yelm prairie line trail - puget sound regional council · •a 4.8-mile shared-use path on a former...
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Yelm Prairie Line Trail
“Connecting Yelm and Roy with 4.8-miles of Prairie Pride”
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Project Location
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Current Conditions
• SR 507 is the only connection
between these two cities
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Current Conditions
• SR 507 is the only connection
between these two cities
• Commute traffic is heavy
• Posted speeds: 35mph-50mph
• Route lacks sidewalks, shoulder
widths are inconsistent and
debris is commonly present
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Current Conditions
• SR 507 is the only connection
between these two cities
• Commute traffic is heavy
• Posted speeds: 35mph-50mph
• Route lacks sidewalks, shoulder
widths are inconsistent and
debris is commonly present
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Project Description• A 4.8-mile shared-use path on a
former RR right-of-way that Yelm
bought in 1998 from Burlington
Northern.
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Project Description• A 4.8-mile shared-use path on a
former RR right-of-way that Yelm
bought in 1998 from Burlington
Northern.
• Bridges over Centralia Canal and
Nisqually River are intact
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Project Description• A 4.8-mile shared-use path on a
former RR right-of-way that Yelm
bought in 1998 from Burlington
Northern.
• Bridges over Centralia Canal and
Nisqually River are intact
• Trail development in process:
• Phase 1: Complete
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Project Description• A 4.8-mile shared-use path on a
former RR right-of-way that Yelm
bought in 1998 from Burlington
Northern.
• Bridges over Centralia Canal and
Nisqually River are intact
• Trail development in process:
• Phase 1: Complete
• Phase 2: Funding sought
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Project Description• A 4.8-mile shared-use path on a
former RR right-of-way that Yelm
bought in 1998 from Burlington
Northern.
• Bridges over Centralia Canal and
Nisqually River are intact
• Trail development in process:
• Phase 1: Complete
• Phase 2: Funding sought
Thurston Regional Planning
Council investments to-date:
Acquisition $340,000
Phase 1 Design $70,000
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Project Description• A 4.8-mile shared-use path on a
former RR right-of-way that Yelm
bought in 1998 from Burlington
Northern.
• Bridges over Centralia Canal and
Nisqually River are intact
• Trail development in process:
• Phase 1: Complete
• Phase 2: Funding sought
• Phase 3: “Pierce Planning”
(aka THIS grant request)
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• A 4.8-mile shared-use path on a
former RR right-of-way that Yelm
bought in 1998 from Burlington
Northern.
• Bridges over Centralia Canal and
Nisqually River are intact
• Trail development in process:
• Phase 1: Complete
• Phase 2: Funding sought
• Phase 3: “Pierce Planning”
(aka THIS grant request)
• Consistent w/ Thurston & Pierce
regional and countywide
planning policies, parks plans &
Yelm/Roy Comprehensive Plans
Project Description
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• A 4.8-mile shared-use path on a
former RR right-of-way that Yelm
bought in 1998 from Burlington
Northern.
• Bridges over Centralia Canal and
Nisqually River are intact
• Trail development in process:
• Phase 1: Complete
• Phase 2: Funding sought
• Phase 3: “Pierce Planning”
(aka THIS grant request)
• Consistent w/ Thurston & Pierce
regional and countywide
planning policies, parks plans &
Yelm/Roy Comprehensive Plans
Project Description
Roy
Yelm
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• A 4.8-mile shared-use path on a
former RR right-of-way that Yelm
bought in 1998 from Burlington
Northern.
• Bridges over Centralia Canal and
Nisqually River are intact
• Trail development in process:
• Phase 1: Complete
• Phase 2: Funding sought
• Phase 3: “Pierce Planning”
(aka THIS grant request)
• Consistent w/ Thurston & Pierce
regional and countywide
planning policies, parks plans &
Yelm/Roy Comprehensive Plans
Project Description
Yelm
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Trail Benefits for Roy
• Provides an anchor point for
future park/community-
gathering space in the heart of
Roy’s downtown
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Trail Benefits for Roy
• Provides an anchor point for
future park/community-
gathering space in the heart of
Roy’s downtown
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Trail Benefits for Roy
• Provides an anchor point for
future park/community-
gathering space in the heart of
Roy’s downtown
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Trail Benefits for Roy
• Provides an anchor point for
future park/community-
gathering space in the heart of
Roy’s downtown
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Trail Benefits for Roy
• Provides an anchor point for
future park/community-
gathering space in the heart of
Roy’s downtown
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Trail Benefits for Roy
• Provides an anchor point for
future park/community-
gathering space in the heart of
Roy’s downtown
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Trail Benefits for Roy
• Provides an anchor point for
future park/community-
gathering space in the heart of
Roy’s downtown
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Trail Benefits for Roy
• Provides an anchor point for
future park/community-
gathering space in the heart of
Roy’s downtown
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Trail Benefits for Roy
• Provides an anchor point for
future park/community-
gathering space in the heart of
Roy’s downtown
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Trail Benefits for Roy
• Provides an anchor point for
future park/community-
gathering space in the heart of
Roy’s downtown
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Trail Benefits for Roy
• Provides an anchor point for
future park/community-
gathering space in the heart of
Roy’s downtown
• Stimulates businesses by
providing access for hungry &
thirsty trail users
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Trail Benefits for Roy
• Provides an anchor point for
future park/community-
gathering space in the heart of
Roy’s downtown
• Stimulates businesses by
providing access for hungry &
thirsty trail users
• TDM: active transportation
improvements, future P&R lot
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Trail Benefits for Roy
• Provides an anchor point for
future park/community-
gathering space in the heart of
Roy’s downtown
• Stimulates businesses by
providing access for hungry &
thirsty trail users
• TDM: active transportation
improvements, future P&R lot
• Provides residents access to:
• Shopping and employment in Yelm
• Thurston County’s extensive 57+
mile-long trails system
• Transit in Thurston County serving
Amtrak, Olympia, and the greater
regional network. Roy is outside
Pierce Transit’s service area (PT’s
closest bus stop is 7.6 miles away,
north on SR 507)
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Trail Benefits for Roy
• Provides an anchor point for
future park/community-
gathering space in the heart of
Roy’s downtown
• Stimulates businesses by
providing access for hungry &
thirsty trail users
• TDM: active transportation
improvements, future P&R lot
• Provides residents access to:
• Shopping and employment in Yelm
• Thurston County’s extensive 57+
mile-long trails system
• Transit in Thurston County serving
Amtrak, Olympia, and the greater
regional network. Roy is outside
Pierce Transit’s service area (PT’s
closest bus stop is 7.6 miles away,
north on SR 507)
Economy & community building,
multimodal access, social justice
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Other Trail Benefits
• New Nisqually River crossing for
people of all ages & abilities
• Supports Target/Vision Zero by
reducing exposure & risk
• Preserves future regional
mobility options
• Network redundancy in the
event of disaster or emergency
• Spur connection for Cross-State
and National Rail Trails
• Natural and local history
education and awareness
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Other Trail Benefits
Mobility options, traffic safety,
emergency preparedness, cultural
enhancement & tourism
• New Nisqually River crossing for
people of all ages & abilities
• Supports Target/Vision Zero by
reducing exposure & risk
• Preserves future regional
mobility options
• Network redundancy in the
event of disaster or emergency
• Spur connection for Cross-State
and National Rail Trails
• Natural and local history
education and awareness
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Grant Request
• Planning grant request for
Pierce County Section only
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Grant Request
• Planning grant request for
Pierce County Section only
• Grant request: $45,000
• Local Match: $7,023
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Grant Request
• Planning grant request for
Pierce County Section only
• Grant request: $45,000
• Local Match: $7,023
• Tacoma WA Bike Club: $3,000
• Foothills-Rails-to-Trails
Coalition: $4,023
Local Match
covered 100%
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Trail Coalition
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Yelm Prairie Line Trail
Economy & community building,
multimodal access, social justice,
mobility options, traffic safety,
emergency preparedness
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Thank you.
Yelm Prairie Line Trail
Larry Leveen
Project & Communications Coordinator
ForeverGreen Trails
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Thank you.
Yelm Prairie Line Trail
Larry Leveen
Project & Communications Coordinator
ForeverGreen Trails
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Thank you.
Yelm Prairie Line Trail
Larry Leveen
Project & Communications Coordinator
ForeverGreen Trails
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Thank you.
Yelm Prairie Line Trail
Larry Leveen
Project & Communications Coordinator
ForeverGreen Trails