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Final ReportFinal Report
Prince George’sCentennial Trails
Project
Prince George’sCentennial Trails
Project
A Five YearImplementation Plan
A Five YearImplementation Plan
What you wanted us to doWhat you wanted us to do
OverviewOverview
State of our trailsState of our trails
Rationale for trailsRationale for trails
RecommendationsRecommendations
ObservationsObservations
Terms of ReferenceTerms of Reference
• Prioritize trail developments • Identify barriers to implementation • Outline required works (& costs)• Identify issues• Identify potential funding sources
• Prioritize trail developments • Identify barriers to implementation • Outline required works (& costs)• Identify issues• Identify potential funding sources
RationaleRationale
• Aligns with:– Official Community Plan– Trail System Master Plan– Climate Action Charter– Active Communities Initiative– Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP)– Cycle Network Plan
• Aligns with:– Official Community Plan– Trail System Master Plan– Climate Action Charter– Active Communities Initiative– Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP)– Cycle Network Plan
RationaleRationale
• Reduces vehicle use– Better air quality– Less demand on road network
• Improves fitness– Less burden on health system
• Eco-Tourism Potential– For visitors and residents
• Reduces vehicle use– Better air quality– Less demand on road network
• Improves fitness– Less burden on health system
• Eco-Tourism Potential– For visitors and residents
State of our networkState of our network
• Current:– City Trails (Multiuse Paved): 15 km– Local/Rustic Trails: 72 km
• Proposed in 1998:– 131 new kilometres proposed– 7.5% achieved in ten years
• Current:– City Trails (Multiuse Paved): 15 km– Local/Rustic Trails: 72 km
• Proposed in 1998:– 131 new kilometres proposed– 7.5% achieved in ten years
How we shape upHow we shape up
Name Pop.(Est.)
TotalDeveloped
km
Total HardSurface
km
TotalGranular
km
Total Rustic /Natural Trails
Km
Red Deer 83,000 137 76 47 14
Nanaimo 80,000 128 52 51 25
Lethbridge 82,000 127 91 29 7
Medicine Hat 57,000 97 87 10 N/A
Saanich 110,000 85 25 45 15
Kamloops 83,000 85 30 10 45
Prince George 77,000 87 15 18 54
Whitehorse 24,000 15 15 N/A N/A
How we shape upHow we shape up
NAME POP.(Est.)
TotalTrails
AnnualTrailMtce.
Budget
Mtce.Budgetkm Trail
COMBINEDANNUALBUDGET
COMBINEDBUDGET
PER/CAPITA
Medicine Hat 57,000 97 $250,000 $2,577 $450,000 $7.89
Red Deer 83,000 137 $300,000 $2,326 $400,000 $4.82
Lethbridge 82,000 127 $150,000 $1,181 $350,000 $4.27
Whitehorse 24,000 15 $80,000 $5,333 $80,000 $3.33
Saanich 110,000 85 $200,000 $2,353 $350,000 $3.18
Nanaimo 80,000 128 $250,000 $1,953 $250,000 $3.13
Kamloops 83,000 85 $85,000 $1,000 $160,000 $1.93
Prince George 77,000 85 $85,000 $1,000 $85,000 $1.10
Prince George’sCentennial Trails
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Prince George’sCentennial Trails
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RecommendationsRecommendations
Recommendation # 1Centennial Trails Project
• Establish the following trail development priorities:– PHASE ONE – 2008 to 2011
• Heritage Rivers Trail • UNBC – River Connector Trail• Hart Connector Trail
• Establish the following trail development priorities:– PHASE ONE – 2008 to 2011
• Heritage Rivers Trail • UNBC – River Connector Trail• Hart Connector Trail
• Heritage Rivers Trail
Recommendation # 1Centennial Trails Project
Phase One (2008-2011)
Recommendation # 1Centennial Trails Project
Phase One (2008-2011)
• UNBC Rivers Connector Trail
Recommendation # 1Centennial Trails Project
Phase One (2008-2011)
• Hart Connector Trail
Recommendation # 1Centennial Trails Project
Phase Two (2012-2014)
• Blackburn Connector Trail
Recommendation # 1Centennial Trails Project
As Opportunities Arise (2012-2014)
Hart Neighbourhood Trails
Bowl & College Heights Neighbourhood Trails
Recommendation # 1Centennial Trails Project
Cost Estimate
TRAIL SEGMENT TOTAL KM'S
COST ESTIMATE
PHASE ONE - HERITAGE RIVERS TRAILA1 Cameron Street to Taylor Drive(Heritage Trail)
B1 Fort George Park to Ferry Ave.
C2 Cowart Connector
F3 River Trail - Cameron Street -Moores Meadow
F4 Ongman Road
G1 Cowart Street to Parkridge Creek
L1 Otway Road to Ski Centre
L2 Nechako River Park LoopSECTION TOTAL 16.75 $3,216,000
PHASE ONE - UNBC CONNECTORB2 Ferry Avenue - Recreation Place - 2.0 KM
B3 Hudson Bay Slough Trail - 2.5 KM
D1 Massey to Ospika
D2 Ospika to 97
D3 Highway 97 to 20th Ave
E4 UNBC ConnectorSECTION TOTAL 8.55 $1,641,600
PHASE ONE - HART CONNECTORH1 Hart Highlands West
H2 Valleyview
H3 Hart City ConnectorSECTION TOTAL 11.00 $2,112,000
PHASE ONE - BLACKBURN CONNECTORJ2 Blackburn City Connector to L.C. Gunn Trail
SECTION TOTAL 7.50 $585,000
CENTENNIAL TRAILS PROJECT TOTAL: 43.80 $7,554,600
Recommendation # 2Recommendation # 2
• Develop financial strategy to achieve goals by: – Identifying preferred funding sources– Manage the City’s costs through either:
• Reprioritization of the current five year Capital Expenditure Program (CEP), OR;
• Approval through a referendum on the ballot in November.
• Develop financial strategy to achieve goals by: – Identifying preferred funding sources– Manage the City’s costs through either:
• Reprioritization of the current five year Capital Expenditure Program (CEP), OR;
• Approval through a referendum on the ballot in November.
Recommendation # 3Recommendation # 3
• Partner with:– Other levels of government,
outside agencies and community groups
• Access funding for:– Development, education, &
promotion
• Partner with:– Other levels of government,
outside agencies and community groups
• Access funding for:– Development, education, &
promotion
Recommendation # 4Recommendation # 4
• Aside from the Capital Costs, establish annual budgets for:– Land acquisition – Trail planning and design– Trail maintenance – Winter maintenance program– Minor Capital improvements for trails – Trail promotion and marketing
• Aside from the Capital Costs, establish annual budgets for:– Land acquisition – Trail planning and design– Trail maintenance – Winter maintenance program– Minor Capital improvements for trails – Trail promotion and marketing
Recommendation # 5Recommendation # 5
• Work with the Province to improve access on the north end of the new Simon Fraser Bridge.– Ensure 3m minimum – extending underneath new structure
• Work with the Province to improve access on the north end of the new Simon Fraser Bridge.– Ensure 3m minimum – extending underneath new structure
Recommendation # 6Recommendation # 6
• Improve non-motorized transportation off the John Hart Bridge.– Ensure a 3m Multi-Use Trail separated from the
traffic on both the west and east side
• Improve non-motorized transportation off the John Hart Bridge.– Ensure a 3m Multi-Use Trail separated from the
traffic on both the west and east side
Recommendation # 7Recommendation # 7
• Work with PG Cycle Club to assist in establishing Mountain Bike Park in North Nechako.– Integrate into the trails system
• Work with PG Cycle Club to assist in establishing Mountain Bike Park in North Nechako.– Integrate into the trails system
Recommendation # 8Recommendation # 8
• Establish a “Kilometer O Plaza” – Along the Heritage Rivers Trail – As a key feature of the trail system in
Cottonwood Island Park– Should reflect Aboriginal Heritage
• Establish a “Kilometer O Plaza” – Along the Heritage Rivers Trail – As a key feature of the trail system in
Cottonwood Island Park– Should reflect Aboriginal Heritage
Recommendation # 9Recommendation # 9
a. Blackburn Connector to MU Granular b. Hart West Loop to MU Granularc. Valleyview Loop and Valleyview
Connector to MU Granulard. Add a new trail from Cameron Street
through Crocker Park to Winnipeg.
a. Blackburn Connector to MU Granular b. Hart West Loop to MU Granularc. Valleyview Loop and Valleyview
Connector to MU Granulard. Add a new trail from Cameron Street
through Crocker Park to Winnipeg.
Recommendation # 9Recommendation # 9
e. Add stairs to Connaught Hillf. Add secondary route around the
northeast side of the Hudson Bay Wetland area.
g. Immediately recognize informal trail from Exhibition Park to UNBC as “Local Trail”.
e. Add stairs to Connaught Hillf. Add secondary route around the
northeast side of the Hudson Bay Wetland area.
g. Immediately recognize informal trail from Exhibition Park to UNBC as “Local Trail”.
Recommendation # 9Recommendation # 9
h. Ravine behind St. Anne in College Heights upgrade wood chip surface.
i. Between Mr. PG and Ferry Ave upgrade wood chip surface.
j. Add new trail from Ferry Ave. & highway 16 to Mr. PG site in front of commercial development.
h. Ravine behind St. Anne in College Heights upgrade wood chip surface.
i. Between Mr. PG and Ferry Ave upgrade wood chip surface.
j. Add new trail from Ferry Ave. & highway 16 to Mr. PG site in front of commercial development.
Recommendation # 9Recommendation # 9
k. Address conflict between cyclists and motorists at Cowart and the Cemetery Trail.
k. Address conflict between cyclists and motorists at Cowart and the Cemetery Trail.
Recommendation # 10Recommendation # 10
• New trail hierarchy:– Multi-Use Trails
• Off-street paved (3m asphalt minimum)• Off-street divided (4m asphalt, line delineation)• On-street sidewalk/trail (3m concrete)• Granular (3m hard-packed)
• New trail hierarchy:– Multi-Use Trails
• Off-street paved (3m asphalt minimum)• Off-street divided (4m asphalt, line delineation)• On-street sidewalk/trail (3m concrete)• Granular (3m hard-packed)
Recommendation # 10Recommendation # 10
• New trail hierarchy:– Local Trail (2m granular)– Equestrian Trail (2m granular)– Rustic Trail (1m natural)– Mountain Biking Trail - technical trail (<1m
natural with technical trail features)
• New trail hierarchy:– Local Trail (2m granular)– Equestrian Trail (2m granular)– Rustic Trail (1m natural)– Mountain Biking Trail - technical trail (<1m
natural with technical trail features)
Recommendation # 11Recommendation # 11
• Update Trail System Master Plan– Incorporate recommendations and priorities
identified in the Implementation Plan.
• Update Trail System Master Plan– Incorporate recommendations and priorities
identified in the Implementation Plan.
Recommendation # 12Recommendation # 12
• Dedicate staff position that would be coordinator / planner for trails (non-motorized transportation).– “Trail Planner”, “Community Pathways
Coordinator” or “Pathways Planner”.
• Dedicate staff position that would be coordinator / planner for trails (non-motorized transportation).– “Trail Planner”, “Community Pathways
Coordinator” or “Pathways Planner”.
Recommendation # 13Recommendation # 13
• Create a Trails Master Plan Bylaw.– The intent of the bylaw would be to implement
the trail alignments, use, and standards.
• Create a Trails Master Plan Bylaw.– The intent of the bylaw would be to implement
the trail alignments, use, and standards.
Recommendation # 14Recommendation # 14
• Create an ‘Amenities Bylaw’– Require developers to construct trails and trail-
related infrastructure as a condition of their approval for land use change (e.g. rezoning) or subdivision.
• Create an ‘Amenities Bylaw’– Require developers to construct trails and trail-
related infrastructure as a condition of their approval for land use change (e.g. rezoning) or subdivision.
Recommendation # 15Recommendation # 15
• Develop formal consultation process to be used when final trail design/routing is being developed.
• Develop formal consultation process to be used when final trail design/routing is being developed.
Recommendation # 16Recommendation # 16
• Sponsor annual campaign to encourage use of trails.– With Active Communities Committee
• Sponsor annual campaign to encourage use of trails.– With Active Communities Committee
Recommendation # 17Recommendation # 17
• Develop a multi-year marketing plan.– Sign program– Maps– Promo material
• Develop a multi-year marketing plan.– Sign program– Maps– Promo material
Recommendation # 18Recommendation # 18
• Create a Trails Implementation Task Group.– Led by staff from applicable departments – Includes one or two representatives from the
public/user groups. – Charged with implementation and reporting
back to Council & the community on an annual basis.
• Create a Trails Implementation Task Group.– Led by staff from applicable departments – Includes one or two representatives from the
public/user groups. – Charged with implementation and reporting
back to Council & the community on an annual basis.
Prince George’sCentennial Trails
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Prince George’sCentennial Trails
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Recommendationsfrom
Interim Report
Recommendationsfrom
Interim Report
Previous Recommendations Previous Recommendations
1. Ensure trails are integrated into development of new golf course– High standards on both the new course & the
old one.
Previous Recommendations Previous Recommendations
2. The City should contact CN Rail & seek authorization for utilization of the Right of Way.
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Portland, Oregon, USA
White Rock
Previous Recommendations Previous Recommendations
3. Examine issue of limiting liability for non-profit organisations involved in trail development and management.
Prince George’sCentennial Trails
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Prince George’sCentennial Trails
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Other Notes & ObservationsOther Notes
& Observations
Photo courtesy of UNBCPhoto courtesy of UNBC
AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements
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