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Welcome to the Information Session for Little Sugar Creek Greenway,
Tyvola Road through Huntingtowne Farms Park
What is a Greenway? • Active Transportation
• Linear Public Park
• Recreation
• Health and Fitness
• Desirable Amenity
• Access to destinations
• Creates a Sense of Community
• County standard is a minimum 10’ wide asphalt trail conforming to AASHTO and ADA for recreational trails.
• 37 miles are complete and open
• Mecklenburg County Greenway Plan currently calls for over 200 miles.
Cross Charlotte Trail
Existing Trail Miles 7.6
Trail Miles to be Completed by County 5.5
Trail Miles to be Completed by City 12.8
Total Miles 25.9
Project History • Little Sugar Creek Greenway is part of the 2008 Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Master Plan adopted by the Board of County Commissioners. • Awarded a grant for the design and construction of this section of Little Sugar Creek Greenway from NCDOT.
Process • Public Information Session Monday April 21, 2014 • Complete design, permit and bid project
• Begin construction in spring/summer 2015
• Anticipate 12 months to complete
Queens University Sports Complex & Conference Center; Marion Diehl Recreation Center
Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
Park Road Park
Little Sugar Creek Greenway Tyvola Road to Huntingtowne Farms
Park South Station
Existing greenway through Huntingtowne Farms Park
Huntingtowne Farms Elementary School
Montclaire Elementary School
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Archdale Dr.
Existing Conditions
Looking North from Archdale Drive Archdale Drive Bridge Looking North from Park
South Station Bridge Location
Looking North to Bridge Location @ Sugar Creek WWP
Service Rd Through Sugar Creek Wastewater Plant Tyvola Road Bridge
Existing Conditions
Creek Adjacent to Huntingtowne Farms
Bridge Location back to Huntingtowne Farms
Existing Greenway through Huntingtowne Farms Park
Pipe crossing Huntingtowne Farms View parallel to Birmingham Park South Station Creek
Frontage
OPPORTUNITIES • This project will provide a main greenway trail that is a
permanent part of the Mecklenburg County Greenway Program.
• This effort is a public-private funding partnership with NCDOT.
• Little Sugar Creek Greenway will provide a direct link between connecting local residential areas - Queens University Sports Complex & Conference Center, Marion Diehl Recreation Center, Park Road Park, and Huntingtowne Farms - to a growing system of existing greenway trails.
CONSTRAINTS • Cost associated with the challenging topography will may require reconsidering some bridge crossings.
• CDOT will need to be directly involved in the underpasses at Tyvola Road and Archdale Drive.
• The trail through Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant will be coordinated with CMUD.
• Coordination of trail construction with Park South Station segment will be important.
• There is a deadline that must be monitored concerning the beginning and completing construction by the funders.
Proposed Trailhead with Parking
Trailhead at Park Road Park Greenway Access
Little Sugar Creek Greenway Tyvola Road to Huntingtowne Farms
Bridge Crossing to Park South Station
Existing greenway through Huntingtowne Farms Park
Replace Handrails on Existing Bridge Crossing at Huntingtowne Farms Park
Archdale Dr.
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Greenway under Tyvola Road
Bridge Crossing
Bridge Crossing to Huntingtowne Farms
Tributary Crossing
Archdale Dr.
1- Greenway under Tyvola Road
2 - Greenway from Tyvola Road to Archdale Drive
4 - Greenway from Archdale Drive to Huntingtowne Farms
3 - Park Road Park Access to Greenway
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Preliminary Trail Alignment 1- Tyvola Road
Future Bridge Crossing
Greenway Access to sidewalk on
Tyvola Rd Greenway under Tyvola Rd
Greenway Access to Queens
University Sports Complex & Conference
Center
Tributary Crossing
Future Greenway Access
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Preliminary Trail Alignment –2- Tyvola to Archdale
Proposed Trailhead Parking/Greenway Access
Greenway under Tyvola Rd
Proposed Trailhead in Park Road Park
Bridge Crossing
Crossing over access road
Future Expansion
Future Bridge Crossing
Little Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
Preliminary Trail Alignment 3 - Park Road Park Access
Bridge Crossing
Proposed Trailhead @ Park Rd. Park Restroom Building -Expand plaza with site furnishings
Greenway Access
Existing Parking Area at Park Road Park
Existing Restroom Building at Park Road Park
Preliminary Trail Alignment 4 - Archdale to Huntingtowne Farms
Little Sugar Creek Greenway
Bridge Crossing to Park South Station
Existing greenway through Huntingtowne Farms
Bridge Crossing to Huntingtowne Farms
Trail Cross-sections Tyvola Road Underpass
10’ or 12’ asphalt trail
Little Sugar Creek Cut slope; Add 5’
retaining wall
Tyvola Road Bridge
Riparian Zone
Rip Rap Rip Rap
Trail Cross-sections Typical Greenway Trail
10’ or 12’ Asphalt trail with 2’ gravel shoulders
Little Sugar Creek
Trail Cross-sections Typical Greenway Trail
Surface Water Improvement and Management Buffer S.W.I.M. Buffer
Little Sugar Creek
• Buffer width determined by size of watershed • Measured from top of creek bank • Located on both sides of Creek • Little Sugar Creek S.W.I.M. Buffer: 100’
Streamside Zone: 30’
Managed Use Zone: 45’ Upland Zone: 25’
Agency Coordination • Duke Energy
– Transmission lines • Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Utilities – Greenway through
Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant; bridge location
• Charlotte Dept. of Transportation – Tyvola Road – Archdale Drive
• NCDOT – Funding agency
Archdale Dr.
Wayfinding
Greenways and Safety
• Greenway trails have had the fewest issues among Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation amenities.
• A 2004 study by UNC Charlotte on our greenways found that greenways do not increase crime and, in some instances, crime is slightly reduced.
• Crime exists everywhere; there is no perfectly safe environment. Emergencies 911; Otherwise 311
• Common sense prevails- if you have valuables in your car, locate them out of sight and lock the vehicle. Avoid the trail during floods. Enjoy walking with a friend.
• Park Rangers and volunteer Park Ambassadors bike trails.
• Cyclists must have lights and reflectors after dark.
Thank you for participating in your Information Session
Karen Weston-Chien, RLA Project Manager Mecklenburg County Asset and Facility Management Business Support Services Agency 3205 Freedom Drive, Suite 101 Charlotte, NC 28208 Phone: 704-336-6634 Email: [email protected]
Gwen Cook, RLA Planner Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation 5841 Brookshire Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28216 Phone: 704-432-1570 Email: [email protected]
