000 users per
year
• 12-Foot Wide Shared
Multi-Use Path
• Shade Shelters every mile
• 10.6 Miles from Venice
Train Depot to
Culverhouse Nature Park
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Background:
Legacy Trail North Extension Context Map
• 2013 - Friends of The
Legacy Trail petitioned
the Board of County
Commissioners to extend
trail
• BCC approved
conducting Phase 1
Feasibility study in
partnership with the
private sector (2013)
• Cardno, Inc. selected to
complete the first phase
of the feasibility study
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Existing Conditions
Existing Legacy Trail Terminus
Terminus Condition
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Existing Conditions:
Typical Rail Corridor Views North of Sawyer Loop Road Spur Lines North of Ashton Road
Tuttle Ave to Shade Ave Road Crossing
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Existing Conditions: Bridges
Phillippi Creek Main A
Phillippi Creek Main B
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Existing Conditions
Standing Water Commercial Encroachment/Service Point
Railway Condition Residential Encroachment
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Feasibility Study Design Options
Source: Google, Portlandpedalpower.com
Rails-To-Trails Rails-With-Trails
VS.
Structural Base in Place
Reduced Impact to Surrounding Area
Existing Ties Must Be Removed
Future Rail Use
Build Base through Cut and Fill
Added Stormwater and Wetland
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Feasibility Study Design Criteria
• State and National standards;
evolving
• Most Widely used
• American Association of
State Highway and
Transportation Officials
(AASHTO)
• Minnesota Department of
Transportation (MNDOT)
• Proposed Amenities
• Shelters
• Drinking Water
• Bathrooms
• Interpretive Signs
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Design Concept
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Feasibility Study Proposed Road Crossings
• 13 Road Crossings
• Signals
• Striping
• Signage
• Protected Median
Example of Mid-Block Crossing AASHTO
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Rails-With-Trails Design Option
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Rails-To-Trails Design Option
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Construction Cost Estimate
Table 5 Construction Cost Comparison
Rails-to-Trails vs. Rails-with-Trails
Rails-to-Trails
Rails-with-
Trails
Trail Corridor $7,024,200
$9,403,300
Contamination Testing & Remediation $1,725,000
$1,775,000
Intersections
$1,095,500
$ 965,500
Shelters
$ 352,000
$ 372,800
Trail Heads
$1,360,000
$1,360,000
Bridges (2) over Phillippi Creek
$ 850,000
$1,015,000
Utilities at Trail Heads and Shelters $ 260,000
$ 260,000
Project - General
$4,180,000
$5,150,000
Project Cost Estimate Total
$16,846,700
$20,301,600
*Does not include land lease or purchase cost of the rail corridor
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Environmental Assessment
• Phase 1 Environmental Assessment Complete
• Recognized Environmental Conditions (REC)
Found
• Rail Road Related
• Herbicides and Creosote
• Industrial Land Uses
• Auto Repair and Dry Cleaning
• Adjacent Landscaping
• Above ground Storage Tanks
• Report Recommends Phase 2 Study ($250,000)
• Evidence Suggests potential impacts related to site
• Gaining Access through CSX and Seminole Gulf
Permits
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Recommendations
• Accept the Final Legacy Trail
Extension Feasibility Study.
• Direct the County Administrator to
obtain real estate appraisals for The
Legacy Trail Extension area.
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Next Steps
• Continue to work towards federal funding
of the Phase 2 Environmental Assessment
through the TIGER Grant application
process.
• Funding has been identified if the grant is
not awarded.
• County Staff will work with CSX and the
Trust for Public Lands to acquire
authorization to access the rail corridor.
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