white county greenways

White County White County GreenwaysGreenways

Trails and Byways Trails and Byways PresentationPresentation

White County GreenwaysWhite County Greenways

► Presentation Overview:Presentation Overview: DefinitionsDefinitions

►GreenwaysGreenways►TrailsTrails►BywaysByways

VisionVision ObjectivesObjectives

►EnvironmentEnvironment►EconomyEconomy►Culture and EducationCulture and Education►Recreation & HealthRecreation & Health

PlanPlan


►Definitions:Definitions: GreenwaysGreenways

►Greenways are corridors of protected Greenways are corridors of protected open space managed for conservation open space managed for conservation and recreation purposes. They often and recreation purposes. They often follow natural land or water features, follow natural land or water features, and link nature reserves, parks, cultural and link nature reserves, parks, cultural features, schools and historic sites features, schools and historic sites together, along with those of populated together, along with those of populated areas. areas.


►Definitions:Definitions: TrailsTrails

►Trails are pathways designed solely for Trails are pathways designed solely for the use of non-motorized transportation.the use of non-motorized transportation.

Examples: Examples: ►Abandoned railroad right-of-waysAbandoned railroad right-of-ways►Utility corridorsUtility corridors►Land or water routes along rivers, streams Land or water routes along rivers, streams

or lakesor lakes►Along rural roadsAlong rural roads►Painted lanes along streets wide enough Painted lanes along streets wide enough

for bike travelfor bike travel


►Definitions:Definitions: BywayByway

►A byway is a less-traveled side road. The A byway is a less-traveled side road. The term “scenic byway” is used to describe term “scenic byway” is used to describe roads which present the depth and roads which present the depth and breadth of scenery in America: natural breadth of scenery in America: natural and man-made panoramas, remnants of and man-made panoramas, remnants of ancient and modern history, native arts ancient and modern history, native arts and and culture.culture.


VisionVision

To establish a county To establish a county wide system of wide system of greenways, trails and greenways, trails and byways to create byways to create connection, to improve connection, to improve quality of life and quality of life and create awareness create awareness about the natural, about the natural, cultural and historical cultural and historical features of this area features of this area and beyond.and beyond.

Ft Wayne, IN


► ObjectivesObjectives Promote and enhancePromote and enhance

► EnvironmentEnvironment: : Greenways serve as Greenways serve as habitat for plant and habitat for plant and animal communities and animal communities and separate ecologically separate ecologically sensitive areas by sensitive areas by serving as a barrier. serving as a barrier. They protect water They protect water quality, serve as a filter, quality, serve as a filter, and help prevent soil and help prevent soil erosion, only to mention erosion, only to mention some of the benefits.some of the benefits.

Richmond, IN - Whitewater Gorge



► EconomyEconomy: : Interconnected systems Interconnected systems of greenways, trails and of greenways, trails and byways strengthen local byways strengthen local economies by making economies by making the area more attractive the area more attractive by creating trail-related by creating trail-related jobs and enhancing the jobs and enhancing the expansion of existing expansion of existing businesses. They also businesses. They also attract new residents attract new residents and tourists to the area.and tourists to the area.

Indianapolis, IN



► Culture & Education: Culture & Education: Greenways, parks and Greenways, parks and trails provide great trails provide great settings for multi-settings for multi-disciplinary disciplinary education. They serve education. They serve as outdoor as outdoor classrooms and classrooms and provide opportunities provide opportunities to interpret a to interpret a community’s community’s historical and natural historical and natural heritage.heritage.

Decatur, IN - Erie Lacawanna RR Tr.


►ObjectivesObjectives Promote and Promote and

enhanceenhance►Recreation & Recreation &

Health: Trails and Health: Trails and greenways are greenways are safe, inexpensive safe, inexpensive opportunities for a opportunities for a wide variety of wide variety of recreation close to recreation close to home, including home, including bicycling, jogging, bicycling, jogging, cross-country cross-country skiing, canoeing, skiing, canoeing, horseback riding.horseback riding.

St. Joe – St. Joseph Rivergreenway



► Transportation: Transportation: Greenways provide Greenways provide corridors for bicycle and corridors for bicycle and pedestrian paths that pedestrian paths that enable non-motorized enable non-motorized travel between homes, travel between homes, workplaces, schools and workplaces, schools and businesses offering an businesses offering an alternative and alternative and environmentally friendly environmentally friendly opportunity to travel. opportunity to travel. They help to reduce They help to reduce road congestion and road congestion and mitigate its pollution mitigate its pollution effects.effects.

Indianapolis, IN – S. Monon Trail

Plan:

Yellow: Byway through Carroll Co. and across Tioga Bridge

Blue: CCX (Monon) RR Trail through town and beyond.

Red: Proposed route of 6th street trail

Additional branches:

Pink: Gordon Rd Purple: South St.

Lt. Blue: To Oaklawn

Green: To Woodlawn and Bluewater

white county greenways

Documents

white county greenwaysvisionto

white county greenwaystrails

water features

cultural features

historical features

natural heritage

natural land

water quality