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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHANSEN ANNEXATION & ZONING - ANX120007 - CORRESPONDENCE - TRAFFIC STUDY (3)FORT COLLINS PARKS & RECREATION POLICY PLAN MASTER PLAN (I 8/30/2010) Craig Foreman - Re: Trail Mao Page 3. Seeing the large lot County ownership along the railroad south of the Hansen Property, we'll likely not do a City trail along the east side of the tracks. More likely connections will be made to existing and future neighborhoods south of the Hansen Property with the street system or detached sidewalks. The railroad has gotten more resistant to trails along their tracks and unless one of the large county lots gave us a trail easement, the idea of a trail along the east side of the railroad to Trilby Road is likely not going to happen. Let me know some thoughts. Thanks. Craig >>> Cole Evans <colee@mcwhinney.com> 8/19/2010 11:28 AM >>> Craig I appreciate the help on this. Attached is the map. We are working on a JV with the owners and just doing some initial work about the property and area. Let me know if my assumptions are wrong or if I misunderstood anything. And feel free to give me a call if you have any questions. Thanks. Cole Evans Project Analyst McWhinney 2725 Rocky Mountain Avenue Suite 200 Loveland, CO 80538 Direct: (970) 776-1053 (970) 776-4077 (New Number after August 25th) Cell: (970) 685-1882 Fax: (970) 635-3003 colee(dmcwhi nnev.com<mailto:tammil(amcwhi nney.com> The information contained in this message and any attachment may be proprietary, confidential, and privileged or subject to the work product doctrine and thus protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by replying to this message and deleting it and all copies and backups thereof. Thank you. (8/30/2010) Craig Foreman - Re: Trail Map Page 1 From: Matthew Wempe To: Evans, Cole; Foreman, Craig Date: 8/25/2010 2:16 PM Subject: Re: Trail Map Thanks for the email update Craig, Regarding point 2, the trail will be required for transportation connectivity. The connection is shown on our Bike Plan and will be key for getting kids safely to Bacon Elementary and general multi -modal connectivity in the area. A few things to consider. There will need to be trail access throughout the development to access the park and railroad underpass at Keenland. The subdivision immediately north is a good template. You might want to chat with Mike Spearnak (490-3413, pdc(a)psdschools.org) at Poudre School District's planning department. He'll help with an understanding of Bacon's traffic flows when planning street connections to Timberline. Feel free to email me directly if there are any other questions or comments. Thanks, Matt mwempeOfcgov.com >>> Craig Foreman 8/23/2010 4:44 PM >>> Cole: Thanks for the info. I drove by the site today and got a better look at things. So, some answers: 1. New item. We show the need for a 7 acre neighborhood park on the Hansen Property in our Parks and Recreation Policy Plan. We'd like to work with you to locate the park site during your planning efforts and purchase the site when your ready to sell. For some place to start: Could the park site be located near the existing pond? This site would allow for irrigation water for the park to potentially be stored in the existing pond. If this site works for the park, then we would want the trail to follow a drainage area (new) east to Timberline Road if that is how drainage is going to work on site. If you are going to line up your street access on Timberline with Zephr Road, with a traffic signal, this would help trail users cross Timberline. 2. If the trail is not needed for transportation conductivity, determined by the Transportation Planning folks, then the City would pay for the trail. If the trail is needed for conductivity per Transportation Planning determination, then we would partner on its construction.