Welcome to the Information Session for Little Sugar Creek Greenway,

Tyvola Road through Huntingtowne Farms Park

What is a Greenway? • Active Transportation

• Linear Public Park

• Recreation

• Health and Fitness

• Desirable Amenity

• Access to destinations

• Creates a Sense of Community

• County standard is a minimum 10’ wide asphalt trail conforming to AASHTO and ADA for recreational trails.

• 37 miles are complete and open

• Mecklenburg County Greenway Plan currently calls for over 200 miles.

Cross Charlotte Trail

Existing Trail Miles 7.6

Trail Miles to be Completed by County 5.5

Trail Miles to be Completed by City 12.8

Total Miles 25.9

Project History • Little Sugar Creek Greenway is part of the 2008 Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Master Plan adopted by the Board of County Commissioners. • Awarded a grant for the design and construction of this section of Little Sugar Creek Greenway from NCDOT.

Process • Public Information Session Monday April 21, 2014 • Complete design, permit and bid project

• Begin construction in spring/summer 2015

• Anticipate 12 months to complete

Queens University Sports Complex & Conference Center; Marion Diehl Recreation Center

Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant

Park Road Park

Little Sugar Creek Greenway Tyvola Road to Huntingtowne Farms

Park South Station

Existing greenway through Huntingtowne Farms Park

Huntingtowne Farms Elementary School

Montclaire Elementary School

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Archdale Dr.

Existing Conditions

Looking North from Archdale Drive Archdale Drive Bridge Looking North from Park

South Station Bridge Location

Looking North to Bridge Location @ Sugar Creek WWP

Service Rd Through Sugar Creek Wastewater Plant Tyvola Road Bridge

Existing Conditions

Creek Adjacent to Huntingtowne Farms

Bridge Location back to Huntingtowne Farms

Existing Greenway through Huntingtowne Farms Park

Pipe crossing Huntingtowne Farms View parallel to Birmingham Park South Station Creek

Frontage

OPPORTUNITIES • This project will provide a main greenway trail that is a

permanent part of the Mecklenburg County Greenway Program.

• This effort is a public-private funding partnership with NCDOT.

• Little Sugar Creek Greenway will provide a direct link between connecting local residential areas - Queens University Sports Complex & Conference Center, Marion Diehl Recreation Center, Park Road Park, and Huntingtowne Farms - to a growing system of existing greenway trails.

CONSTRAINTS • Cost associated with the challenging topography will may require reconsidering some bridge crossings.

• CDOT will need to be directly involved in the underpasses at Tyvola Road and Archdale Drive.

• The trail through Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant will be coordinated with CMUD.

• Coordination of trail construction with Park South Station segment will be important.

• There is a deadline that must be monitored concerning the beginning and completing construction by the funders.

Proposed Trailhead with Parking

Trailhead at Park Road Park Greenway Access

Little Sugar Creek Greenway Tyvola Road to Huntingtowne Farms

Bridge Crossing to Park South Station

Existing greenway through Huntingtowne Farms Park

Replace Handrails on Existing Bridge Crossing at Huntingtowne Farms Park

Archdale Dr.

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Greenway under Tyvola Road

Bridge Crossing

Bridge Crossing to Huntingtowne Farms

Tributary Crossing

Archdale Dr.

1- Greenway under Tyvola Road

2 - Greenway from Tyvola Road to Archdale Drive

4 - Greenway from Archdale Drive to Huntingtowne Farms

3 - Park Road Park Access to Greenway

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Preliminary Trail Alignment 1- Tyvola Road

Future Bridge Crossing

Greenway Access to sidewalk on

Tyvola Rd Greenway under Tyvola Rd

Greenway Access to Queens

University Sports Complex & Conference

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Tributary Crossing

Future Greenway Access

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Preliminary Trail Alignment –2- Tyvola to Archdale

Proposed Trailhead Parking/Greenway Access

Greenway under Tyvola Rd

Proposed Trailhead in Park Road Park

Bridge Crossing

Crossing over access road

Future Expansion

Future Bridge Crossing

Little Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant

Preliminary Trail Alignment 3 - Park Road Park Access

Bridge Crossing

Proposed Trailhead @ Park Rd. Park Restroom Building -Expand plaza with site furnishings

Greenway Access

Existing Parking Area at Park Road Park

Existing Restroom Building at Park Road Park

Preliminary Trail Alignment 4 - Archdale to Huntingtowne Farms

Little Sugar Creek Greenway

Bridge Crossing to Park South Station

Existing greenway through Huntingtowne Farms

Bridge Crossing to Huntingtowne Farms

Trail Cross-sections Tyvola Road Underpass

10’ or 12’ asphalt trail

Little Sugar Creek Cut slope; Add 5’

retaining wall

Tyvola Road Bridge

Riparian Zone

Rip Rap Rip Rap

Trail Cross-sections Typical Greenway Trail

10’ or 12’ Asphalt trail with 2’ gravel shoulders

Little Sugar Creek

Trail Cross-sections Typical Greenway Trail

Surface Water Improvement and Management Buffer S.W.I.M. Buffer

Little Sugar Creek

• Buffer width determined by size of watershed • Measured from top of creek bank • Located on both sides of Creek • Little Sugar Creek S.W.I.M. Buffer: 100’

Streamside Zone: 30’

Managed Use Zone: 45’ Upland Zone: 25’

Agency Coordination • Duke Energy

– Transmission lines • Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Utilities – Greenway through

Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant; bridge location

• Charlotte Dept. of Transportation – Tyvola Road – Archdale Drive

• NCDOT – Funding agency

Archdale Dr.

Wayfinding

Greenways and Safety

• Greenway trails have had the fewest issues among Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation amenities.

• A 2004 study by UNC Charlotte on our greenways found that greenways do not increase crime and, in some instances, crime is slightly reduced.

• Crime exists everywhere; there is no perfectly safe environment. Emergencies 911; Otherwise 311

• Common sense prevails- if you have valuables in your car, locate them out of sight and lock the vehicle. Avoid the trail during floods. Enjoy walking with a friend.

• Park Rangers and volunteer Park Ambassadors bike trails.

• Cyclists must have lights and reflectors after dark.

Thank you for participating in your Information Session

Karen Weston-Chien, RLA Project Manager Mecklenburg County Asset and Facility Management Business Support Services Agency 3205 Freedom Drive, Suite 101 Charlotte, NC 28208 Phone: 704-336-6634 Email: Karen.Weston-Chien@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov

Gwen Cook, RLA Planner Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation 5841 Brookshire Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28216 Phone: 704-432-1570 Email: Gwen.Cook@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov