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Approved and Adopted I NGHAM C OUNTY TRAILSMarch AND3, 20 PARKS COMPREHENSIVE REPORT Adopted March 22, 2016 14 A CKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ingham County Board of Commissioners Ingham County Trails and Parks Task Force Victor Celentino, District 1 Teri Banas, Chairperson Rebecca Bahar-Cook, District 2 Penelope Tsernoglou, Vice-Chairperson Sarah Anthony, District 3 Sarah Anthony Bryan Crenshaw, District 4 Robin Case Naeyaert Todd Tennis, District 5 Carol Koenig Randy Maiville, District 6 Randy Maiville Kara Hope, District 7 Deb Nolan Penelope Tsernoglou, District 8 Todd Tennis Carol Koenig, District 9 Brian McGrain, District 10 Teri Banas, District 11 Deb Nolan, District 12 Randy Schafer, District 13 Robin Case Naeyaert, District 14 Ingham County Parks and Recreation Commission Commissioner Penelope Tsernoglou Commissioner Carol Koenig Sarah Nicholls, Chair Matthew Bennett, Vice-Chair Ralph Monsma, Secretary John Czarnecki Pat Lindemann Paul Pratt Jonathan Schelke Kevin Duffy Cherry Hamrick Ingham County Staff Jared Cypher, Deputy Controller Tim Morgan, Parks Director Brian Collins, Hawk Island Park Manager Coe Emens, Hawk Island Assistant Park Manager Jeff Gehl, Burchfield Park Manager Pat Witte, Lake Lansing Park Manager Tim Buckley, Burchfield Park/Lake Lansing Assistant Park Manager Nicole Wallace, Executive Assistant Karen Fraser, Financial Coordinator Adopted by the Ingham County Board of Commissioner on March 22, 2016 Prepared by: The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc. In collaboration with the Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance INGHAM COUNTY Trails and Parks Comprehensive Report | Adopted March 22, 2016 Page i C ONTENTS E XECUTIVE S UMMARY ........................................................ VII I NTRODUCTION Purpose .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Project Process....................................................................................................................................... 1 Report Organization ............................................................................................................................... 2 P LANNING C ONTEXT Regional Setting ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Regional Trails ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee (CIS) Trail ............................................................................................... 4 Lakelands Trail ................................................................................................................................. 5 Thornapple Trail ............................................................................................................................... 7 The River Trail .................................................................................................................................. 7 Regional Plans........................................................................................................................................ 9 Tri-County Regional Planning .......................................................................................................... 9 MDOT University Region Non-Motorized Plan .............................................................................. 10 Local Trail Planning Efforts ................................................................................................................... 12 City of Williamston .......................................................................................................................... 12 Williamstown Township .................................................................................................................. 13 Meridian Township ......................................................................................................................... 14 City of East Lansing ....................................................................................................................... 16 City of Lansing ............................................................................................................................... 18 Delhi Township ............................................................................................................................... 20 City of Mason ................................................................................................................................. 21 Water Trails .......................................................................................................................................... 22 Ingham County Regional Trails and Parks Network ............................................................................. 25 S TANDARDS + B EST P RACTICES Design Standards ................................................................................................................................. 31 Sidewalks ....................................................................................................................................... 31 On-Street Bicycle Lanes ................................................................................................................ 31 On-Road Paved Shoulders ............................................................................................................ 32 Off-Road Shared-Use Pathways .................................................................................................... 32 Other Features and Signage .......................................................................................................... 33 Cost Considerations ....................................................................................................................... 33 Water Trails .......................................................................................................................................... 34 Access Sites and Accessibility ....................................................................................................... 34 Site Location Appropriateness ....................................................................................................... 34 Cost Considerations ....................................................................................................................... 35 Maintenance ......................................................................................................................................... 36 A Systemic Approach ..................................................................................................................... 37 INGHAM COUNTY Trails and Parks Comprehensive Report | Adopted March 22, 2016 Page iii E XISTING C ONDITIONS + A SSESSMENT Land Trail Assessment ......................................................................................................................... 39 Pavement ....................................................................................................................................... 39 Bridges ........................................................................................................................................... 49 Water Trail Assessment ....................................................................................................................... 61 County Parks ........................................................................................................................................ 65 Bunker Road Canoe Landing ......................................................................................................... 65 Burchfield Park/Riverbend Natural Area/McNamara Landing ....................................................... 65 Hawk Island Park ........................................................................................................................... 68 Lake Lansing Boat Launch ............................................................................................................ 70 Lake Lansing Park North................................................................................................................ 70 Lake Lansing Park South ............................................................................................................... 72 Deferred County Park Projects ...................................................................................................... 74 P UBLIC P ARTICIPATION Project Website..................................................................................................................................... 79 Public Meetings and Online Survey ..................................................................................................... 80 Summary of Public Input Findings ................................................................................................. 87 Stakeholder Input.................................................................................................................................. 88 Stakeholder Meeting ...................................................................................................................... 90 Issues & Themes .................................................................................................................................. 93 Theme 1: Trail Rehabilitation and Ongoing Trail Improvement