ReferencePatrick McGowan, MayorCity of St. Maryspmcgowan@cityofstmarys.net

PDG helped the City of St. Marys apply for a $50,000 LGIF grant to create a development/tourism plan for the historic canal corridor between Fort Loramie in Shelby County to Delphos in Allen/Van Wert County. The study is a collaboration with the Cities of St. Marys and Delphos and the Villages of Spencerville, New Bremen, Minster, and Fort Loramie.

The partners are dedicated to raising awareness of the historical, educational, recreational and ecological value of the canal greenway. St. Marys is serving as a clearinghouse for canal related events and information. It is the goal of the collaborating partners to be the representative voice to local, state and federal government officials.

Additional goals include garnering grassroots support for an enhanced canal, strengthening canal partnerships, and promoting the Miami and Erie Canal Heritage Corridor.

Subsequent to the grant award, PDG was engaged by the City of St. Marys to assist with the development of the Plan.

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Project Relevance ∙Vicinity to Mercer County

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MIAMI-ERIE CANAL DEVELOPMENT/TOURISM PLAN

Location ∙ Miami-Erie Canal from Delpos south to Fort Loramie, Ohio

Services Provided ∙ Grant Writing, Planning

Project Funding ∙ $50,000 Local Government Innovation Fund

Size ∙ 40 miles

Schedule ∙ Professional Services 2015-2017

Project Team ∙ Paul Z. Tecpanecatl, AICP, Project Manager ∙ Linda M. Amos, LEED AP, Grant Writing

The Plan will specifically include the Cities of Delphos and St. Marys; the Villages of Spencerville, New Bremen, Minster and Fort Loramie, as well as the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District, Heritage Trail and Shelby County park districts. The Plan will include the following elements:

∙ Consensus on a clear vision for development of the corridor (physical improvements, recreational amenities and tourism opportunities)

∙ Creation of a unique identity or “brand” for this portion of the Miami and Erie Canal.

∙ Strategies to enhance connections and linkages to the cities and villages along the corridor

∙ Strategies to enhance eco-cultural and recreational tourism

∙ Consensus regarding an organization and management structure that will implement the plan

∙ A listing of resources to fund the implementation strategies, programs and projects identified in the plan.

Available information related to the existing condition of the canal and towpath, ownership, planned improvements, tourism, historic landmarks, area attractions and scenic byways, and other information was collected and analyzied. Focus groups and individual interviews have been conducted. A public meeting was held on November 2, 2016, to provide additional public participatation in the plan development.

The Development Plan will be drafted for review by the collaborating parnters. After incorporating any comments/revisions from the partners, the Development Plan will be finanalized and adopted and submitted to the State.

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ReferenceDianne Rozak, Danbury Township Trustee5972 E. Port Clinton Eastern Road Marblehead, Ohio 43440 419.798.4071

Meadowbrook Marsh is a nature preserve area with a Category 3 wetland marsh, forest, meadow and grassland with a combination of natural grass/mulched trails and paved trails through non-wetland and wetland areas. A half mile of grass/mulched nature trails was transformed into paved nature trails with elevated boardwalk sections to span and preserve the wetland areas.

The limited funds available to construct the project were maximized by providing the client with various preliminary design layouts and associated conceptual costs for each layout. This enabled the client to maximize their use of the funds available while balancing the costs associated with the asphalt path and elevated boardwalk sections, therefore maximizing the final path length. With the design and outlined construction requirements, concerted efforts were made to minimize the disturbance and impact to the different environments within Meadowbrook Marsh. In addition, the asphalt path and boardwalk sections were designed to meet ADA requirements for shared use paths, increasing accessibility to a wider range of trail users. more...

MEADOWBROOK MARSH TRAILS

Location ∙ Danbury Township, Ottawa County

Services Provided ∙ Survey, Preliminary design, Design, Bidding, Permit acquisition, Construction Observation, Construction Engineering

Cost ∙ $226,000

Schedule ∙ 2012

Project Team ∙ Rich Hertzfeld, P.E., Project Manager ∙ Julie Thomas, P.E., Project Engineer

The existing site conditions presented design challenges, but were met with up front coordination in an effort to avoid project delays. The project required coordination with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to delineate the wetland areas and thus define the elevated boardwalk sections of the trail. Further coordination was provided as final plan approval was sought and received from USACE and the funding agency.

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ReferenceSteve StudenmundStrategic Planning Manager Franklin County Metro Parks 1069 West Main Street Westerville, Ohio 43081 614.895.6231

Prairie Oaks Metro Park The Franklin County Metro Parks needed a bridge to cross Big Darby Creek which would connect Prairie Oaks Metro Park to additional property acquired by the Metro Parks. PDG was retained by the Metro Parks to prepare a preliminary design study to evaluate the feasability of a bridge crossing and preliminary details for a proposed bridge. PDG was then retained to provide detailed construction drawings for the selected structure type and to provide construction observation services on an as-needed basis. The bridge consists of an 185’ long main span with three 34’ long short spans and 195’ of elevated and curved boardwalk. The Boardwalk is supported on Helical Pier Foundation System that was chosen to reduce impact to the floodway. Big Darby Creek is a scenic river and a design was provided that was sensitive to the river. A HEC-RAS hydraulic analysis was completed for the site and the structure was designed to the minimize impact to the river floodplain.

BIG DARBY CREEK PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Location ∙ Franklin County Metro Parks, Ohio

Services Provided ∙ Transportation Engineering, Feasibility Study

Cost ∙ $2.9 million

Project Funding ∙ $500,000

Project Team ∙ Jeff Yoder, P.E. Project Manager

ReferenceMr. Paul Roman, P.E., Oregon Public Service Director Mr. Rodney Shultz, P.E. 5330 Seaman Road Oregon, Ohio 43616 419.698.7047

PDG designed four separate ten-foot wide bikeway projects within the City of Oregon. The projects connected existing bikeways within the City. The bikeways were completed in multiple phases with the final phase connecting Pearson Park with Maumee Bay State Park.

The first project was an extension of an existing facility located at Bay Shore Road, which was extended south along the west side of Stadium Road for approximately one-half mile within the existing right-of-way.

The other projects connected an existing bikeway at Starr Avenue and Lallendorf Road with the ball fields located at the municipal complex on Seaman Road. The bike path was then extended along an abandoned railroad along the north side of Pearson Metropark and within the right-of-way on the north side of Starr Avenue. Right-of-way acquisition was required to extend the path another 0.7 miles along Wolf Creek.

Location ∙ Oregon, Ohio

Services Provided ∙ Transportation Engineering ∙ Right-of-Way Acquisition ∙ Construction Administration

Cost ∙ Engineers Estimate: $549,400 ∙ Project Cost: $479,075.86 (Stadium Road Bikeway, Phase II)

Size ∙ 2.73 miles; 10 ft. wide

Schedule ∙ Professional Services: 2010 ∙ Construction: 2012

PDG Project Team ∙ Richard R. Hertzfeld, P.E., Project Manager ∙ Julie L. Thomas, P.E., Project Engineer

Project Relevance ∙ Access to School and Residential Areas ∙ Pedestrian/Bike Crossings

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CITY OF OREGON BIKEWAYS

The phase IV project, recently completed, is bike lanes along Corduroy Road beginning at Clay High School and proceeding eastward to Stadium Road. At Stadium Road, a multi-use path connects the Corduroy bike lanes north to Eagles Landing Drive, a total distance of 1.53 miles. This project connected Maumee Bay State Park to Pearson Metropark.

City of Oregon Bikeways