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Pewaukee to Brookfield Connector Trail Natural Resource Preservation & Maintenance PEWAUKEE TO BROOKFIELD CONNECTOR TRAIL NATURAL RESOURCE PRESERVATION & MAINTENANCE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS • Preserve natural character of corridor • Protect sensitive wetlands and waterways • Minimize clearing within abandoned rail corridor • Prevent spread of invasive species • Wild Parsnip • Garlic Mustard Rehabilitate existing structures • Common & Glossy Buckthorn • Reed Canary Grass • Hybrid Honeysuckle • Protect and restore native plant communities along corridor • Rehabilitate existing railroad bridges to minimize impacts to Fox River MAINTENANCE CONSIDERATIONS Protect sensitive wetlands • Prune back low-growing vegetation to maintain safety clearance • Incorporate drainage and erosion mitigation in design • Design clear-width to allow for maintenance vehicles to access trail • Remove dead, diseased, and fallen trees Minimize impacts to Fox River PEWAUKEE TO BROOKFIELD CONNECTOR TRAIL PROJECT BENEFITS 1. MEET WAUKESHA COUNTY’S LONG-RANGE PLANNING GOAL TO CREATE A COUNTY- WIDE TRAIL NETWORK THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL RESIDENTS • Waukesha County Comprehensive Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan • Waukesha County Park & Open Space Plan • City of Waukesha Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan • Proposed Waukesha County Bicycle Plan – adopted 2012 • City of Brookfield Greenway Trail System • Regional Bicycle Facilities System Plan for Southeastern Wisconsin: 2010 by SEWRPC • City of Pewaukee Bike Plan 2. PROVIDE MISSING NORTH-SOUTH CONNECTION IN BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES BETWEEN THE CITIES OF PEWAUKEE AND BROOKFIELD • Accommodate different types of trail use –transportation, recreation, fitness • Enhance access to businesses, shopping, and other destinations • Accommodate use by multiple user groups – walkers, runners, bicyclists, rollerbladers, cross-country City of Brookfield Greenway Trail System skiers, parents with strollers and others. • Provide opportunities for social interaction and healthy living 3. INCREASE ANNUAL BIKING AND WALKING TRIPS WITHIN COUNTY • Potential to generate 15- 20,000 bike trips & 10 -15,000 walking trips • Estimated replacement of auto trips for the corridor by 30% • Providing a separated, less intimidating facility for non-motorists will improve bicyclist safety and encourage more users • Increase tourism opportunities City of Pewaukee Bike Plan PEWAUKEE TO BROOKFIELD CONNECTOR TRAIL TYPICAL DESIGN SECTIONS THE TRAIL WITHIN ABANDONED RAILROAD CORRIDOR ALONG RIVERVIEW DRIVE AT REHABILITATED BRIDGE Burleigh Rd Mitchell Pewaukee to Brookfield Connector Trail Park Project ID 2718-14-01 END PROJECT/ PROPOSED TRAILHEAD Fox Brook ± Project Overview Park McCoy Field River Rd ^_ Redford Blvd Redford Riverview Dr Duplainville Rd County Green Space N Brookfield Rd N Barker Rd Barker N Watertown Rd Canterbury Fox River Springdale Park Park CTH M/ North Ave CTH SR / Springdale Rd SRSpringdale / CTH North Ave City of Pewaukee City of County Redford Blvd Green Space Brookfield Fox River Watertown Rd BEGIN PROJECT/ PROPOSED TRAILHEAD Wray Park ¦¨§94 North Ave ^_ Fox River Park and Rolling N Barker Rd Barker N Ride Meadows Park Brook Poplar Creek N Brookfield Rd Pewaukee River Park Legend Project Corridor ¨¦§94 Rd Springdale County-Owned Abondoned Railroad Corridor 0 500 1,000 2,000 Feet Park and Open Space Pewaukee to Brookfield Connector Trail Lilly HeightsTrail Æ%16 Æ%164 Project ID 2718-14-01 Capitol Dr ± Æ%190 Simmons Regional Trail Network Woods Park Pewaukee Kiwanis Lakefront Village Park Park Fairview South School Underwood CreekTrail Æ%190 Æ%190 Brookfield Rd Brookfield Pilgrim Rd N Calhoun Rd Pewaukee Mitchell Brookfield East Lake Park High School Wagner Burleigh Park Village CenterTrail Burleigh Rd Elementary Pewaukee Fox Brook Schools Park McCoy Waukesha Æ%164 Field END PROJECT/ County River Rd PROPOSED TRAILHEAD Technical ^_ Wirth College Park Riverview Dr Duplainville Rd Beverly Hills Trail Redford Blvd Redford Pewaukee Brookfield Nettesheim Watertown Rd Rd Springdale Elementary Park Pewaukee Rd Barker N River Parkway Springdale Canterbury Dixon Elementary Park Hills Park Fox River Æ%16 Pewaukee River North Ave Lake Country Trail City of North Ave Brookfield Central Rolling MeadowsTrail PewaukeeRd City of High School Pewaukee Fox River County Green Space Brookfield Gebhardt Rd Tonawanda BEGIN PROJECT/ Elementary Civic Center Trail Center Civic Watertown Rd Elm GroveTrail PROPOSED TRAILHEAD Elm Grove Wray Village Park Park Pilgrim Park North Ave Middle School Bluemound Rd ^_ Rd Barker N ¦¨§94 Rolling Pilgrim Rd Park and Brook Meadowbrook Park Poplar Creek Poplar Meadows Park Elementary Ride N Calhoun Rd N Brookfield Rd Village of ¦¨§94 Wisconsin Hills Elm Grove Pebble Middle School Valley Park DousmanTrail Pewaukee South Park Eble Park Meadowview Park Bluemound Rd W. Bluemound Rd ¤£ 18 Swanson Banting Elementary Elementary Horning Middle Northview Rd Prideman MeadowbrookTrail Park Banting Redford Blvd £ Park ¤18 UW-Milwaukee at Waukesha Hawthorne Town of Endicott S. Morland Rd Elementary Park ¤£18 Hillcrest Brookfield ¨¦§94 W Moreland Blvd Summit View Elementary Meadowbrook Rd Elementary Fox River Hillcrest Weston E Moreland Blvd Park Hills Park Summit Ave £ Delafield St Frame ¤18 Park Waukesha North Horeb High School DeerCreek Trail Spring Æ%164 Park W. Greenfield Ave Æ%59 Lowell Lowell Butler E North St Highland Park Poplar Creek Elementary Middle Fox River Trail Memorial Waukesha Riverwalk Æ%59 Park Buena Gatewood Waukesha Park Springs Park New Berlin Trail Park Retzer Nature Glacier Dopp Hadfield Center Cone Park Park Elementary Les Paul Middle Woodfield Bethesda Park Park Æ%59 Merrill Crest W St Paul Ave Legend Park Carroll Bethesda Saratoga University Randall Catholic Regional Trail Elementary Middle Elementary Memorial City of High School Brookfield Greenway Trail Fox River New Berlin Sanctuary City of Existing Local Trail/Path FoxRiver Trail Waukesha Proposed Local Trail/Path Glacial Drumlin State Trail Whittier Project Corridor Elementary Charles Poplar Creek Heyer Park Elementary County-Owned Abondoned Pebble Creek Park Heyer 01,250 2,500 5,000 Feet Railroad Corridor Elementary New Berlin West Middle & High Park and Open Space School . Morland Rd S TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE: BUGLINE TRAIL .
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