LOGAN CITY CDBG ACCESS AND MOBILITY PLAN DRAFT 6.28.2018 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Steering Committee Members Russ Akina - Parks and Recreation Becca Huppi - Community Development Cheryl Atwood - Options for Independence Mark Nielsen - Public Works Todd Beutler - CVTD Gordon Richins - CPD Keith Christiansen - USU LAEP/CPD Allison Richman - BRAG Zac Covington - BRAG Aaron Smith - Community Development Mike Desimone - Community Development James Geier - Community Development Logan City Mayor Holly H. Daines City Council Amy Z. Anderson Jess W. Bradfield Tom Jensen Herm Olsen Jeannie F. Simmonds DRAFT 6.28.2018 TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction ................................................................................................................................ pg. 1 Section 1 - Public Outreach ........................................................................pg. 3 Section 2 - Pedestrian Infrastructure.........................................................pg. 11 Section 3 - Parks Assessment ...................................................................pg. 23 Section 4 - Public Transit Assessment ......................................................pg. 45 Section 5 - Snow Clearance........................................................................pg. 59 Section 6 - Funding & CDBG ......................................................................pg. 63 Appendix .................................................................................................................................. pg. 69 6 Maps Tables 1.1 - Adams Comments ...................................................................pg. 6 Table 1.1 - Outreach Response Categories ....................................pg. 5 1.2 - Woodruff Comments ...............................................................pg. 7 Table 4.1 - Bus Stop Improvements ................................................pg. 53 1.3 - Ellis Comments .......................................................................pg. 8 Table 5.1 - Snow Clearance Findings ..............................................pg. 62 1.4 - Bridger Comments ..................................................................pg. 9 2.1 - Infrastructure Deficiencies .......................................................pg. 13 2.2 - Neighborhood Assets ..............................................................pg. 14 2.3 - Assets Overlay Process ..........................................................pg. 15 2.4 - Neighborhood Asset Overlay...................................................pg. 15 2.5 - Neighborhood Asset Overlay and Infrastructure Priority .........pg. 16 2.6 - Priority Areas - Bridger ............................................................pg. 17 2.7 - Priority Areas - Adams .............................................................pg. 18 2.8 - Priority Areas - Hillcrest ...........................................................pg. 19 2.9 - Priority Areas - Wilson .............................................................pg. 20 2.10 - Priority Areas - Woodruff .......................................................pg. 21 2.11 - Priority Areas - Ellis ...............................................................pg. 22 3.1 - Merlin Olsen Park Assessment ...............................................pg. 26 3.2 - Merlin Olsen Park Recommendations .....................................pg. 27 3.3 - Willow Park Assessment .........................................................pg. 28 3.4 - Willow Park Recommendations...............................................pg. 29 3.5 - West Willow Park Assessment ................................................pg. 30 3.6 - West Willow Park Recommendations .....................................pg. 31 3.7 - Bridger Park Assessment ........................................................pg. 32 3.8 - Bridger Park Recommendations .............................................pg. 33 3.9 - River Hollow Park Assessment ...............................................pg. 34 3.10 - River Hollow Park Recommendations ...................................pg. 35 3.11 - Adams Park Assessment .......................................................pg. 36 3.12 - Adams Park Recommendations ............................................pg. 37 3.13 - Hyrum Gibbons Park Assessment.........................................pg. 38 3.14 - Hyrum Gibbons Park Recommendations ..............................pg. 39 3.15 - Bridgerland Park Assessment ...............................................pg. 40 3.16 - Bridgerland Park Recommendations.....................................pg. 41 3.17 - Lundstrom Park Assessment.................................................pg. 42 3.18 - Bridgerland Park Recommendations.....................................pg. 43 4.1 - Bus Stop Priority Ranking .......................................................pg. 47 4.2 - Bus Stop Accessibility Assessment .........................................pg. 48 4.3 - Bus Stop Snow Clearance ......................................................pg. 49 4.4 - Bus Stop Feature Barrier Type ................................................pg. 51 6.1 - CDBG Eligibility - Street Improvements ..................................pg. 64 6.2 - Adjacent Development Level ...................................................pg. 65 6.3 - CDBG Eligibility - Parks...........................................................pg. 66 6.4 - CDBG Eligibility - Bus Stops ...................................................pg. 67 INTRODUCTION CDBG Access and Mobility Plan (AMP) The goal of the AMP is to inventory and prioritize deficiencies of this assessment is target areas and projects in each in public infrastructure and facilities that pose an impediment neighborhood for pedestrian infrastructure investment. to access and mobility for people with disabilities. This plan will make neighborhood-centric connections that Parks Assessment increase access for people with disabilities to transit, parks, This section is an inventory and analysis of mobility barriers services, and other public venues and spaces by prioritizing in Logan City parks. The assessment was conducted by improvements based on user feedback and infrastructure Logan City staff. The outcome of this assessment identifies analysis. projects that can improve park mobility. Major neighborhood parks are included in the section. Assessments for all public The AMP has been developed with clear principles in mind. parks are included in the appendix. These principles are: Public Transit Assessment • Improve access at the neighborhood level for people This section reviews all bus stops in Logan to identify mobility with disabilities. barriers. Bus stops were assessed for both feature barriers, such as missing sidewalk, and for snow clearance. The • Identify improvements that will create a network of outcome of this assessment identifies both bus stop feature connectivity. improvements and snow clearance improvements. • Prioritize improvements to maximize the efficiency of Corner Snow Clearance Assessment limited resources available for investment. This section assesses a selection of ADA corners in all neighborhoods for snow clearance compliance. The outcome As the plan is broad in scope, it has been broken into several of this assessment identifies strategies to improve snow sections that cover public outreach, infrastructure studies, clearance along pedestrian corridors. and funding options. Funding and CDBG The sections of the plan are: This section discusses funding options for physical improvements recommended in the plan. CDBG funding is Public Outreach highlighted as an important component for implementing this This section discusses public participation received during plan. the planning process. The input provided was used to identify underlying trends in mobility issues in Logan and identify potential barriers. Pedestrian Infrastructure This section is an inventory and analysis of sidewalk and corners in Logan. The assessment primarily utilizes GIS data. The analysis focuses on identifying deficiencies in pedestrian infrastructure as they relate to neighborhood assets, such as schools, parks, transit, and commercial nodes. The outcome 1 INTRODUCTION Access and Mobility Planning Housing Choice identified a lack of accessible housing as an The Bear River Coordinated Human Service Transportation The AMP is designed as a specific plan that is supplemental impediment to people with disabilities. While this plan does Plan, created by the Bear River Regional Access and Mobility and complementary to other planning documents for Logan not directly address housing improvements to alleviate this Council, works to sustain and improve transportation access City and the region. The plans summarized below contain Fair Housing impediment, it does address the impediment and mobility for underserved populations in the region. This supportive planning for access and mobility in Logan. by providing an investment road map to alleviate physical plan proposes that coordinated efforts between human barriers in neighborhoods that may have prohibited an service agencies can fill the gap created by deficiencies in individuals with disabilities from fully participating in the public transportation and infrastructure to meet the needs Logan City General Plan community. Eliminating those barriers will open more housing of older adults, low-income individuals, and people with The Logan City General Plan is built around “Quality Growth options for people with disabilities. disabilities who reside