Trail Program Strategic Plan May 2016 Trail Program Strategic Plan May 2016 in collaboration with Contents Contents .......................................................................................................................... i Executive Summary ......................................................................................................... 1 Meeting the Challenge ..................................................................................................................................... 1 New Ideas .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Key Commitments ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 4 The Challenge ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Existing Conditions ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Who Do We Serve? ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Trail Program Value .................................................................................................................................... 7 About the Trail Network ........................................................................................................................... 10 National, State and Local Standards ............................................................................................................. 13 Trail Design ............................................................................................................................................... 14 Trail Development ......................................................................................................... 16 Rate of Trail Development ............................................................................................................................. 17 Trail Program Funding .................................................................................................................................... 18 Sustaining Quality – The San José Trail “Brand” ......................................................................................... 21 Staffing ......................................................................................................................... 23 Job Duties – The Trail Program Team ........................................................................................................... 24 Staff Alignment ............................................................................................................................................... 29 Organizational Framework ....................................................................................................................... 29 Financial Issues and Opportunities ................................................................................................................ 33 Budgeting Trends ..................................................................................................................................... 33 Grant Funding ........................................................................................................................................... 34 Financial Strategies ................................................................................................................................... 35 Program Logistics ........................................................................................................................................... 35 Site Control Obstacles ............................................................................................................................. 36 Context Sensitivity .................................................................................................................................... 36 Safety ......................................................................................................................................................... 37 Development Coordination ..................................................................................................................... 37 Regulatory Obstacles ............................................................................................................................... 38 Physical Obstacles .................................................................................................................................... 38 Strategies to Improve Logistics ............................................................................................................... 39 Organization .................................................................................................................................................... 41 Neighborhood Concerns ......................................................................................................................... 42 Partner Relationships ................................................................................................................................ 43 Trail Program Team Input ............................................................................................................................... 46 Stakeholder Input ............................................................................................................................................ 46 Project Administration and Management ............................................................................................... 48 i Communication ........................................................................................................................................ 48 Collaboration and Partnerships ............................................................................................................... 49 Planning, Design and Development ....................................................................................................... 49 Funding and Support ............................................................................................................................... 50 Program Comparison ..................................................................................................................................... 50 Trends Scan ..................................................................................................................................................... 56 Implementation............................................................................................................. 68 Guiding Principles ........................................................................................................................................... 68 Priorities ........................................................................................................................................................... 68 Implementation Strategies ............................................................................................................................. 71 Strategy Organization .............................................................................................................................. 71 Decision-Making ............................................................................................................................................. 72 Appendices ..................................................................................................................... 1 Appendix A: San José Trail Program Implementation Strategies ................................................................. 2 Appendix B: Trail Grant Program Monitoring ................................................................................................ 8 Appendix C: Strategic Alliances .................................................................................................................... 10 Appendix D: Supplemental Staffing Needs Forecast .................................................................................. 11 ii Figures Figure 1: Typical Class 1 Section ................................................................................................................... 14 Figure 2: Class 1 Trail Types ........................................................................................................................... 15 Figure 3: Trail Development Stages .............................................................................................................. 17 Figure 4: Trail Development Progress ........................................................................................................... 18 Figure 5: Trail Team Organization ................................................................................................................. 24 Figure 6: Trail Program Time Allocation ....................................................................................................... 27 Figure 7: Trail Development Time Allocation ..............................................................................................