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Community Engagement Comment Matrix SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY INPUT Community Engagement Comment Matrix Bike Infrastructure Comment Number Comment Comment From Brandermill Community 1 Balance types of facilities - on road, off road, paved and unpaved Association Midlothian District 2 Better bikability in Chester Workshop Bike infrastructure along Huguenot Trail Rd to Huguenot Springs Midlothian District 3 Rd, work with Powhatan Workshop Bermuda District 4 Connect East Bermuda Rd area with Chester Workshop Clover Hill District 5 Enhance Bike Route 1 - needs signs, facilities Workshop Bermuda District 6 Hard to get from Chester Run to retail Workshop Brandermill Community 7 Huguenot Rd across the James River Association Midlothian District 8 Improve Huguenot Rd from east line of Robious Rd to Polo Pkwy Workshop Midlothian District 9 Increase bike/walk in the Southport area (MIRR) Workshop Clover Hill District 10 Le Gordon Drive not wide enough for cyclists and on Bike Route 1 Workshop Bermuda District 11 Look out for bike commuters - need more commuter routes Workshop Bike Infrastructure 1 SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY INPUT Brandermill Community 12 Lucks Lane should have bike/walk facilities Association Make bike/pedestrian connections from Midlothian High School to Clover Hill District 13 Ivymont Shopping Center Workshop Need sidewalks/paths (safe places to walk and bike) along Belmont Matoaca District 14 and Turner Roads Workshop (2) Clover Hill District 15 Provide bike options for short trips Workshop Bermuda District 16 Support businesses with bike and pedestrian infrastructure Workshop 17 The Ettrick/VSU area should be made more walkable and bikeable COACH Meeting These roads would make good "connector" roads from one "area" to another: Nash, Beach, Newby's Bridge, River, Courthouse, Bradley Bridge, Matoaca, Woodpecker, Qualla, Spring Run, Genito, Dale District 18 Jeff Davis, Route 10 from Richmond to Hopewell Workshop Matoaca District 19 Turner/Belmont - needs bike/pedestrian improvements Workshop (2) Clover Hill District 20 Utilize green areas for biking Workshop Dale District 21 Very interested in bicycling facilities Workshop We could become a great recreational biking location with better Clover Hill District 22 infrastructure Workshop Brandermill Community 23 We lack bike and walking options in the community Association Woolridge Rd is major bikeway to rural roads consider making Matoaca District 24 more bike friendly Workshop (2) Bike Infrastructure 2 SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY INPUT Bike Lane Comment Number Comment Comment From Bermuda Hundred Rd area is dangerous for bikers and needs bike Bermuda District 1 lanes Workshop Clover Hill District 2 Bike lane and sidewalk needed through Boulders Workshop Local Bicycling Organizations 3 Bike Lane needed on Jahnke Rd and Forest Hill Rd Meeting Bike lane on Enon Church Rd from Old Bermuda Hundred to Point Midlothian District 4 of Rocks Workshop Clover Hill District 5 Bike lane on Lucks Ln Workshop Midlothian District 6 Bike lane on Lucks Ln to Coalfield Workshop Midlothian District 7 Bike lane on Old Gun Rd Workshop Midlothian District 8 Bike lane on Rt 60 from Courthouse to Westchester (across 288) Workshop Midlothian District 9 Bike lanes are too narrow/small on Robious Rd Workshop Dale District 10 Bike lanes on Courthouse Rd to Pocahontas State Park Workshop Local Bicycling Bike lanes on Huguenot Rd from bridge over the James River to Organizations 11 Robious Rd (and beyond) Meeting Local Bicycling Organizations 12 Bike lanes on Rt 10 city limits to Pocahontas State Park Meeting Clover Hill District 13 Bike lanes should be a minimum of 5' Workshop Bike Lane 3 SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY INPUT Midlothian District 14 Bike lanes should be wider and protected Workshop Bike lanes should connect places like Chester to Ft Lee (via Rt 144), Bermuda District 15 employers, parks Workshop Bermuda District 16 Bike lanes to Defense Supply Center Richmond Workshop Matoaca District 17 Bike lanes to retail destinations Workshop (2) Matoaca District 18 Bike lanes to Richmond Workshop (2) Bermuda District 19 Bike lanes would be good in industrial areas - low traffic areas Workshop Local Bicycling Organizations 20 Connect bike lane on Robious Rd through Huguenot Rt Meeting Clover Hill District 21 Connect existing bike lanes to create a circuit Workshop Distinguish between bike lanes for transportation (to/from work) Dale District 22 versus bike lanes for recreation Workshop Local Bicycling Extend bike land on Robious Rd west to James River High School (at Organizations 23 least) or to Winterfield Rd (major cycling loop) Meeting Bermuda District 24 Favor more miles of bike lanes rather than protected bike lanes Workshop Clover Hill District 25 Finish gaps for the bike lanes on Rt 10 Workshop Local Bicycling Organizations 26 Forest Hill Rd should have bike lanes end to end Meeting Midlothian District 27 Ideal: bike lanes and separated paths Workshop Local Bicycling Organizations 28 Jahnke Rd needs bike lane or at least share rows Meeting Bike Lane 4 SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY INPUT Midlothian District 29 Like bike lanes on Courthouse Rd Workshop Brandermill Community 30 Make Charter Colony a Class 2 facility (bike lane) Association Bermuda District 31 Need wider bike lanes than current bike lanes Workshop Brandermill Community 32 Prefer buffered bike lanes Association Midlothian District 33 Rumble strips between road and bike lane Workshop Bermuda District 34 Sidewalk and bike lane needed on Meadowville Rd Workshop Bermuda District 35 Use Rt 10 as bike lane route from county to city Workshop Work on completing a loop of existing bike lanes of at least 20 Midlothian District 36 miles long Workshop Work on providing a single long route (10 mile minimum) rather Bermuda District 37 than scattered routes Workshop Brandermill Community 38 Would like to see bike lanes be long and continuous Association Bike Lane 5 SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY INPUT Connections and Destinations Comment Number Comment Comment From Clover Hill District 1 Bike trails along Falling Creek (in the Rt 1 area) Workshop Dale District 2 Bike trails from Brandermill to point north Workshop Midlothian District 3 Bike/walk connection from Bon Air Hills to the Village of Bon Air Workshop Dale District 4 Bridge across Swift Creek at Pocahontas Dam Workshop Matoaca District 5 Build trail from Radcliff Conservation Area to Ettrick Workshop (1) Chesterfield Towne Center area - isolate bike/pedestrian next to Midlothian District 6 road, improve safety, signals for recreational riders Workshop Midlothian District 7 Connect bike lanes and paths Workshop Connect Brandermill trails and Woodlake Trails via path on Hull St Midlothian District 8 Rd Workshop Bermuda District 9 Connect communities Workshop Brandermill Community 10 Connect Harbour Point to rest of Brandermill and Woodlake Association Bermuda District 11 Connect James River trail into City of Richmond Workshop Clover Hill District 12 Connect neighborhoods via bike paths Workshop Bermuda District 13 Connect parks and neighborhoods with trails Workshop Connections and Destinations 6 SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY INPUT Pocahontas State Park IMBA Appreciation 14 Connect parks with trails Concert Bermuda District 15 Connect parks with trails Workshop Clover Hill District 16 Connect parks, schools, libraries, neighborhoods, shopping Workshop Pocahontas State Park IMBA Appreciation 17 Connect Pocahontas State Park to facilities outside of park Concert Dale District 18 Connect to Capital Trail Workshop Midlothian District 19 Connect to jobs, parks, etc. Workshop Midlothian District 20 Connect to Pocahontas State Park Workshop Midlothian District 21 Connect to Richmond Workshop Midlothian District 22 Connect to schools Workshop Bermuda District 23 Connect waterways and Pocahontas State Park Workshop Connection between Salem Church Elementary and Middle Schools Clover Hill District 24 and the Government Center Trail Workshop Connection from Rt 360 to Pocahontas State Park - maybe Spring Matoaca District 25 Run Rd? Workshop (2) Midlothian District 26 Connection on Salisbury Rd (between neighborhoods and village) Workshop Midlothian District 27 Connection to Pocahontas State Park Workshop Connections and Destinations 7 SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY INPUT Midlothian District 28 Connection to Pocahontas State Park Workshop Midlothian District 29 Connection to Pocahontas State Park Workshop Clover Hill District 30 Connection to Richmond along Rt 1 via share use path Workshop Midlothian District 31 Connections between neighborhoods Workshop Bermuda District 32 Connections between neighborhoods Workshop Dale District 33 Consider trails around schools and neighborhoods Workshop Dale District 34 Cross the dam at Swift Creek Reservoir (Hull Street Rd) Workshop Dale District 35 Dedicated bike/hike connectors between green areas Workshop Destinations - James River, city of Richmond (downtown), Clover Hill District 36 Pocahontas State Park Workshop Dale District 37 Extend Chester Linear Park - Chester Rd to Henricus Workshop Extend Chester Linear Park - south of Route 10 to Branders Bridge Dale District 38 Rd (has to be developed and not wait for the future road) Workshop Extend trail paralleling Beach Rd (along Pocahontas State Park frontage) to Rt 10 to allow people living near Rt 10 and Beach Rd to Matoaca District 39 get to Pocahontas State Park on foot/bike Workshop (2) Fully support a bike plan to connect schools to parks, rivers, historic 40 sites, East Coast Greenway, etc. Email Have to drive kids from our neighborhood to next neighborhood Midlothian District 41 instead of letting
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