Town of Paradise Valley
Action Report
TO: Chair and Planning Commission
FROM: Eva Cutro, Community Development Director
Paul Michaud, Senior Planner
DATE: September 5, 2017
CONTACT:
Staff Contact
Paul Michaud, 480-348-3574
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Discussion of Paradise Valley Bicycle + Pedestrian Master Plan (the "Master Plan")
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Background
The Planning Commission discussed the Master Plan at its July 25, 2017 and August 15, 2017 work study meetings. Refer to the attached minutes for more information.
The main discussion from the August work study meeting related to the pedestrian and bicycle route maps and intersection improvements within the Hummingbird Lane neighborhood. The maps consist of a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) component and a future routes map component. The CIP component identifies all existing and proposed facilities that may not be on the published route map. The CIP map will likely go into the appendix of the plan. The CIP component will provide elected officials and staff the location of all facilities for future budgeting, such as maintenance. For the bicycle facilities, the CIP component is a separate map from the bicycle route map since there are existing bike lanes and proposed gap connections that are secondary to the primary bicycle route system. As supported at the last meeting, the CIP component and the future route map is one and the same for the pedestrian routes. However, a separate CIP map for pedestrian facilities could be created if there are secondary connections not necessary to be depicted on the pedestrian route map.
Pedestrian Route Map
The Planning Commission had no substantive changes to this map as attached to this report. Three pedestrian facilities are proposed: unpaved 4-foot to 6-foot wide gently-meandering trails, 6-foot wide gently-meandering sidewalks, and up to 10-foot wide paved recreation paths for shared use. The preferred width for a recreation path is 10 feet, but a lesser...
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