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Philadelphia Trail Master Plan 2020 Update 2020 UPDATE PHILADELPHIA TRAIL PLAN Image Source: Philadelphia Inquirer Cobbs Creek Connector A 1 THE YEAR IN TRAILS 2 PRIORITY STATUS UPDATE 3 TRAIL DEVELOPMENT 4 NEXT STEPS Schuylkill River Swing Bridge Construction | SRDC 2 THE YEAR IN TRAILS 2020 TRAIL PLAN UPDATE PURPOSE The Philadelphia Trail Master Plan is a recommendation Due to limited funding for trail and park projects, the City of Philadelphia2035, the City’s Comprehensive Plan. This recognized the need for prioritizing proposed trail projects recommendation is listed in the Renew section under Goal to serve Philadelphians citywide and to best use available 6.1 Watershed Parks and Trails: Complete, expand, and planning, design, and construction funding. connect watershed parks and trails in the City and the region. The Trail Master Plan process began in the spring The Trail Master Plan outlines four overarching goals of 2011 as a joint effort of the Philadelphia City Planning of the Philadelphia trail network: connectivity, safety, Commission (PCPC) and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation encouragement of physical activity, and open space. The (PPR), in collaboration with the Office of Transportation, purpose of the City trail planning process is to ensure that Infrastructure, and Sustainability (OTIS). proposed trail development projects in Philadelphia meet these goals. As the status of the trail network is constantly The 2020 Philadelphia Trail Plan Update builds on the changing, the annual update offers the opportunity to Philadelphia Trail Master Plan adopted by the PCPC in document and reevaluate these priorities from year to year 2013 and its subsequent annual updates in 2014, 2015, 2017, in order to provide Philadelphians with a connected and 2018 and 2019. This report features the progress made in comprehensive system of trails. 2019 by the Philadelphia Trail Committee and non-profit development partners towards expanding the Philadelphia Philadelphia Trail Committee trail network, including the secured funding, project The Philadelphia Trail Committee is the implementing advancement, and next steps. body of the Trail Master Plan. The Committee includes City agencies with direct roles in trail The 2020 Update contains a revised priority ranking for implementation, including design, construction, proposed trail projects citywide. All of these elements are permitting, and project review. The Committee intended to promote the advancement of the Philadelphia meets biannually and makes decisions on funding trail network as it relates to the Philadelphia2035: Citywide priorities for each major trail funding program with Vision. the goal of presenting one voice on trail priorities within the City of Philadelphia. Island Avenue Sidepath Improvement Project Rendering PHILADELPHIA TRAIL PLAN | 2020 Update 3 TRAIL NETWORK STATUS 2019 COMPLETED IN 2019 UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN DESIGN IN PLANNING OTHER PROPOSED EXISTING TRAILS PARKS WATER Under 2011-2019 Construction In In Completed 3.3 Design Planning miles 29.2 0.6 17. 4 24.7 miles miles Completed miles miles in 2019 4 TRAIL NETWORK PROGRESS IN 2019 This section reflects the updated status of Philadelphia trails as of December 31, 2019. The map details the status of trail projects citywide, including several projects that are now complete. These segments are no longer included in the priority analysis, since they have reached completion. There were five new trail segments included in this prioritization: the Cherry to Arch Schuylkill River Trai (SRT) Connector, Presidential Boulevard Sidepath, Eastwick Heinz Connector, Penrose Avenue Sidepath 2, and the Island Avenue Sidepath, which is one part of the Island Avenue Improvement Project. There were more than 29 miles of trail completed between the beginning of the planning process in 2011 and the end of 2019. After many years of planning and design, construction on two trail segments were completed in 2019, including the Pier 78 Connector and Sugar House to Penn Treaty Park, both on the Delaware River Trail. There are more than 3 miles of trail currently under construction, including a major link along the North Delaware Trail, known as the Baxter Trail, which will connect from Pennypack on the Delaware to Pleasant Hill Park. Also in 2019, construction continued on the Cobbs Creek Connector A (completed in January 2020), the Grays Ferry Swing Bridge over the Schuylkill River, and the Frankford Creek Greenway Phase 2, a project associated with PennDOT’s reconstruction of I-95. Over 17 miles of trail are in preliminary or final design, including the Mantua Greenway, K & T Trail Phase 2, Fox Chase Lorimer Trail, Washington Avenue Connector, and the Spring Garden Street Greenway. An additional 24 miles of trail remain in the planning phase. COMPLETED 58th Street Greenway 1 Bartram's Mile 2 IN DESIGN Bartram's Trail 3 33 Christian to Grays Ferry Crescent Ben Rush State Park Trails 4 EXISTING 34 Cobbs Creek Connector B.1 CHOP SRT Bridge (2018) 5 35 Cobbs Creek Connector B.2 Ben Franklin Bridge Walkway Delaware Avenue Extension Sidepath 1A 6 Berks Street Path 36 Cobbs Creek Connector C Frankford Creek Greenway Phase 1 (2018) 7 Boxer's Trail 37 Cobbs Creek Connector D Gray's Crescent Trail Centennial Loop 8 38 Cresheim Trail Chamounix Drive Sidepath Kensington & Tacony Trail 1 9 39 Delaware Avenue Extension Sidepath 2 Cobb's Creek Trail Manayunk Bridge Trail 10 40 Delaware Waterfront Trail, Spring Garden to Washington Cynwyd Trail Manayunk Canal Towpath 11 Delaware River Trail 41 Eastwick Heinz Connector Navy Yard Trail 12 Eastwick Park Trail 42 Fox Chase Lorimer Trail Connector Penn Street Trail 13 Falls Bridge Sidepath 43 Island Avenue Sidepath Fluehr Park Trail Poquessing Creek Trail 14 44 Kensington & Tacony Trail 2 Forbidden Drive Port Richmond Trail 15 45 Mantua Greenway Ford Road Sidepath Race Street North Sidepath 16 46 MLK Drive Bridge Gap IN PLANNING Green Ribbon Trail Schuylkill Banks Boardwalk 17 Greenland Road Sidepath 47 Parkside Cynwyd Trail 59 Airport Fort Mifflin Trail Schuylkill Center SRT Connector (2018) 18 Heinz Wildlife Refuge Trail 48 Parksdie Sidepath 60 Ben Franklin Bridge Entrance Kelly Drive Trail Schuylkill River Park Connector Bridge 19 49 Passyunk Point Trail 61 Frankford Creek Greenway 3 Lansdowne Sidepath Schuylkill River Trail 20 50 Penn Treaty to Richmond Connector 62 Henry Avenue Sidepath MLK Drive Trail Shawmont to Port Royal SRT 21 51 Pennypack Connector 63 Ivy Ridge Trail A Northeast Airport Trail South to Christian Connector 22 Penn's Landing 52 Port Richmond Connector Trail 64 Lower Poquessing Creek Trail A Sugar House Casino Trail 23 Pennypack Lorimer Connector UNDER 53 Presidential Boulevard Sidepath 65 Lower Poquessing Creek Trail B\ Pennypack Park Trail Tacony Creek Trail B (2018) 24 CONSTRUCTION 54 South Broad Street Sidepath 66 NE Airport Trail Extension Pennypack Trail/Lorimer Trail Tacony Creek Trail, Section A 25 Baxter Trail 29 55 Spring Garden Street Greenway 67 Parkside Cynwyd Trail Race Street Connector Trail West Bank Greenway - Zoo 26 Frankford Creek Greenway 2 30 56 Tacony Holmesburg Trail 68 Penrose Sidepath 1 Schuylkill Banks Trail Delaware River Trail, 27 W Fairmount Park Trolley Trail Washington to Tasker (alt. Pier 70 Blvd) Grays Ferry Swing Bridge 31 57 Wissahickon Gateway 69 Tacony Pennypack Connector West Bank Greenway SugarHouse to Penn Treaty (Beach Street) 28 Cobbs Creek Connector A 32 58 Washington Avenue Connector 70 West Bank Greenway Wissahickon Bike Path EXISTING TRAILS 2011 SINCE 10 20 30 MILES40 50 60 70 80 PHILADELPHIA TRAIL PLAN | 2020 Update 5 FUNDING SECURED IN 2019 The City of Philadelphia and trail development partners secured over $10 million in federal, state, and local funding 2019 Philadelphia Trail Funding for construction, design, and planning studies for trail Sources & Awards projects in 2019. City of Philadelphia Capital Budget (FY 2020) Sources include the William Penn Foundation/Delaware Delaware River Trail Valley Regional Planning Commission Regional Trails Schuylkill River Trail Program, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Pennsylvania Department of Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Conservation of Natural Resources, Congestion Mitigation Schuylkill River Trail, Christian to Grays Ferry Crescent and Air Quality funds, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and the Pennsylvania Department of PA DCED Greenways, Trails, & Recreation Program Community and Economic Development. City of Philadelphia Delaware River Trail, Beach Street Trail Capital Budget Funds continued to support construction of Lower Poquessing Creek Trail new trails in FY2020. MLK Drive Trail Many trail projects in Philadelphia receive funding from PA DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships multiple grant programs, which reflects the leveraging Delaware River Trail, Beach St Trail opportunities for public and private funding across multiple Trolley Trail sources. Lower Poquessing Creek Trail Schuylkill River Trail, Christian to Grays Ferry Crescent PennDOT - Multimodal Transportation Fund Presidential Boulevard Sidepath Delaware River Trail, Washington to Spring Garden Schuylkill River Trail, Christian to Grays Ferry Crescent Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program Schuylkill River Trail, Christian to Grays Ferry Crescent William Penn Foundation/DVRPC Regional Trails Cobbs Creek Trail, A Parkside Cynwyd Trail Trolley Trail Lower Poquessing Creek Trail US Department of Transportation, BUILD Schuylkill River Trail, Christian to Grays Ferry Crescent Cable Bridge Rendering for Schuylkill
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