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Appendix F: Greater Mt Appendix F APPENDIX F: GREATER MT. PLEASANT AREA NON-MOTORIZED PLAN City of Mt. Pleasant Master Plan Page 228 November 2014 Greater Mt. Pleasant Area Non -motorized Plan Prepared by: November 30, 2011 Acknowledgements Project Steering Committee Brian Atkinson, Engineer, Mt. Pleasant TSC, MDOT Frank Cloutier, Public Relations Office, The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe John Dinse, Township Trustee, Charter Township of Union Pat Gaffney, Engineer, Isabella County Road Commission Jeff Grey, Planning and Community Development Director, City of Mt. Pleasant Phil Hertzler, Union Township Resident Jack Hofweber, Development Engineer, Mt. Pleasant TSC, MDOT Ben Jankens, Central Michigan University Sue Ann Kopmeyer, Director, Parks & Recreation Commission Daniel Methner, GIS, Central Michigan University Tim Neiporte, Community Development Director, Isabella County Terry Palmer, Retired MDOT Engineer Alison Quast, Manger, Motorless Motion & Mid Michigan Cycling Club Andy Reihl, Project Manager, Central Michigan University Don Seal, Community Engineer Planning Department, The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Linda Marie Slater, Director, Plan Engineering & Planning, Central Michigan University Brian Smith, Township Manager, Charter Township of Union Bill Whiteman, Director of Facilities, Mid Michigan Community College Woody Woodruff, Zoning Administrator, Charter Township of Union Consultants The Greenway Collaborative, Inc. Wade Trim LSL Planning, Inc. Isabella County Citizens and Community Members All of those who contributed to the Non-Motorized Master Plan development process Plan Funding The Greater Mt. Pleasant Area Non-motorized Plan was funded by the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Charter Township of Union Isabela Cotaity, Cc \ j jTOW[ISHIP —I -~ “~ “Qnitq J~ RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE GREATER MT PLEASANT AREA NON MOTORIZED PLAN WHEREAS, The Charter Township of Union has received a grant from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe in the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars to produce an Area Wide Non Motorized Transportation Plan WHEREAS, The steering committee for the plan represents a diversity of interests and participants from the local units of government, agencies, educational institutions and dtizens of the greater Mt Pleasant Area and Isabella County WHEREAS, The steering committee selected The Greenway Collaborative of Ann Arbor, a nationally recognized leader in Non Motorized Transportation Planning WHEREAS, The completed plan meets the goals of the steering committee, The Charter Township of Union Master Plan, and The Charter Township of Union Board Policy Manual Global Ends NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The Charter Township of Union Adopts the Greater Mt Pleasant Area Non Motorized Transportation Plan The foregoing resolution offered by Board Member Lannen Second offered by Board Member Dinse Upon roll call vote the fbllowing voted “aye’: Dinse, Gallinat, Lannen, Mikus, Stovak, Barker “nay”: Verwey ~ adopted. Peter Gallinat, Clerk Resolution # 2011-10-26 Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................... 1 1.1 Why Walking and Bicycling are Important ................................................................... 3 1.2 Glossary of Terms .......................................................................................................... 6 2. Project Goals & Objectives ........................................................ 11 2.1 Purpose of the Plan and Community Vision .................................................................. 11 2.2 Goals & Objectives ........................................................................................................ 12 3. Inventory & Analysis .................................................................. 15 3.1 General Conditions ....................................................................................................... 16 3.2 The Pedestrian Environment ......................................................................................... 39 3.3 The Bicycling Environment .......................................................................................... 44 4. Proposed Facilities .................................................................... 51 4.1 Non-motorized Transportation Network ....................................................................... 52 4.2 Specific Area Concept Plans ......................................................................................... 70 4.3 Projected Energy Savings ............................................................................................. 73 5. Implementation Plan .................................................................. 79 5.1 Implementation Plan ..................................................................................................... 80 5.2 Potential Funding Sources ............................................................................................ 112 5.2 Annual Maintenance & Operation Costs ...................................................................... 115 6. Planning & Zoning Review and Recommendations ................... 117 6.1 Master Planning ............................................................................................................ 118 6.2 Subdivision Regulations ............................................................................................... 121 6.3 Zoning Ordinance ......................................................................................................... 122 6.4 Recommendations for Planning and Zoning ................................................................. 128 7. Proposed Policies & Programs .................................................. 131 7.1 Complete Streets Policy ................................................................................................ 132 7.2 ADA Compliance Issues .............................................................................................. 135 7.3 Safe Routes to Schools .................................................................................................. 137 7.4 Bike Parking.................................................................................................................. 141 7.5 Maintenance of Non-motorized Facilities ..................................................................... 146 7.6 Sidewalk/Roadside Pathway Completion ..................................................................... 150 8. Education & Marketing .............................................................. 153 8.1 Existing Promotional and Marketing Activities ............................................................ 154 8.2 Opportunities and Assets .............................................................................................. 155 8.3 Public Outreach and Education Strategies .................................................................... 159 8.4 Methods of Evaluation .................................................................................................. 171 8.5 Outreach and Education Recommendations ................................................................. 172 9. Design Guidelines ..................................................................... 175 9.1 Key Factors for Pedestrians .......................................................................................... 176 9.2 Key Factors for Bicycle Travel ..................................................................................... 179 9.3 Travel Along Road Corridors ....................................................................................... 183 9.4 Developing Complete Street Cross Sections................................................................. 185 9.5 Transitions Between On and Off-Road Bicycle Facilities ............................................ 193 9.6 Modifying Existing Facilities........................................................................................ 196 9.7 Travel Across the Road Corridor .................................................................................. 203 9.8 Local Roadways ............................................................................................................ 232 9.9 Neighborhood Connectors ............................................................................................ 234 9.10 Off-Road Trails ............................................................................................................. 239 9.11 Gateway Transitions ..................................................................................................... 243 9.12 Commercial Centers ...................................................................................................... 244 10. Appendix ................................................................................. 251 10.1 Web Survey Results .................................................................................................... 252 10.2 Public Workshop Summary: Visioning ...................................................................... 306 10.3 Public Workshop Summary: Preliminary Plan ........................................................... 317 10.4 Implementation Budget Figures .................................................................................. 326 10.5 Evaluation of Alternative Scenarios for Travel Across Road Corridors .................... 328 Greater Mt. Pleasant Area Non-motorized Plan November 30, 2011 1. Introduction The Greater Mt. Pleasant Area Non-motorized Transportation
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