PUBLIC MEETING SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

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1 PUBLIC MEETING SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

2 M-NCPPC Project Manager Marian Elsasser Project Engineer Kim Paniati PROJECT TEAM Consultants Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI) Project Manager Liz Marcy Environmental Specialist Dave Merkey Mahan-Rykiel Associates (MRA) Project Manager Steve Kelly Sabra Wang & Associates Traffic Engineers EAC/Archaeology Archaeologists

3 MEETING AGENDA Introduction Planning Overview Trail Design North Branch Trail Alignment North Branch Trail Opportunities Comments and Questions

4 COUNTYWIDE TRAIL PLAN

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6 M-NCPPC FACILITY PLANNING PROCESS FACILITY PLANNING Natural Resources Inventory Develop Alternative Alignments Public Participation Detailed Alternative Analysis Final Alignment Permits Planning Board Meeting and Approval

7 ENVIRONMENTAL TRAIL ALIGNMENT CONSIDERATION Natural Resources Inventory Avoid Natural Resources Minimize Impacts to Natural Resources Minimize Impacts to Adjacent Properties USER Mitigate Impacts Safety through American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Safety through Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Enjoyable Trail Experience

8 Natural Resources Inventory ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION Forest Stand Delineation Specimen Tree Identification Location Wetland Identification Rare, Threatened, & Endangered Species Steep Slopes Floodplain Location

9 Avoid Valuable Natural Resources ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION Specimen Trees/Critical Root Zones Hillside Ground Water Seep Wetlands Floodplains / Wetlands Steep Slopes Streams Forested Habitats

10 Minimize Impacts ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION Utilize Previously Disturbed Areas WSSC Sewer line Existing Dirt and Asphalt Trails Past Land Uses

11 Mitigate Impacts ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION Correct Problem Drainage Features Stormdrain Outfalls Stream Channel Erosion Invasive Species Removal Reforestation

12 Mitigate Impacts ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION Boardwalks Retaining Walls Pedestrian Bridges Tree Protection Techniques Root Pruning Tree Pruning Above Grade Trails Tree Protection Devices

13 Safety USER CONSIDERATION American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Americans with Disabilities Safe Road Crossing Sight Distance Vehicle Speed Proximity to Intersections

14 Users USER CONSIDERATION Enjoyable Experience Adjacent Homeowners Trail Connections Amenities

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16 OVERALL TRAIL ALIGNMENT: SOUTHERN SECTION

17 OVERALL TRAIL ALIGNMENT: NORTHERN SECTION

18 PROPOSED SECTION W/ GRADING & TREE REMOVAL: EXISTING FOREST 2 10 TRAIL 2 EXISTING FOREST BUFFER BUFFER

19 EXISTING TRAIL CONNECTION TO LAKE FRANK TRAIL CONNECTOR

20 EXISTING 10 WIDE LAKESIDE TRAIL

21 PARKING LOT 1: BEFORE

22 PARKING LOT 1: AFTER 2 BUFFER 10 TRAIL 2 BUFFER NATIVE PLANTINGS

23 EXISTING ROAD: BEFORE

24 EXISTING ROAD: AFTER 2 BUFFER 10 TRAIL 2 BUFFER NATIVE PLANTINGS

25 PARKING LOT 2: BEFORE

26 PARKING LOT 2: AFTER 2 BUFFER 10 TRAIL 2 BUFFER NATIVE PLANTINGS

27 EXISTING LAKESIDE TRAIL: BEFORE

28 EXISTING LAKESIDE TRAIL: AFTER EXISTING FOREST 2 BUFFER 10 TRAIL 2 BUFFER

29 EXISTING WSSC ACCESS SOUTH OF MUNCASTER MILL ROAD: BEFORE

30 EXISTING WSSC ACCESS SOUTH OF MUNCASTER MILL ROAD: AFTER EXISTING FOREST 10 TRAIL 2 BUFFER EXISTING FOREST 2 BUFFER

31 MUNCASTER MILL ROAD AND EMORY LANE INTERSECTION

32 MUNCASTER MILL ROAD AND EMORY LANE INTERSECTION

33 EMORY LANE TRAIL CONNECTION TO MUNCASTER MILL: BY OTHERS LOOKING SOUTH (HOLLY RIDGE RD./EMORY LANE INTERSECTION)

34 EXISTING EMORY LANE TRAIL TO ICC TRAIL LOOKING NORTH (EMORY LANE/HOLLY RIDGE RD. INTERSECTION)

35 EXISTING ICC TRAIL

36 PROPOSED CONNECTION FROM ICC TRAIL: EXISTING CONDITION

37 PROPOSED CONNECTION FROM ICC TRAIL: PLAN

38 TRAIL CONDITION UNDER ICC: BEFORE

39 TRAIL CONDITION UNDER ICC: AFTER 10 TRAIL 2 BUFFER NATIVE PLANTINGS

40 FOLLOWING EXISTING ROAD ALIGNMENT TO PRESERVE: BEFORE

41 FOLLOWING EXISTING ROAD ALIGNMENT TO PRESERVE: AFTER 10 TRAIL EXISTING MEADOW

42 CONNECTION TO TRAIL WITHIN PRESERVE AT ROCK CREEK

43 TRAIL OPPORTUNITIES Community Connections Meadowside Nature Center Smith Environmental Center Neighborhood Connections

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45 POSSIBLE TRAIL CONNECTIONS: SOUTH OF MUNCASTER MILL RD.

46 PROPOSED TRAIL PARKING LOT: 20 SPACES

47 TRAIL AMMENITIES

48 SUMMARY Overview Comments & Questions??

49 Marian Elsasser, Project Manager 9500 Brunett Avenue Silver Spring, Md Phone: Fax: