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 The Pedestrian Plan is:  Long Range and Comprehensive  Conceptual  A Vision for the Future  The Plan is not:  Regulatory or Binding  A Master.

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2  The Pedestrian Plan is:  Long Range and Comprehensive  Conceptual  A Vision for the Future  The Plan is not:  Regulatory or Binding  A Master Plan or a Design Document  Fiscally constrained

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4 Build a trail head and trail connections for the Jonesville and Yadkin River greenway Repair existing sidewalk in disrepair Construct NC 67 sidewalk and median refuge islands in key locations Construct bicycle lanes on Town roadways Increase tourism from trails and pedestrian accessibility Increase mobility options for aging in place Construct a zip line across the Yadkin River See pgs. 2-4

5  4 Steering Committee Meetings (1 st - May 2014)  2 Public Meetings (Sept. 2014 and January 2015)  Events (4 th of July and Labor Day Market)  Survey (mailed to residents, emailed and visitors center)  Focus groups See pgs. 15- 16

6 72 Reponses Top corridors for improvement are the Main Street/School area, NC 67 and the US 21 Business and Bridge Street Corridor. Nearly 90% of respondents feel that a pedestrian friendly community is ‘important’ or ‘very important’ ‘Lack of sidewalks and trails’ is reported as the biggest barrier to walking ‘Town parks’ and ‘Greenway trails’ are the walking destinations respondents ‘would most like to get to’ A ‘Local bond referendum’ and ‘Local sales tax’ are the top two reported methods of ‘funding for sidewalks and trails’ when ‘grants and existing revenues are not sufficient See pg. 16

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8  Sidewalk/sidepath corridor recommendations with cost estimates, distances, etc. (see Section 3.1; Figures 9 and 10 on pgs. 23-24)  Cross-section alternatives for the NC 67 and the Gwyn McNeil Bridge (see Figures 10 and 11 on pgs. 26 & 28)  Key Intersection Recommendations and Visualizations (see Section 3.2)  Policy and program recommendations (see Section 3.3)

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19  See Section 3.3  Menu of options to improve pedestrian safety and access  Low cost solution to building part of the network  Partners will be needed to make policy and run activities and events

20  See Chapter 4  Sets an action plan for the first couple years of implementation  Describes key steps and partners  Identifies short/mid or long term

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22  Full Survey Results  Grant Funding Sources  Design Guidelines  Existing plans and ordinances

23 Jesse Day Jday@ptrc.org 336-904-0300


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