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INTRODUCTION
The improvements proposed for the Richmond
Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan system are
comprehensive and will require a multi-year
incremental approach to implement. Implementation
of this system will be a long-term investment for
the community that will last for many generations
with proper care and maintenance. The system
improvements will be built in an economically
responsible manner by following the goals and
objectives of this plan which build on the assets of the
current system. Implementing this plan also involves
planning for funding, construction, marketing, and
maintenance of the projects. This chapter provides a
general introduction to these tasks.
PRIORITIZATION
The exact route and alignment of each of the specific
routes identified on the Preliminary Route Map have
not been determined. Land acquisition has not
been studied. Therefore, suggestions for funding,
implementing, and prioritizing of the proposed
facilities contained herein are recommendations.
The recommendations are based on national
practices, information relevant to the project and
recent experience with construction and funding of
similar project types. The City of Richmond should
continue to evaluate the priorities as opportunities
for funding become available. When considering
these opportunities some general priorities should be
considered.
General priorities are recommended for
implementation of the master plan as follows:
• Proposed facilities on publicly owned
land: Access to the land where the facilities
are planned, either through fee simple
ownership or through easement rights is critical
to implementation. Facilities that are proposed
on publicly owned land such as parks or in
conjunction with public rights-of-way should be
given high priority.
• Proposed facilities associated with other
public or private improvements: Planned
improvements to land or along corridors where
facilities are planned often times provide
opportunities for implementation. As plans
are developed by the City of Richmond or the
Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)
for road improvements where a bicycle and
pedestrian facility is proposed, coordination
should occur to incorporate these new facilities
into those improvements. Opportunities might
also exist when private development occurs
through coordination with the developers and the
Planning and Zoning process.
• Expansion of existing system: Proposed
trail segments which close a gap to complete
existing links between neighborhoods and key
destinations shall be given higher priority. Filling
in these gaps will provide the maximum benefit
to a greater number of existing users with
minimal financial commitment.
• Source of funding: As funding becomes
available which is most applicable to a
particular project those projects will receive
priority.
• Increase safety for alternative modes of
travel: Projects which provide safe use for
all users including people traveling along and
across roadways, railways, waterways and other
barriers shall receive higher priority.
• Ease of construction: Projects where
construction of the project is considered to be
simple and easy to build according to criteria
such as costs and design constraints such as
grading and drainage and structures required
for the project shall receive higher priority.
These general priorities should be considered as
guidelines, with opportunity playing a major role in
determining actual implementation of the facilities
within the system. Opportunity can come in many
forms including the funding source (i.e. grant,
dedication of land, endowment, etc.) and the timing
of related projects (both public and private). These
opportunities may open the door for implementation
of a specific facility that might have been lower on
the priority list contained herein.
FUNDING
Various funding sources have driven completion of
the existing facilities present in Richmond. Some
of these include private development, federal and
state grants and local funding. As seen in other
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communities, partnerships between private and public
funds will have to be continued and encouraged to
implement the improvements proposed herein. The
following text outlines potential funding sources for
the proposed projects within this master plan.
Funding for the physical improvements will come
mostly from traditional transportation sources,
through the Federal surface transportation program
and state and Town capital programs. Some
of the Federal transportation programs include:
Transportation Enhancement (TE), Safe Routes to
School (SRTS), and the Congestion Mitigation and
Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ), Community
Development Block Grants (CDBG) programs. As
current Federal funding programs expire and new
programs are implemented opportunities for funding
bicycle and pedestrian improvements may arise.
Another source of funding which has opened up in
recent years includes the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services funding. The awareness of
the public concerning health issues and concerns
has made these funds available for bicycle and
pedestrian facilities. This includes both planning for
the projects and implementation.
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is
the major funding source at the state level. INDOT is
also the conduit for all Federal transportation funds.
Other State departments which provide funding for
bicycle and pedestrian improvements include the
Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) and
the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Local Government funding sources include taxes,
bond referendums and capital improvement
programs. It is important to the efficient and
expedient implementation of the bicycle and
pedestrian system for the City to prioritize
improvements and include these funds in the
operating budget for the City. A line item in the
budget dedicated to bicycle and pedestrian facility
improvements is ideal to continue progress and avoid
funds being used by other projects and departments.
Property owners and business districts may also
share in the costs of improvements, especially if the
improvements benefit their property values and
business. This could include capital funding in the
way of grant matches.
IMPLEMENTATION CHART
Implementation charts have been developed to
prioritize projects for the proposed bike and
pedestrian system. This includes short-term, mid-term
and long-term projects to be implemented over the
next 20 years.
Short-Term Projects
Short-term projects are expected to be implemented
within the next 5 years. Projects listed in the short-
term capital projects chart shall be considered high
priorities in implementation of the system. Short-term
projects help to create early success to build
momentum for other improvements recommended
within this plan. These routes provide connections to
destination with high demand with a focus on
reaching the majority of residents within Richmond.
Mid-Term Projects
Mid-term capital projects are expected to be
constructed within the next 10 years. These projects
tend to include more complex facility improvements
such as improvements to existing bridge facilities and
new bike and pedestrian bridges beside
existing automobile bridges. In addition, as
development spreads throughout Richmond, new
densities will be created outside of the existing
neighborhoods. The mid-term projects provide
connections to areas of expected growth as well
as providing additional connections to destinations
identified within this plan
Long-Term Projects
Long-term capital projects are expected to be
constructed over the next 20 years. These projects
require additional time for planning, design and
budget planning. These projects also seek to
incorporate improvements with long-term
transportation projects such as road widening
projects and bridge improvements.
INTRODUCTION44INVENTORYRECOMMENDATIONSIMPLEMENTATIONOPERATIONS ANDMAINTENANCEFACILITIES GUIDEImplementation
Project Description Notes Miles
Proposed Sidewalks Sidewalk Coordinate with Roadway projects 20.00
West Industries Road (Cardinal Greenway to Chester Blvd.) Multi‐use Trail 1.25
Reid Parkway (Chester Blvd. to Middlefork Reservoir)Multi‐use Trail 0.92
University Entrance Drive (Chester Blvd. to end)Multi‐use Trail 0.87
Sylvan Nook Drive (Middlefork Reservoir to Chester Blvd.) Multi‐use Trail 0.51
Oak Drive (Chester Blvd. to Middlefork Reservoir Greenway) Multi‐use Trail 0.23
Abandoned Right‐of‐Way North of Waterfall Road Multi‐use Trail 0.51
Waterfall Road (White River Gorge to Sheridan Street)Multi‐use Trail 0.23
NW L Street (Sheridan Street to S Salisbury Rd.)Multi‐use Trail 2.17
Chester Blvd. (Sim Hodgin Pkwy. to NE Street)Multi‐use Trail 0.58
Lakeshore Drive ( E. Main Street to North Drive)Multi‐use Trail 0.66
North Drive (Lakeshore Drive to Cypress Drive)Multi‐use Trail 0.24
Cypress Drive (North Drive to Elks Country Club Road)Multi‐use Trail 0.04
N. 30th Street (E. Main Street to Cypress Drive)Multi‐use Trail 2.15
Elks Country Club Road (Cypress Road to Hayes Arboretum) Multi‐use Trail 0.31
E. National Road (N. 20th Street to Carwood Road)Multi‐use Trail 1.78
Henley Road (E. National Road to Wernle Road)Multi‐use Trail 1.65
Total Multi‐use Trail Mileage 14.10
Sylvan Nook Drive (Middlefork Reservoir to Chester Blvd.) Shared Lane Markings 0.50
Oak Drive (Chester Blvd. to Middlefork Reservoir Greenway) Shared Lane Markings 0.52
NW L Street (Sheridan Street to NW 5th Street)Shared Lane Markings 0.58
Sheridan Street (NW L Street to Richmond Avenue)Shared Lane Markings 0.68
Peacock Road (SW 18th Street to SW 5th Street)Shared Lane Markings 1.01
SW 18th Street (W. Main Street to Peacock Road)Shared Lane Markings 0.26
West Main Street (SW 18th Street to SW 5th Street)Shared Lane Markings 1.01
College Avenue (W. National Road to SW G Street)Shared Lane Markings 0.44
SW G Street (College Avenue to Hub Etchinson Pkwy.)Shared Lane Markings 0.57
Hub Etchinson Parkway (SW G Street to Kinsey Street)Shared Lane Markings 0.73
SW D Street (College Avenue to SW 1st Street)Shared Lane Markings 0.36
SW 1st Street (SW D Street to Hub Etchinson Pkwy)Shared Lane Markings 0.21
S 4th Street (S. E Street to E. Main Street)Shared Lane Markings 0.56
S E Street (S. 5th Street to Henley Road)Shared Lane Markings 1.86
Geraldine Lane (Henley Road to S. 37th Street)Shared Lane Markings 0.54
SW G Street (Hub Etchinson Pkwy. to S. 16th Street)Shared Lane Markings 1.04
Southeast Parkway (S 23rd Street to S. 34th Street)Shared Lane Markings 1.02
S. 13th Street (E. Main Street to S. L Street)Shared Lane Markings 1.04
N. 13th Street (N. E Street to E. Main Street)Shared Lane Markings 0.35
East Main Street (7th Street to 20th Street)Shared Lane Markings 0.94
N. 16th Street (East Main Street to N. E Street)Shared Lane Markings 0.35
S. 16th Street (East Main Street to S. L Street)Shared Lane Markings 1.06
N. 21st Street (East Main Street to N. E Street)Shared Lane Markings 0.30
S. 21st Street (East Main Street to S. L Street)Shared Lane Markings 1.09
Total Shared‐Lane Markings 17.02
Middlefork Reservoir Greenway (University to Reid Parkway) Greenway Floodplain Trail 0.91
Cardinal Greenway Completion Greenway Planning Underway 0.96
Total Greenway Mileage 1.87
N. E Street (Fort Wayne Avenue to Lakeshore Drive)Bike Lane 1.12
Fort Wayne Avenue (N. E Street to Richmond Avenue)Bike Lane 0.10
Richmond Avenue (Fort Wayne Avenue to NW 5th Street) Bike Lane 0.82
Total Bike Lane Mileage 2.04
N. 7th Street (N. D Street to E. Main Street)Cycle Track Paver bicycle track with sidewalk 0.31
N. 10th Street (N. D Street to E. Main Street)Cycle Track Paver bicycle track with sidewalk 0.30
E Main Street (N. 7th Street to Gorge Bridge)Cycle Track Paver bicycle track with sidewalk 0.50
S. 7th Street (E. Main Street to S. A Street)Cycle Track Paver bicycle track with sidewalk 0.12
S. 10th Street (E. Main Street to S. A Street)Cycle Track Paver bicycle track with sidewalk 0.13
S. A Street (10th Street to Gorge Bridge)Cycle Track Paver bicycle track with sidewalk 0.79
Total Cycle Track Mileage 2.15
Short‐Term Capital Projects Recommendations (1‐5 years)
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Project Description Notes Miles
Proposed Sidewalks Sidewalk Coordinate with Roadway projects 11.00
Chester Boulevard (Reid Parkway to Sim Hodgin Pkwy)Multi‐use Trail 1.39
Sim Hodgin Parkway (Chester Blvd. to Sheridan Street)Multi‐use Trail 0.82
SW 5th Street (W. National Road to Industries Road)Multi‐use Trail 1.94
W. National Road (SW 5th Street to S. Salisbury Road)Multi‐use Trail 1.79
NW 13th Street (W. Main Street to NW L Street)Multi‐use Trail 1.03
SW 13th Street (W. Main Street to W National Road)Multi‐use Trail 0.28
Carwood Road (E. National Road to Hodgin Road)Multi‐use Trail 1.16
Hodgin Road (S. 10th Street to Carwood Road)Multi‐use Trail 2.53
Hayes Arboretum Road (E. National Road to Corporate limits) Multi‐use Trail 1.00
Sheridan Street (Union Pike to Gorge Trail)Multi‐use Trail 1.13
N. 12th Street (N. C Street to Middlefork Reservoir Trail)Multi‐use Trail 0.62
Industries Road (Cardinal Greenway to Flatley Road)Multi‐use Trail 0.76
Backmeyer Road (Henley Road to Carwood Road)Multi‐use Trail 1.02
S. A Street (S. 10th Street to S 23rd Street)Multi‐use Trail 0.94
SW 5th Street (W. National Road to W Main Street)Multi‐use Trail 0.16
N. C Street (N. 10th Street to Lakeshore Drive)Multi‐use Trail 0.91
Total Multi‐Use Trail Mileage 17.48
Gorge Trail Extension (West Side, Sim Hodgin Pkwy to SW G Street) Greenway Planning Underway 1.18
Middlefork Reservoir Greenway Greenway Floodplain Trail 1.36
Total Greenway Mileage 2.54
N. J Street (Chester Blvd to N. 20th Street)Bike Lane 0.74
N. 20th Street (E. Main Street to N. J Street)Bike Lane 0.69
S. 5th Street (S. O Street to Richmond Avenue)Bike Lane 1.62
SW 2nd Street (S. Q Street to Kinsey Street)Bike Lane 1.76
Kinsey Street (SW 2nd Street to NW 1st Street)Bike Lane 0.09
NW 1st Street (Kinsey Street to Richmond Avenue)Bike Lane 0.31
Total Bike Lane Mileage 5.21
S. 7th Street (S. A Street to S. L Street)Cycle Track Paver bicycle track with sidewalk 0.96
S. 10th Street (S. A Street to S. L Street)Cycle Track Paver bicycle track with sidewalk 1.00
West Main Street (Gorge Bridge to NW 5th Street)Cycle Track Paver bicycle track with sidewalk 0.31
NW 5th Street (W. Main Street to Richmond Avenue)Cycle Track Paver bicycle track with sidewalk 0.36
W. National Road (Gorge Bridge to SW 5th Street)Cycle Track Paver bicycle track with sidewalk 0.29
N. C Street (7th Street to 10th Street)Cycle Track Paver bicycle track with sidewalk 0.27
Total Cycle Track Mileage 3.19
Mid‐Term Capital Projects Recommendations (6‐10 years)
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Project Description Notes Miles
Proposed Sidewalks Sidewalk Coordinate with Roadway projects 10.00
Industries Road (Flatley Road to Round Barn Road)Multi‐use Trail 1.83
Round Barn Road (Crowe Road to W. Industries Road)Multi‐use Trail 1.13
Crowe Road (Round Barn Road to Salisbury Road)Multi‐use Trail 1.00
Salisbury Road (W. National Road to NW L Street)Multi‐use Trail 1.48
W Main Street (Salisbury Road to NW 18th Street)Multi‐use Trail 0.80
NW 18th Street (W. Main Street to 1st Street)Multi‐use Trail 0.94
Crestdale Drive (Chester Blvd. to Capri Lane)Multi‐use Trail 0.21
North Drive (Chester Blvd. to East Drive)Multi‐use Trail 0.21
U.S. 27 Street (S. Q Street to Corporate Limits)Multi‐use Trail 0.89
E. National Road (Carwood Road to I‐70)Multi‐use Trail 1.11
Industrial Parkway (E. National Road to Hodgin Road)Multi‐use Trail 1.31
Hodgin Road (Carwood Road to Corporate Limits)Multi‐use Trail 1.50
S. 23rd Street (E. main Street to Wernle Road)Multi‐use Trail 1.61
S. Q Street (S. 9th Street to S. 23rd Street)Multi‐use Trail 0.91
Wernle Road (Henley Road to Corporate Limits)Multi‐use Trail 3.24
NW 7th Street (W. National Road to Peacock Road)Multi‐use Trail 0.41
Backmeyer Raod (Henley Road to Carwood Road)Multi‐use Trail 1.02
Williamsburg Pike (Industrial Road to Sheridan Street)Multi‐use Trail 1.03
S. O Street (S. 5th Street to S. 9th Street)Multi‐use Trail 0.37
S. 9th Street (S. O Street to S. Q Street)Multi‐use Trail 0.27
S. Q Street (S. 5th Street to Cardinal Greenway Multi‐use Trail 0.67
Earlham Drive (Clear Creek Greenway to Woolman Drive) Multi‐use Trail 0.61
Total Multi‐Use Trail Mileage 22.55
Lick Creek Greenway Greenway Creekside Trail 2.14
Clear Creek Greenway Greenway Creekside Trail 1.58
Total Greenway Mileage 3.72
S. 7th Street (S. L Street to US 27 Merge)Cycle Track Paver bicycle track with sidewalk 0.66
S. 10th Street (S. L Street to US 27 Merge)Cycle Track Paver bicycle track with sidewalk 0.65
Total Cycle Track Mileage 1.31
Long‐Term Capital Projects Recommendations (11‐20 years)
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BEYOND THE MASTER PLAN
This plan establishes the vision and roadmap needed
to provide a more complete system of bicycle and
pedestrian improvements for Richmond. It will be
important in the future to measure progress, reassess
priorities, and strive to further increase the use and
safety of the facilities within the system as the City
moves ahead with implementation of the plan.
As implementation progresses the City of Richmond
shall consider the following as ways to continue the
success:
• Make intersection improvements through Rich-
mond to allow bicyclists and pedestrians on non-
arterial streets to safely cross arterial streets.
• Focus on bridges so that over time as bridges are
improved or replaced they provide safe conve-
nient access for bicyclists and pedestrians.
• Provide high capacity bicycle parking in more
parks, schools, public buildings, retail areas,
libraries and community centers.