Current Status of the Birthplace of America Trail

T19 -11 NOV 2019 HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION VOTING MEMBERS Robert A. Crum, Jr. – Executive Director

VOTING MEMBERS: CHESAPEAKE JAMES CITY COUNTY SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY Rick West Michael Hipple Barry T. Porter Ella P. Ward – Alternate Vacant - Alternate R. Randolph Cook - Alternate

FRANKLIN NEWPORT NEWS SUFFOLK Barry Cheatham McKinley L. Price Linda T. Johnson Frank Rabil – Alternate David H. Jenkins - Alternate Leroy Bennett - Alternate

GLOUCESTER COUNTY NORFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH Phillip Bazzani Kenneth Alexander Robert Dyer Christopher A. Hutson – Martin A. Thomas, Jr. – Alternate James Wood- Alternate Alternate

HAMPTON POQUOSON WILLIAMSBURG Donnie Tuck – Vice-Chair W. Eugene Hunt, Jr. Paul Freiling Jimmy Gray – Alternate Herbert R. Green – Alternate Douglas Pons – Alternate

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PORTSMOUTH YORK COUNTY Joel Acree John Rowe – Chair Thomas G. Shepperd, Jr Rudolph Jefferson - Alternate Shannon E. Glover – Alternate Sheila Noll - Alternate

MEMBERS OF THE VIRGINIA SENATE The Honorable Mamie E. Locke The Honorable John A. Cosgrove

MEMBERS OF THE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES The Honorable Christopher P. Stolle The Honorable David Yancey

TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT COMMISSION OF HAMPTON ROADS William E. Harrell, President/Chief Executive Officer Ray Amoruso – Alternate

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Christopher Hall , Hampton Roads District Engineer Dawn Odom – Alternate

VA DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Jennifer Mitchell, Director Jennifer DeBruhl – Alternate

VIRGINIA PORT AUTHORITY John Reinhart, CEO/Executive Director Cathie Vick – Alternate

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NON-VOTING MEMBERS: CHESAPEAKE JAMES CITY COUNTY SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY Christopher M. Price Scott Stevens Michael W. Johnson

FRANKLIN NEWPORT NEWS SUFFOLK Amanda Jarratt Cindy Rohlf Patrick Roberts

GLOUCESTER COUNTY NORFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH J. Brent Fedors Larry Filer Tom Leahy

HAMPTON POQUOSON WILLIAMSBURG Mary Bunting J. Randall Wheeler Andrew Trivette

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PORTSMOUTH YORK COUNTY Randy Keaton Lydia Pettis Patton Neil A. Morgan

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Jessie Yung, Acting Division Administrator – Virginia Division FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION Terry Garcia Crews, Region 3 Administrator FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Jeffrey W. Breeden, Airport Planner, Washington Airports District Office VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION Mark Flynn, Director PENINSULA AIRPORT COMMISSION Michael A. Giardino, Executive Director NORFOLK AIRPORT AUTHORITY Robert S. Bowen, Executive Director COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE Theresa Danaher, Chair FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE Larry Ewan (Nonvoting Board Member) Delegate Christopher P. Stolle, Co-Chair (Voting Board Member) MILITARY LIAISONS Michael Moore, Captain, U.S. Navy Richard Hayes, Captain, U.S. Navy - Alternate Kevin Carroll, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Ed Vedder, Colonel, Langley-Eustis INVITED PARTICIPANT John Malbon, CTB Stephen A. Johnsen, CTB W. Sheppard Miller, CTB HRTPO PROJECT STAFF Mike Kimbrel HRTPO Deputy Executive Director Robert B. Case, P.E., Ph.D. Chief Transportation Engineer Uros Jovanovic Transportation Engineer Andrew Margason General Services Manager Chris Vaigneur Assistant General Services Manager

REPORT DOCUMENTATION

TITLE ORGANIZATION The Current Status Hampton Roads of the Birthplace of Transportation Planning Organization America Trail 723 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320 http://www.hrtpo.org AUTHORS Uros Jovanovic Robert B. Case, PE, PhD

REPORT DATE November 2019

ABSTRACT The “Birthplace of America Trail Study” (2017) evaluated prior bicycle and pedestrian plans and studies in the regions, considered potential route alternatives and identified the recommended routes for the two Birthplace paths. To further the construction of the Birthplace of America Trail, HRTPO staff categorized sections of the Birthplace of America Trail study as Unfunded, Funded, Interim and Complete. The purpose of this report is to draw the public’s attention to the last two types of sections (increasing usage), and to draw the government’s attention to the first type of segments (increasing likelihood of funding construction).

ACKNOWLEDGMENT & DISCLAIMERS Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The contents of this report reflect the views of the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO). The HRTPO is responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the FHWA, VDOT or Hampton Roads Planning District Commission. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. FHWA or VDOT acceptance of this report as evidence of fulfillment of the objectives of this planning study does not constitute endorsement/approval of the need for any recommended improvements nor does it constitute approval of their location and design or a commitment to fund any such improvements. Additional project level environmental impact assessments and/or studies of alternatives may be necessary.

NON-DISCRIMINATION The HRTPO assures that no person shall, on the ground of race, color, national origin, handicap, sex, age, or income status as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and subsequent authorities, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subject to discrimination under any program or activity. The HRTPO Title VI Plan provides this assurance, information about HRTPO responsibilities, and a Discrimination Complaint Form

Contents

Introduction ...... 2 Methodology ...... 4 Findings ...... 7 Next Steps ...... 18 Appendix A: Public Comment ...... 19

Introduction The Birthplace of America Trail is conceptualized as a connection between the Virginia Capital Trail (VCT) and Fort Monroe and the South Hampton Roads Trail via two off-road, shared-use paths. The “Birthplace of America Trail Study” (completed in 2017) evaluated prior bicycle and pedestrian plans and studies in the regions, considered potential route alternatives, and identified the recommended routes for the two Birthplace paths (Map 1). The Birthplace of America Trail, when completed, will total 93 miles across 8 jurisdictions.

In order to further the construction of the Birthplace of America Trail, this report identifies segments as: a) Unfunded, b) Funded, c) Interim, d) Complete, drawing the public’s attention to the last two types of segments to increase usage of them, and drawing governments’ attention to the first two types of segments to increase the likelihood of funding construction of them via joint highway-path projects or stand-alone path projects.

Map 1 Recommended routes for the Birthplace of America Trail Source: Birthplace of America Trail Study, 2017

Figure 1 shows the planned mileage of the Birthplace Trail, per locality.

20 18 17.1 16 15.3 14.1 14 12.5 12.7 11.9 12 10 8

6 4.9 4.7 4 2 0

Figure 1 Birthplace mileage per locality Source: HRTPO, 2019

It can be discerned from Figure 1 that Isle of Wight County has the highest mileage of Birthplace trail (17.1 miles) followed by Suffolk (15.3 miles), Surry County (14.1 miles), York County (12.7 miles), James City County (12.5 miles), Hampton (11.9 miles), Newport News (4.9 miles), and Williamsburg (4.7 miles).

Methodology

HRTPO staff divided initial sections from the Birthplace of America Trail Study1 in order to differentiate between:

1. Unfunded sections 2. Funded sections 3. Interim sections 4. Complete sections HRTPO staff conducted map and field observations of all sections, placing information in the following database (Table 1). The database was used to produce maps of Birthplace of America Trail sections and charts showing how much of the trail is unfunded, funded, interim or complete by locality and in total. “Complete” sections were defined as paved shared-use paths with a minimum width of 8 ft. (although in the Birthplace Study a shared-use path had a minimum defining width of 10 ft.). “Interim” sections were defined as sections where there are some facilities (shoulder or unpaved path) that will be upgraded. “Funded” sections refer to sections which have identified funding sources and implementation schedules. “Unfunded” sections were defined as the remaining sections.

1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9nB_2JH5jUpUzV6Q0ZscmItcFE/view

Seg. # Location (parallel road, park, etc.) From To Locality Length (Miles) Status Comment re: Status Rec-1A Greensprings Plantation Dr Greensprings Plantation Dr & John Tyler Mem Hwy (Rt 5) Greensprings Plantation Dr & Monticello Ave (Rt 5000) James City 0.6 interim bike shoulder Rec-1B Monticello Ave Monticello Ave (Rt 5000) & Greensprings Plantation Dr Monticello Ave (Rt 5000) & Veterans Park Entrance James City 1.6 interim bike shoulder Rec-1B Veterans Park Monticello Ave (Rt 5000) & Veterans Park Entrance News Rd & Ironbound Rd James City 0.4 complete 8' paved path Rec-1B Ironbound Rd News Rd & Ironbound Rd Monticello Ave & Rte 199 James City 0.4 unfunded n.a. Rec-1B Monticello Ave Monticello Ave & Rte 199 Monticello Ave & Ironbound Rd James City 0.3 unfunded n.a. Rec-1C Ironbound Rd Monticello Ave (Rt 321) & Ironbound Rd JCC and Williamsburg county/city line @ Governors Sq James City 0.5 unfunded n.a. Rec-1C Ironbound Rd JCC and Williamsburg county/city line @ Governors Sq Monticello Ave (Rt 321) & Ironbound Rd via Ironbound Rd Williamsburg 0.4 Interim 4' bike lane Rec-1D Monticello Ave Monticello Ave (Rt 321) & Ironbound Rd Monticello Ave & Compton Dr Williamsburg 0.7 funded UPC 109074 bike facility Rec-1D Compton Dr Monticello Ave & Compton Dr Compton Dr & Brooks St Williamsburg 0.5 funded per MB study Rec-1D Brooks St Compton Dr & Brooks St Brooks St & Ukrop Way Williamsburg 0.2 interim 6', 8', 12' sidewalk Rec-1D Ukrop Way Brooks St & Ukrop Way Ukrop Way & Yates Hall parking lot Williamsburg 0.1 unfunded n.a. Rec-1D Ukrop Way Ukrop Way & Yates Hall parking lot Ukrop Way & Landrum Dr Williamsburg 0.2 interim 4' bike lanes Rec-1D Landrum Dr Ukrop Way & Landrum Dr Landrum Dr & Jamestown Rd Williamsburg 0.2 unfunded n.a. Rec-1D Jamestown Rd Landrum Dr & Jamestown Rd Jamestown Rd & S Boundary St Williamsburg 0.4 interim 6' bike lanes Rec-1D S Boundary St Jamestown Rd & S Boundary St S Boundary St & W Francis St Williamsburg 0.1 complete 8' sidewalk Rec-1D W Francis St S Boundary St & W Francis St W Francis St & S Henry St Williamsburg 0.1 unfunded n.a. Rec-1E W Francis St W Francis St & S Henry St Francis St & S England St Williamsburg 0.3 unfunded n.a. Rec-2A S England St S England St & Francis St Humelsine Pkwy (Williamsburg & JCC city/county line) Williamsburg 1.6 unfunded n.a. Rec-2A S England St Humelsine Pkwy (Williamsburg & JCC city/county line) S England St & S England Circle James City 0.3 unfunded n.a. Rec-2A S England St (closed road) S England St & S England Circle S England St & Pipeline James City 0.1 unfunded n.a. Rec-2B S England St (closed road) S England St & Pipeline S England St & Hornsby driveway James City 0.4 unfunded n.a. Rec-2B Carters Grove Country Rd (closed) S England St & Hornsby driveway Alt. 2A near Tolers Rd James City 1.7 unfunded n.a. Rec-2C Carters Grove Country Rd (closed) Alt. 2A near Tolers Rd Log Cabin Beach Rd James City 3.3 unfunded n.a. Rec-2C Log Cabin Beach Rd Carters Grove Country Rd Ron Springs Dr James City 0.4 unfunded n.a. Rec-2C Ron Springs Dr Log Cabin Beach Rd Pipeline easement James City 0.4 unfunded n.a. Rec-2C Pipleline easement Ron Springs Dr Pocahontas Trail James City 0.3 unfunded n.a. Rec-2C Pocahontas Trail Pipleline easement Skiffes Creek Reservoir (JCC & Newport News county/city line) James City 1.9 unfunded n.a. Rec-2C Pocahontas Trail Skiffes Creek Reservoir (JCC & Newport News county/city line) Poc.-Trail-to-power-easement connector Newport News 0.1 unfunded n.a. Rec-2C Poc.-Trail-to-power-easement connector Pocahontas Trail Power easement along I-64 Newport News 0.2 unfunded n.a. Rec-2C Power easement along I-64 Poc.-Trail-to-power-easement connector Yorktown Rd (Rt 238) Newport News 0.9 unfunded n.a. Rec-2C Yorktown Rd Power easement along I-64 Yorktown Rd (Rt 238) & Jefferson Ave (Rt 143) Newport News 0.2 unfunded n.a. Rec-3A Jefferson Ave Jefferson Ave (Rt 143) & Yorktown Rd (Rt 238) Jefferson Ave (Rt 143) & Powerline Newport News 0.1 unfunded n.a. Rec-3B Park Powerline Jefferson Ave (Rt 143) & Powerline Powerline & Newport News Park Bikeway Newport News 0.9 unfunded n.a. Rec-3C NN Park Bikeway Powerline & Newport News Park Bikeway Newport News & York city/county line Newport News 0.6 interim unpaved path Rec-3C NN Park Bikeway Newport News & York city/county line Crawford Rd (Rt 637) York 0.6 interim unpaved path Rec-3D NN Park Bikeway Crawford Rd (Rt 637) Historical Tour Rd York 0.6 interim unpaved path Rec-3E Historical Tour Road NN Park Bikeway Warwick Rd (abandoned) York 1.4 complete low-volume rd. Rec-3F Warwick Rd (abandoned) Historical Tour Road Siege Ln York 0.6 unfunded n.a. Rec-3G Warwick Rd (abandoned) Siege Ln Fort Eustis Boulevard (city/county line) York 1.4 unfunded n.a. Rec-3G Richneck Road Fort Eustis Boulevard (city/county line) Richneck Rd & CSX corridor rail line Newport News 0.5 unfunded n.a. Rec-4A Cut through woods Richneck Rd & CSX corridor rail line Unpaved road Newport News 0.6 unfunded n.a. Rec-4A Unpaved road Cut through woods Independence Blvd Newport News 0.5 unfunded n.a. Rec-4A Independence Blvd Unpaved road Denbigh Blvd (city/county line) Newport News 0.3 complete 10' sidewalk Rec-4A Denbigh Blvd Independence Blvd Pipeline easement York 0.6 unfunded n.a. Rec-4B Pipeline easement Denbigh Blvd Elm Dr York 0.9 unfunded n.a. Rec-4B Unpaved road Pipeline easement & Elm Dr Oriana Rd York 0.5 unfunded n.a. Rec-4B Oriana Rd Unpaved road Oriana Rd (Rt 620) & Powerline York 0.8 unfunded n.a. Rec-4C Powerline Oriana Rd walking path at MAC York 0.2 unfunded n.a. Rec-4C Walking path at MAC Powerline Largest parking lot near baseball pitch York 0.9 complete 8' paved path Rec-4C Largest parking lot near baseball pitch Walking path at MAC Powerline York 0.1 interim parking lot Rec-4C Powerline Largest parking lot near baseball pitch GW Hwy (Rt 17) & Ella Taylor Rd York 0.3 unfunded n.a. Rec-5A US Route 17 Ella Taylor Rd Showalter Rd York 0.1 unfunded n.a. Rec-5A US Route 17 Showalter Rd Mill Road York 0.3 complete 8' paved path Rec-5A US Route 17 Mill Road Frances Cir and Cardinal Ln York 0.2 unfunded n.a. Rec-5A Cardinal Ln Frances Cir Yorktown Rd York 0.5 unfunded n.a. Rec-5B Yorktown Rd Cardinal Ln Hampton Hwy York 0.1 unfunded n.a. Rec-5B Hampton Hwy Yorktown Rd Big Bethel Road York 2.0 unfunded n.a.

Table 1 Birthplace of America Trail database (Continued) Source: HRTPO, 2019 5

Seg. # Location (parallel road, park, etc.) From To Locality Length (Miles) Status Comment re: Status Rec-5C Big Bethel Road To Thomas Nelson Dr Hampton 1.7 unfunded n.a. Rec-5C Thomas Nelson Dr Big Bethel Rd Parking lot @ VA Employment Commission Hampton 1.0 unfunded n.a. Rec-5C Butler Farm Rd Parking lot @ VA Employment Commission Transformer @ New Horizon Regional Education Hampton 0.2 complete 8' paved path Rec-5C Butler Farm Rd Transformer @ New Horizon Regional Education N Armistead Ave Hampton 1.5 unfunded n.a. Rec-6A N Armistead Ave Butler Farm Rd Tide Mill Ln Hampton 0.8 unfunded n.a. Rec-6B N Armistead Ave Tide Mill Ln Lasalle Ave (Rt 167) Hampton 1.8 unfunded n.a. Rec-6C N Armistead Ave Lasalle Ave (Rt 167) YMCA Way Hampton 0.2 unfunded n.a. Rec-6D N Armistead Ave YMCA Way W Pembroke Ave Hampton 0.6 unfunded n.a. Rec-6E N Armistead Ave W Pembroke Ave W Queen Street Hampton 0.3 unfunded n.a. Rec-6E S Armistead Ave W Queen Street Settlers Landing Rd Hampton 0.1 unfunded n.a. Rec-6F Settlers Landing Rd S Armistead Ave William R. Harvey Way Hampton 1.1 unfunded n.a. Rec-6G William R. Harvey Way Settlers Landing Rd Emancipation Dr Hampton 0.04 unfunded n.a. Rec-6G Emancipation Dr William R. Harvey Way Baseball Parking Lot Hampton 0.2 complete 8' sidewalk Rec-6G Emancipation Dr Baseball Parking Lot M.L. King Jr Blvd Hampton 0.2 unfunded n.a. Rec-6G Baseball Parking Lot Emancipation Dr S Mallory St Hampton 0.2 unfunded n.a. Rec-6G S Mallory St Baseball Parking Lot E Mellen St Hampton 0.4 unfunded n.a. Rec-6H E Mellen Street S Mallory St McNair Dr Hampton 0.7 unfunded n.a. Rec-6I McNair Dr E Mellen Street The Chamberlin @ Fenwick Rd Hampton 0.7 unfunded n.a. Rec-6I Fenwick Rd The Chamberlin @ McNair Dr Ingalls rd Hampton 0.1 unfunded n.a. Rec-6I Ingalls Rd Fenwick Rd Fort Monroe Authority Hampton 0.2 unfunded n.a. Rec-7A Rolfe Highway Jamestown Scotland Ferry Short Drive Surry 0.2 unfunded UPC 115511 is a paved shoulder Rec-7B Rolfe Highway Short Drive Colonial Trail Surry 4.1 unfunded UPC 115511 is a paved shoulder Rec-7B Colonial Trail Rolfe Highway Alliance Rd Surry 1.7 unfunded n.a. Rec-7C Colonial Trail Alliance Rd Chapel Bottom Rd Surry 0.6 unfunded n.a. Rec-7D Colonial Trail Chapel Bottom Rd Highgate Rd Surry 3.6 unfunded n.a. Rec-7E Colonial Trail Highgate Rd Moonlight Rd Surry 2.9 unfunded n.a. Rec-8A Colonial Trail Moonlight Rd Lawnes Creek (Surry/Isle of Wight line) Surry 1.1 unfunded n.a. Rec-8A Old Stage Hwy Lawnes Creek (Surry/Isle of Wight line) Burwells Bay Rd Isle of Wight 2.0 unfunded n.a. Rec-8B Old Stage Hwy Burwells Bay Rd Wrenns Mill Rd Isle of Wight 1.6 unfunded n.a. Rec-8C Powerline easement Wrenns Mill Rd Kings Landing Ln Isle of Wight 0.4 unfunded n.a. Rec-8C Kings Landing Ln Powerline easement South end of Kings Landing Ln Isle of Wight 2.0 unfunded n.a. Rec-8C Cut through woods South end of Kings Landing Ln Old Stage Hwy (Rt 10) near south end of Kings Landing Ln Isle of Wight 0.02 unfunded n.a. Rec-8C Old Stage Hwy (Rt 10) cut through woods near south end of Kings Landing Ln Main Street Isle of Wight 1.8 unfunded n.a. Rec-8C Main Street Old Stage Hwy (Rt 10) Institute St Isle of Wight 0.5 unfunded n.a. Rec-8D Main Street Institute St Church St Isle of Wight 0.2 unfunded n.a. Rec-9A S Church St Main Street Battery Park Rd Isle of Wight 1.6 unfunded n.a. Rec-9B S Church St Battery Park Rd Benns Church Blvd Isle of Wight 0.9 unfunded n.a. Rec-9B Benns Church Blvd S Church St Brewers Neck Blvd Isle of Wight 1.9 unfunded n.a. Rec-9B Benns Church Blvd Brewers Neck Blvd IOW & Suffolk county/city line (near Wills Corner and Butler Tract Lake) Isle of Wight 4.2 unfunded n.a. Rec-9B Godwin Boulevard IOW & Suffolk county/city line (near Wills Corner and Butler Tract Lake) Rolling Acres Ln Suffolk 0.2 unfunded n.a. Rec-10A cut through Godwin Boulevard existing Lone Star Lakes path Suffolk 0.04 unfunded n.a. Rec-10A existing Lone Star Lakes path Rolling Acres Ln cut through Suffolk 2.1 unfunded n.a. Rec-10A cut through existing Lone Star Lakes path Pembroke Ln (near Lone Star Lake Park RC flying field) Suffolk 0.5 unfunded n.a. Rec-10A Pembroke Ln Lone Star Lake Park RC flying field gate for private driveway at bend in Pembroke Lane Suffolk 0.6 unfunded n.a. Rec-10A existing unpaved lane gate for private driveway at bend in Pembroke Lane cut through along Dominion Power building Suffolk 0.1 unfunded n.a. Rec-10A cut through along Dominion Power building existing unpaved lane Godwin Blvd Suffolk 0.2 unfunded n.a. Rec-10B Godwin Boulevard Dominion Power building @ Godwin Blvd Sack Point Rd Suffolk 2.5 unfunded n.a. Rec-10B Godwin Boulevard Sack Point Rd Kings Fork Rd Suffolk 1.6 interim 4-8' shoulders Rec-10B Kings Fork Rd Godwin Boulevard Pitchkettle Rd Suffolk 2.8 unfunded n.a. Rec-10B Pitchkettle Rd Kings Fork Rd W Constance Rd Suffolk 3.9 unfunded n.a. Rec-10B Prentis St W Constance Rd N Main St Suffolk 0.8 complete 8' walking path

Table 2 Birthplace of America Trail database (Continued) Source: HRTPO, 2019 6

Findings This chapter presents the status of the Birthplace trail, including maps and status percentages.

Map 2 shows the Birthplace of America Trail by status (unfunded, funded, interim and complete).

Map 2 Segments of Birthplace of America Trail Source: HRTPO analysis, 2019

From Map 2 we can see which segments are unfunded, funded, interim or complete. Figure 2 indicates the status of the Birthplace Trail by percent.

Interim, 7% Complete, 5%

Funded, 5%

Unfunded, 83%

Figure 2 Status of Birthplace of America Trail Source: HRTPO, 2019

Unfunded segments make up 83% of the overall trail, while 7% of the Birthplace Trail has interim facilities. Complete sections of the trail and funded sections make 5% of the trail each. Currently identified funding for construction of the Birthplace of America Trail totals $10.1 million.

The following maps and eight figures show Birthplace Trail status by locality.

Map 3 Hampton segment of Birthplace Trail Source: HRTPO, 2019

Complete,

Unfunded, 97%

Figure 3 Status of Birthplace Trail in Hampton Source: HRTPO, 2019

Unfunded, 100%

Figure 4 Status of Birthplace Trail in Isle of Wight County Source: HRTPO, 2019

Map 4 Isle of Wight County segment of Birthplace Trail Source: HRTPO, 2019 10

Map 5 James City County segment of Birthplace Trail Source: HRTPO, 2019

Complete, 3% Interim, 18%

Unfunded, 79%

Figure 5 Status of Birthplace Trail in James City County Source: HRTPO, 2019

Complete, 6%

Interim, 12%

Unfunded, 82%

Figure 6 Status of Birthplace Trail in Newport News Source: HRTPO, 2019

Map 6 Newport News segment of Birthplace Trail Source: HRTPO, 2019 12

Complete, 5% Interim, 10%

Unfunded, 85%

Figure 7 Status of Birthplace Trail in Suffolk Source: HRTPO, 2019

Map 7 Suffolk segment of the Birthplace Trail Source: HRTPO, 2019 13

Map 8 Surry County segment of the Birthplace Trail Source: HRTPO, 2019

Unfunded, 100%

Figure 8 Status of Birthplace Trail in Surry County Source: HRTPO, 2019

Interim, 25%

Unfunded, 50%

Funded, 25%

Figure 9 Status of Birthplace Trail in Williamsburg Source: HRTPO, 2019

Map 9 Williamsburg segment of Birthplace Trail 15 Source: HRTPO, 2019

Map 10 York County segment of Birthplace Trail Source: HRTPO, 2019

Complete, 21%

Interim, 9% Unfunded, 70%

Figure 11 Status of Birthplace Trail in York County Source: HRTPO, 2019

Looking at the previous eight figures, we can discern that unfunded sections of the Birthplace Trail make up a high percentage in each locality in Hampton Roads. Isle of Wight County and Surry County have the highest percentages of unfunded sections of the trail (100%), followed by:

• Hampton (97%) • Suffolk (85%) • Newport News (82%) • James City County (79%) • York County (70%) • Williamsburg (50%) Williamsburg has the highest percentage of funded sections (25%). The rest of localities have no funded sections of the Birthplace Trail. Williamsburg has the highest percentage of interim sections (25%), followed by:

• James City County (18%) • Newport News (12%) • Suffolk (10%) • York County (9%) Hampton, Surry County and Isle of Wight County have no interim sections of Birthplace Trail.

York County has the highest percentage of complete sections of the Birthplace of America Trail (21%), followed by:

• Newport News (6%) • Suffolk (5%) • James City County (3%) • Hampton (3%)

Next Steps

The purpose of this status report is to provide the following benefits to the Birthplace of America Trail:

• Increase usage of the interim and complete segments of the trail by improving public awareness of those segments • Increase the likelihood of funding for construction of additional segments of the trail, as joint highway-path projects or stand-alone path projects, by drawing governments’ attention to the unfunded segments.

HRTPO Staff will monitor the Birthplace sections and update the database and maps accordingly.

Appendix A: Public Comment