2018 Roanoke Valley Greenway Plan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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2018 Roanoke Valley Greenway Plan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Plan was developed by the Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission, working in conjunction with its five member localities, with the assistance of the Roanoke Valley – Alleghany Regional Commission. Special thanks to the following people who assisted during the process: Robert Beatty Botetourt County GIS Analyst and Greenway Commissioner Liz Belcher Roanoke Valley Greenway Coordinator Warren Clark Botetourt County Greenway Commissioner Megan Cronise Roanoke County Principal Planner and Greenway Commissioner Bailey DuBois Roanoke County Planner David Holladay Roanoke County Planning Administrator Dee King City of Salem Greenway Commissioner Bud LaRoche Town of Vinton Greenway Commissioner Ursula Lemanski National Park Service, Rivers Trails and Conservation Assistance, Virginia Projects Manager Anita McMillan Town of Vinton Planning and Zoning Director and Greenway Commissioner Amanda McGee Roanoke Valley - Alleghany Regional Commission Regional Planner Jerod Myers Botetourt County Planner and Greenway Commissioner Renee Powers City of Roanoke Trails and Greenways Supervisor Lee Osborne Transportation Planning Organization Representative and Greenway Commissioner Frank Simms Roanoke County Greenway Commissioner Ben Tripp City of Salem Planning Director and Greenway Commissioner Donnie Underwood City of Roanoke Parks and Greenways Planner and Greenway Commissioner Lindsay Webb Roanoke County Parks Planning and Development Manager and Greenway Commissioner Cover Photo by Dave McCoy: Roanoke River Greenway TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................................... i Figures & Tables .......................................................................................................................................................... ii Glossary of Acronyms & Abbreviations ....................................................................................................................... iii Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose of this Update ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 History of Greenway Planning in the Roanoke Valley ............................................................................................ 1 1.3 Changes and Growth in the Region ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.4 Vision for the Future of Greenways and Trails ........................................................................................................ 2 Chapter 2 Status of the Roanoke Valley Greenway Program ................................................................................ 3 2.1 Greenway Partners ................................................................................................................................................ 3 2.2 Progress on Greenway Planning, Construction, and Funding ............................................................................... 5 2.3 Addition of Botetourt County ................................................................................................................................. 13 2.4 Review of Goals, Objectives, and Strategies ........................................................................................................ 15 Chapter 3 Community Input and Issues ................................................................................................................ 21 3.1 Greenway Plan Update Process .......................................................................................................................... 21 3.2 Public Input and Discussion ................................................................................................................................. 22 3.3 Key Issues and Recommendations ...................................................................................................................... 23 3.4 Other Takeaways ................................................................................................................................................. 26 Chapter 4 Greenway Network ................................................................................................................................. 29 4.1 Prioritization of Greenways .................................................................................................................................. 29 4.2 Greenway Routes ................................................................................................................................................ 33 Chapter 5 Regional Transportation Connections ................................................................................................. 71 5.1 Other Regional Plans ........................................................................................................................................... 71 5.2 Recommended Connections ............................................................................................................................... 72 Chapter 6 Goals, Objectives, and Implementation Strategies ............................................................................. 85 Appendix A Intergovernmental Agreement Establishing the Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission Appendix B Public Input Survey Questions and Responses Appendix C Flip Chart Notes from Community Meetings Appendix D Individual Comment Sheets Appendix E Tinker Creek Greenway Concept Plan Appendix F Web Sites for Referenced Documents and Organizations Appendix G Greenway Network Map for 2018 Plan FIGURES & TABLES Figure 2-1 Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission Service Area 3 Figure 2-2 2007 Plan Map of Proposed Greenway Network 9 Figure 3-1 Destinations and Priorities Identified by the Public 23 Figure 4-1 Blueway Routes 31 Figure 4-2 Birding and Wildlife Trails 36 Figure 4-3 Carvins Cove Trail Network 41 Figure 4-4 Catawba Greenway 42 Figure 4-5 Explore Park Trails 45 Figure 4-6 Green Hill Park - Greenway and Trail Map 47 Figure 4-7 Greenfield Trails 48 Figure 4-8 Hanging Rock Battlefield Trail 49 Figure 4-9 Havens Wildlife Management Area 50 Figure 4-10 Mason Creek Greenway 55 Figure 4-11 Mill Mountain Greenway 57 Figure 4-12 Mill Mountain Park Trails 59 Figure 4-13 Mudlick Creek Greenway at Garst Mill Park 60 Figure 4-14 Murray Run Greenway and Fishburn Park Trails 61 Figure 4-15 Poor Mountain Preserve Trails 62 Figure 4-16 Read Mountain Preserve Trails 63 Figure 4-17 Roanoke River Greenway Status Map 66 Figure 4-18 Tinker Creek Greenway Study Area 68 Figure 5-1 Recommendations from the Bikeway Plan for the Roanoke Valley Area MPO, 2012 72 Figure 5-2 Multimodal Centers and Districts, Regional Pedestrian Vision Plan 74 Figure 5-3 2018 Regional Connectivity Map 76 Figure 5-4 Botetourt County Connections 77 Figure 5-5 City of Salem Connections 78 Figure 5-6 City of Roanoke Connections, Northwest 79 Figure 5-7 City of Roanoke Connections, Central and Southwest 80 Figure 5-8 Northern Roanoke County Connections 81 Figure 5-9 Southern Roanoke County Connections 82 Figure 5-10 Town of Vinton Connections 83 Table 2-1 Plans with Greenway Components, Adopted since 2007 6 Table 2-2 Growth of the Greenway Network, Comparative Mileage 7 Table 2-3 Status of Greenway Routes in the 2007 Greenway Plan 8-9 Table 2-4 On-Road Bicycle Accommodations Built by 12/31/2017 11 Table 2-5 Grants and Allocations for Roanoke Valley Greenways 13 Table 2-6 Existing Trails Incorporated with the Addition of Botetourt County 14 Table 2-7 Progress on 2007 Goals, Objectives and Strategies 15-17 Table 2-8 Progress on 1995 Goals, Objectives and Strategies 18-19 Table 4-1 2018 Roanoke Valley Greenway Network 32 Table 4-2 Birding and Wildlife Trail Routes in the Region 36 Table 4-3 U. S. Forest Service Trails within the Roanoke Valley Greenway Service Area 52 Table 4-4 Status of Roanoke River Greenway 64 Table 5-1 2006 Rural Bikeway Plan Recommendations 73 Page ii 2018 Roanoke Valley Greenway Plan Table 5-2 Multimodal Districts and Centers without Direct Greenway Intersections 75 Table 5-3 Recommended Connections to the Greenway Network, Botetourt County 77 Table 5-4 Recommended Connections to the Greenway Network, City of Salem 78 Table 5-5 Recommended Connections to the Greenway Network, City of Roanoke 79 Table 5-6 Recommended Connections to the Greenway Network, Roanoke County 81 Table 5-7 Recommended Connections to the Greenway Network, Town of Vinton 83 Table 6-1 Implementation Strategies 2018 85-89 2018 Roanoke Valley Greenway Plan Page iii GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS 1995 Plan Conceptual Greenway Plan, Roanoke Valley, Virginia, December 1995 2007 Plan 2007 Update to the Roanoke Valley Conceptual Greenway Plan 2018 Plan 2018 Roanoke Valley Greenway Plan AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ATC Appalachian Trail Conservancy BRP Blue Ridge Parkway CEDS Roanoke Valley Area Regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy CPTED Crime Prevention through Environmental Design DCR Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation DGIF Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Greenway Commission Roanoke Valley