LPDA Land Planning & Design Associates, Inc. BRUSHY BLUE GREENWAY MASTER PLAN Table of Contents BRUSHY BLUE GREENWAY MASTER PLAN...........................................................................................................1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................4 INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................................................6 GREENWAYS VISION .........................................................................................................................................................6 GREENWAYS DEFINITION.........................................................................................................................................................6 PLAN DEVELOPMENT...................................................................................................................................................8 PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS ................................................................................................................................................9 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ..........................................................................................................................................10 OWNERSHIP .......................................................................................................................................................................10 Goal: .......................................................................................................................................................................10 Objectives:..............................................................................................................................................................10 MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE ..........................................................................................................................................10 Goal: .......................................................................................................................................................................10 Objectives:..............................................................................................................................................................10 EASEMENTS .......................................................................................................................................................................11 Goal: .......................................................................................................................................................................11 Objectives:..............................................................................................................................................................11 FUNDING............................................................................................................................................................................11 Goal: .......................................................................................................................................................................11 Objectives:..............................................................................................................................................................11 USERS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................................13 WALKING/HIKING .................................................................................................................................................................13 BICYCLING..........................................................................................................................................................................14 EQUESTRIAN.......................................................................................................................................................................15 SKATERS ...........................................................................................................................................................................15 EXISTING CONDITIONS..............................................................................................................................................16 PLANNING EFFORTS.............................................................................................................................................................16 EXISTING TRAILS AND GREENWAYS.........................................................................................................................................16 VIRGINIA OUTDOORS PLAN....................................................................................................................................................17 PARKS & RECREATION AND PUBLIC LANDS...............................................................................................................................18 HISTORIC RESOURCES .........................................................................................................................................................20 1. Historic Sites.......................................................................................................................................................20 DOWNTOWN ATTRACTIONS....................................................................................................................................................21 Brushy Blue Greenway Master Plan 1 LPDA Land Planning & Design Associates, Inc. INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS .....................................................................................................................................22 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................................................22 LAND OWNERSHIP AND USE...................................................................................................................................................24 Land Uses within the City and County...................................................................................................................24 ENVIRONMENTAL .................................................................................................................................................................26 Geology ..................................................................................................................................................................26 Floodplain...............................................................................................................................................................26 Wetlands .................................................................................................................................................................27 Wildlife...................................................................................................................................................................27 PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES .........................................................................................................................................................28 Section One – Proposed Greenway West ...............................................................................................................28 Section Two – Woods Creek Trail .........................................................................................................................29 Section Three – Chessie Nature Trail .....................................................................................................................30 Section Four – Proposed Greenway East A............................................................................................................31 Section Five – Proposed Greenway East B.............................................................................................................32 ACCESS AND TRANSPORTATION .............................................................................................................................................32 Trailheads ...............................................................................................................................................................32 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE...................................................................................................................................33 COMMUNITY IMPACT.............................................................................................................................................................34 Community Impact: Possibilities in Health, Education, and Economic Well-being ..............................................34 Expected Effects upon the Cities of Buena Vista, Lexington and and Rockbridge County ..................................34 DESIGN GUIDELINES...................................................................................................................................................37 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................................37 TRAIL TYPES