North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail - Montgomery Parks
North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
Agenda • • • • •
Introductions Trail Overview Project Timeline Parking Lot Alternatives Emory Lane Bikeway Extension Update • Next Steps/Feedback • Questions North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
OBGC Community Park
Upper Rock Creek Trail Corridor Plan Approved 2008
North Branch Trail Future Trail (by Parks)
HINES ROAD
Preserve at Rock Creek Trail
Magruder HS
ICC Bikeway North Branch Trail (Proposed) Muncaster Mill Bikeway
Lake Needwood
Emory Lane Bikeway Emory Lane Bikeway Extension (Future) North Branch Trail (Proposed) Lakeside Trail Lake Frank Trail Connector Rock Creek Trail
ROCK CREEK REGIONAL PARK Lake Frank
NORTH BRANCH STREAM VALLEY PARK
Trail Plan Magruder High School
NORTH BRANCH STREAM VALLEY PARK
Preserve at Rock Creek Trail ICC Bikeway North Branch Trail, Northern Extension (Proposed) Muncaster Mill Bikeway Emory Lane Bikeway Emory Lane Bikeway Extension (Future) North Branch Trail, Meadowside Lane Connector (Proposed) North Branch Trail (Proposed)
Smith Env. Ed. Center Meadowside Nature Center
Lake Frank
Lakeside Trail Lake Frank Trail Connector Rock Creek Trail
ROCK CREEK REGIONAL PARK
Project Timeline • August, 2011
Lake Frank Trail Connector complete
• 2011-2013
Facility Planning & public outreach
• 27 June, 2013
Planning Board approval
• August, 2013
Detailed design begins
• 22 July, 2015
Received $2 Million FHWA TAP funding
• 23 March, 2017
Norbeck Manor HOA meeting
• July, 2017
TAP Executive Committee scope review
• September, 2017
Community Outreach
North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
Neighborhood Concerns Trailhead/Parking Lot • Proposed parking lot and trail pose security risks to adjacent homes: • Burglary • Drug Dealing • Illegal Dumping • Proposed parking lot will cause traffic congestion at Sweetbirch Drive. Emory Lane Bikeway Extension • At-grade crosswalk at Emory Lane is dangerous for cyclists, pedestrians and drivers. • Pedestrian crossing at Emory Lane will cause traffic congestion at Sweetbirch Drive. North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
Parking Lot Option A – Muncaster Mill Road
A
Parking Lot Option A – Muncaster Mill Road
Parking Lot Option A – Muncaster Mill Road
Parking Lot Option A – Muncaster Mill Road
TRAIL
PARKING
DRIVEWAY
BIKE MUNCASTER LANE MILL ROAD
Parking Lot Option A – Muncaster Mill Road
Parking Lot Option B – Meadowside Lane
B
Parking Lot Option B – Meadowside Lane
LATHROP E. SMITH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER
Parking Lot Option B – Meadowside Lane
Parking Lot Option B – Meadowside Lane
MEADOWSIDE LANE PARKING
FOREST
TRAIL
FOREST
Parking Lot Option B – Meadowside Lane
MEADOWSIDE NATURE CENTER
Alternative Comparison Site/Context Existing Condition Connecting Roadway Connecting Trail(s)
Adjacent Properties
Muncaster Mill Road Former home site (previously disturbed) Muncaster Mill Road (State Route 115) Emory Lane Bikeway (future extension) to ICC Bikeway Norbeck Manor HOA (adjoining)
North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
Meadowside Lane Forest edge Meadowside Lane (park road) Muncaster Mill Bikeway (existing) to ICC Bikeway Residences (west); Smith Center, Meadowside Nature Center (shared access)
Alternative Comparison Site Design
Muncaster Mill Road
Meadowside Lane
Parking Space Access
Dedicated driveway
Direct pull-off from roadway
Grading Impacts
Significant (retaining walls necessary)
Minimal fill
Visibility
Tree Impacts
Impacts to character Spaces visible from and setting of Muncaster Mill roadway Meadowside Lane Minimal removals Disturbance to edges (previously disturbed of forest site)
North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
Alternative Comparison Scope/Schedule Approvals Required Cost Implication Schedule Impact Precedent
Muncaster Mill Road SHA Utility Access Permit None (included in Facility Plan) Spring 2018 construction start (estimated) Matthew Henson Trail – Layhill Road Lot
North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
Meadowside Lane Planning Board approval Change order to design consultant Winter 2019 construction start (estimated) Meadowside Nature Center Parking Lot
Project Schedule Task
Muncaster Mill Road
Meadowside Lane
Public Comment
September, 2017
Planning Board
TBD (Informational Only) November, 2017
September, 2017
Permit Submissions
December, 2017
April, 2018
Construction RFP
May, 2018
September, 2018
Construction Begins
Spring, 2018
Winter, 2019
Fall, 2019
Summer, 2020
Construction Complete
North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
We want to hear from you!
B
A
Visit www.montgomeryparks.org/projects/public-input/ and select the North Branch Hiker Biker Trail topic to comment.
Emory Lane Bikeway Extension
Emory Lane Bikeway Extension Possible Improvements along Muncaster Mill Road • Traffic Signal at Emory Lane • Enlarged median/refuge • Existing drive lanes to remain • 6-foot wide shoulder • 9-foot wide vegetative buffer • Stormwater management • 10-foot wide shared use path • South shoulder of Muncaster Mill Road is currently 25 feet wide.
Contact Information Aaron Feldman Project Manager (M-NCPPC) [email protected] 301-650-2887 Patricia Shepherd Capital Projects Manager (MCDOT) [email protected] 240-777-7231 Mike Jones Park Manager [email protected] 301-563-7523 North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
Agenda • • • • •
Introductions Trail Overview Project Timeline Parking Lot Alternatives Emory Lane Bikeway Extension Update • Next Steps/Feedback • Questions North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
OBGC Community Park
Upper Rock Creek Trail Corridor Plan Approved 2008
North Branch Trail Future Trail (by Parks)
HINES ROAD
Preserve at Rock Creek Trail
Magruder HS
ICC Bikeway North Branch Trail (Proposed) Muncaster Mill Bikeway
Lake Needwood
Emory Lane Bikeway Emory Lane Bikeway Extension (Future) North Branch Trail (Proposed) Lakeside Trail Lake Frank Trail Connector Rock Creek Trail
ROCK CREEK REGIONAL PARK Lake Frank
NORTH BRANCH STREAM VALLEY PARK
Trail Plan Magruder High School
NORTH BRANCH STREAM VALLEY PARK
Preserve at Rock Creek Trail ICC Bikeway North Branch Trail, Northern Extension (Proposed) Muncaster Mill Bikeway Emory Lane Bikeway Emory Lane Bikeway Extension (Future) North Branch Trail, Meadowside Lane Connector (Proposed) North Branch Trail (Proposed)
Smith Env. Ed. Center Meadowside Nature Center
Lake Frank
Lakeside Trail Lake Frank Trail Connector Rock Creek Trail
ROCK CREEK REGIONAL PARK
Project Timeline • August, 2011
Lake Frank Trail Connector complete
• 2011-2013
Facility Planning & public outreach
• 27 June, 2013
Planning Board approval
• August, 2013
Detailed design begins
• 22 July, 2015
Received $2 Million FHWA TAP funding
• 23 March, 2017
Norbeck Manor HOA meeting
• July, 2017
TAP Executive Committee scope review
• September, 2017
Community Outreach
North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
Neighborhood Concerns Trailhead/Parking Lot • Proposed parking lot and trail pose security risks to adjacent homes: • Burglary • Drug Dealing • Illegal Dumping • Proposed parking lot will cause traffic congestion at Sweetbirch Drive. Emory Lane Bikeway Extension • At-grade crosswalk at Emory Lane is dangerous for cyclists, pedestrians and drivers. • Pedestrian crossing at Emory Lane will cause traffic congestion at Sweetbirch Drive. North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
Parking Lot Option A – Muncaster Mill Road
A
Parking Lot Option A – Muncaster Mill Road
Parking Lot Option A – Muncaster Mill Road
Parking Lot Option A – Muncaster Mill Road
TRAIL
PARKING
DRIVEWAY
BIKE MUNCASTER LANE MILL ROAD
Parking Lot Option A – Muncaster Mill Road
Parking Lot Option B – Meadowside Lane
B
Parking Lot Option B – Meadowside Lane
LATHROP E. SMITH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER
Parking Lot Option B – Meadowside Lane
Parking Lot Option B – Meadowside Lane
MEADOWSIDE LANE PARKING
FOREST
TRAIL
FOREST
Parking Lot Option B – Meadowside Lane
MEADOWSIDE NATURE CENTER
Alternative Comparison Site/Context Existing Condition Connecting Roadway Connecting Trail(s)
Adjacent Properties
Muncaster Mill Road Former home site (previously disturbed) Muncaster Mill Road (State Route 115) Emory Lane Bikeway (future extension) to ICC Bikeway Norbeck Manor HOA (adjoining)
North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
Meadowside Lane Forest edge Meadowside Lane (park road) Muncaster Mill Bikeway (existing) to ICC Bikeway Residences (west); Smith Center, Meadowside Nature Center (shared access)
Alternative Comparison Site Design
Muncaster Mill Road
Meadowside Lane
Parking Space Access
Dedicated driveway
Direct pull-off from roadway
Grading Impacts
Significant (retaining walls necessary)
Minimal fill
Visibility
Tree Impacts
Impacts to character Spaces visible from and setting of Muncaster Mill roadway Meadowside Lane Minimal removals Disturbance to edges (previously disturbed of forest site)
North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
Alternative Comparison Scope/Schedule Approvals Required Cost Implication Schedule Impact Precedent
Muncaster Mill Road SHA Utility Access Permit None (included in Facility Plan) Spring 2018 construction start (estimated) Matthew Henson Trail – Layhill Road Lot
North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
Meadowside Lane Planning Board approval Change order to design consultant Winter 2019 construction start (estimated) Meadowside Nature Center Parking Lot
Project Schedule Task
Muncaster Mill Road
Meadowside Lane
Public Comment
September, 2017
Planning Board
TBD (Informational Only) November, 2017
September, 2017
Permit Submissions
December, 2017
April, 2018
Construction RFP
May, 2018
September, 2018
Construction Begins
Spring, 2018
Winter, 2019
Fall, 2019
Summer, 2020
Construction Complete
North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
We want to hear from you!
B
A
Visit www.montgomeryparks.org/projects/public-input/ and select the North Branch Hiker Biker Trail topic to comment.
Emory Lane Bikeway Extension
Emory Lane Bikeway Extension Possible Improvements along Muncaster Mill Road • Traffic Signal at Emory Lane • Enlarged median/refuge • Existing drive lanes to remain • 6-foot wide shoulder • 9-foot wide vegetative buffer • Stormwater management • 10-foot wide shared use path • South shoulder of Muncaster Mill Road is currently 25 feet wide.
Contact Information Aaron Feldman Project Manager (M-NCPPC) [email protected] 301-650-2887 Patricia Shepherd Capital Projects Manager (MCDOT) [email protected] 240-777-7231 Mike Jones Park Manager [email protected] 301-563-7523 North Branch Hiker-Biker Trail
Community Meeting | 13 September, 2017
