SJR2C LoopCritical Blue Spring Gap at Detroit Terrace

St Johns River-to-Sea Loop Alliance

Maggie Ardito

Maggie@SJR2C.Org

321-795-3179

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Detroit Terrace to Donald E. Smith Blvd is

Top Priority Critical gap• NO SAFE ALTERNATE ROUTE• 20% of Item T. Segment

• The St Johns River-to-Sea Loop is a gift to Volusia County that will bring economic, health and life-quality benefits for generations.

• Connecting DeLand and Blue Spring Park to SunRail at DeBary Station & the Coast-to-Coast Trail is vital to the success of the Loop.

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Critical Gap• NO SAFE ALTERNATE

(see blue line)• County-owned land• 1 mile of 5 in Item T. • Remainder not critical• Separate and expedite

• Inconvenient

• BUT POSSIBLE

Need to get to here

Current Trail ends

Shortest alternate route

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Blue Spring Trail Dead Ends Here

You can easily ride to DeBary Station from

this point

Less than 1 mile “Sandy Gap” to connect the trail to local roads

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This is where the trail should meet at the corner of Donald Smith Blvd and DeBary Plantation Blvd.

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Current Dead End at South End of Blue Spring Park (called Detroit Terrace)

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This is the view the southbound cyclist faces at the south end of the trail.

This is the route one must currently take. – Extremely dangerous.Sidewalks are BAD and lead to injury… Highways with no shoulder and a curb are DEADLY.

And the new RR overpass at Blue Springs Road leads to nowhere but a dead end.

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This is the corner where Jim was brushed by a car and nearly knocked down while attempting to cross with the light in the crosswalk on11/11/16.

He was taking the shortest route from DeBary Station to the trail. There is no alternate route between DeBary Station/Spring-to-Spring Trail and the Blue Spring Trail that doesn’t require riding along 17/92 or crossing it twice.