Matt Johnson

Burlington County

Feasibility
Scope Development
Final Design

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Project Areas

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 Regional Trails
• 6.5 miles of existing regional trails
• 100+ miles of additional regional trails:
– Kinkora Trail (13 miles)
– Mt. Holly to Medford Trail
(6.25 miles)
– Rancocas Creek Greenway Trail (30+
miles)
– Delaware River Heritage Trail (40+
miles)
– Arney’s Mount Trail (10 miles)

Delaware River
Heritage Trail

Kinkora Trail

Rancocas Greenway Trail

Arney's Mount Trail

Mt. Holly-Medford Trail

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PROJECT DETAILS

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Project Limits
NY

PA

NJ
Trenton
Study
Area
Philadelphia

Project
Limits
&
DE 0 10

Miles
20

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NORTH
Project Limits Delaware & Raritan Canal
Delaware Canal/
D&L Nat’l. Heritage
Corridor

PA

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 Trenton
NORTH
Project Limits Delaware & Raritan Canal
Delaware Canal/
D&L Nat’l. Heritage
Corridor

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Palmyra

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 Trenton
NORTH
Project Limits
Morrisville Delaware & Raritan Canal
Delaware Canal/
D&L Nat’l. Heritage
Corridor

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NJ

Palmyra

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 Project Limits
Trail Percentage by Municipality
(On-Road to Off-Road)

Palmyra 100% 0%

Riverton 88% 12%

Cinnaminson 40% 60%

Delran 100% 0%

Riverside 100% 0%

Delanco 76% 24%

Beverly 71% 29%

Edgewater Park 66% 34%

Burlington City 40% 60%

Burlington Township 38% 62%

Florence 85% 15%

Mansfield 0% 100%

Bordentown City 86% 14%

Fieldsboro 100% 0%

Bordentown Township 92% 8%

Trail Miles
Hamilton 95% On-road 24
Off-road 18
Trenton 82% Total 42
Percent On-Road
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Percent Off-Road

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ESSENTIAL
ELEMENTS

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 Essential Elements

VISION
“Create a 50 mile multi-use
pathway as close to the shores of
the Delaware River as possible.”

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 Essential Elements

RESOURCES

•Special Places

•Celebrate Heritage

•Established Parks & Trails

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Essential Elements

PARTNERSHIPS
•Talk to Everyone
•Mutual Interests
•Be Creative

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ENDORSEMENT

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Endorsement

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Endorsement

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 CHALLENGES
And
FINDING SOLUTIONS

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 Project Challenges

• Coordination
• Time (Changing Faces)
• Cost
• Engineering/Permitting issues
• Trail Management

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 Coordination

• 17 municipalities and 2 counties in NJ

• Steering Committee
• Manageable Steps
• Communication
• Engineering oversight

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Federal Regulations

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COMMUNITY BASED
PLANNING

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Community Based Planning

•Steering Committee

•Local Knowledge

•Community Reps

•Communication

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Community Based Planning
Steering Committee Project Team
• Both Counties • DVRPC
• Reps from each • Burlington County
municipality • DRHT Trail Coordinator
– Elected Officials/Mayors • Consultant Team
– environmental comm.
– historians
– open space planners
– twp. administrators
– Twp. engineers
– public works
– planning board
• Other Agencies
– NJ Transit Rep
– D&R Canal Commission
– East Coast Greenway
– Rancocas Conservancy

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Community Based Planning

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Community Based Planning

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GO PUBLIC

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Go Public

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 Go Public
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: Where will the trail go?

Q: What kind of uses will be allowed on the

trail?

Q: Will there be restrooms for users of the

trail?

Q: Where will there be parking?

Q: How much will it cost and where will the

money come from?

Q: What will taxpayers have to pay for

construction?

Q: Where will the money come from for

maintenance?

Q: Will the route ever be changed?

Q: Who will be responsible for the trail once

it’s built?

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 Time

• Loss of momentum
• Changing faces – Reorientation
• Opposition campaign – toilets on front lawn
• Multiple Alignments (Business & Riverview)

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 Project Stages

PRELIM.
PRELIM. FINAL
FINAL
CONCEPT
CONCEPT FEASIBILITY
FEASIBILITY ACQUIS.
ACQUIS. CONST.
CONST.
DESIGN
DESIGN DESIGN
DESIGN

We Are Here
1996
1996 || 1998
1998 || 2000
2000 || 2002
2002 || 2004
2004 || 2006
2006 || 2008
2008 || 2010
2010 || 2012
2012 || 2014
2014 || 2016
2016

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Challenges

Initially Preferred Alternative

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 Cost

• Cost cutting – use what you’ve got

• Construction by others
• Partnerships
• Strong leadership

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 Engineering & Management

• Engineering/Permitting
– Creativity
– Regional/project-wide approach

• Management Issues
– Maintenance
– Security
– Liability

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 Challenges
Design Issues
Environmental Sensitivities

Bike/Ped Design Compliance

Mixed Trail User Types/Needs

Construction
Mitigation

Facility Design Issues

Historic/Archaeological Sites

Security

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Amenities

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Maintenance

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Sustainability

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WHAT’S NEXT?
FINAL DESIGN

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 Location Map of Current Design

TRENTON

PHILLY

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Final Design is under way

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Directional & Points of Interest Signs

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 Matt Johnson
Burlington County

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