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1 MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL TRAIL PLANNING IN THE GREATER PEORIA AREA CENTRAL ILLINOIS GREENWAYS CONFERENCE HUDSON, ILLINOIS NOVEMBER 6, 2009 John A. Chambers, Senior Planner Tri-County Regional Planning Commission

2 Presentation Overview 1. The Project 2. The Partners 3. The Planning 4. The Outcome

3 The Outcome Lessons Learned Multi-Jurisdictional Trail Planning Requirements: Big Tent Just the Facts, Ma amam Run Your Mouth Then Shut Your Mouth. Git R Done!

4 The Project How do we connect to Here We are Here. and Here?

5 The Project By extending the Rock Island State Trail! 26-miles long currently Peoria to Toulon

6 The Project And so was conceived A Rock Island State Trail Extension Concept Plan

7 The Project 100+ mile bicycle touring route between Quad Cities Peoria Bloomington/Normal Access to three different 500+ mile trails: Route 66 Grand Illinois Mississippi River Multiple Benefits: E i D l t (T i ) R id ti l Economic Development (Tourism), Residential Development, Public Health, Transportation, Quality-of- Life

8 The Partners Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) League of Illinois Bicyclists (LIB) TiC Tri-County Regional Planning Commission i (TCRPC)

9 The Planning Steering Committee (Big Tent) McLean County Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) McLean County Regional Planning Commission Bi-State Regional Planning Commission Stark County Economic Development Heartland Partnership Tri County Greenways & Trails Task Force Tri-County Greenways & Trails Task Force IDNR LIB TCRPC

10 The Planning Project Divisions Northwestern: to Quad Cities/Hennepin Canal Trail Southeastern: to Bloomington-Normal/Route 66 Trail Placeholder Names Heritage Trail Mackinaw Valley Trail 3 Planning Corridors each

11 The Planning Heritage Trail Planning Corridors

12 The Planning Mackinaw Valley Trail Planning Corridors

13 The Planning Guiding Criteria (Just the Facts, Ma am) Geography, Terrain, and Views 15 pts. Points of Interest 20 pts. Sites & Proximity to Route Trail and/or Roadway Suitability 25 pts. Weighted scales for off and on road segments Accommodations -20 pts. Lodging, camping, food, drink, restrooms, & sit-down restaurants Local Support 20 pts. Formal support total population Formal support, total population Corridor Feasibility

14 The Planning Corridor Scoring Heritage Trail Corridor Identifier A B C Placeholder Name(s) Swedish Heritage Trail Sauk Heritage Trail Illinois River Heritage Trail Toulon LaFayette Galva Communities Served Bishop Hill Cambridge Geneseo Toulon Kewanee Annawan Peoria Rome Chillicothe Hopewell Sparland Henry Bureau Junction Total Score Mackinaw Valley Trail Corridor Identifier A B C Morton Deer Creek Morton Mackinaw Morton Tremont Hopedale Communities Served Goodfield Congerville Danvers Minier Stanford Bloomington Normal Bloomington/Normal Total Score

15 The Planning Media Coverage (Run Your Mouth) Print Peoria Journal Star Pekin Times Stark County News Radio WJBC am Bloomington-Normal WCBU fm Peoria Television WMBD 31

16 The Planning Public Input (Shut Your Mouth) Mackinaw Valley Trail meeting 30 attendees Overwhelming support for Corridor B Heritage Trail meeting 20 attendees Consensus for Corridor A, with desire to include Kewanee Community Presentations Bloomington/Normal/McLean County Intergovernmental Committee Village of Mackinaw Village of Danvers Triangle of Opportunity

17 The Outcome Tremendous Support Illinois Department of Natural Resources Illinois Department of Transportation League of Illinois Bicyclists Tri-County Regional Planning Commission McLean County Regional Planning Commission Stark County Economic Development Corp. Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway University of Illinois Extension Henry/Stark Tri-County Greenways & Trails Task Force McLean County Greenways & Trails Friends of the Rock Island Trail Friends of the Bloomington/Normal Trail Recreational Trail Advocates Illinois Valley Wheelm n Illinois Valley Striders Village of Morton Village of Mackinaw Village of Danvers Town of Normal City of Bloomington Morton Park District McLean County City of Geneseo Village of Bishop Hill Peoria County Stark County Henry County

18 The Outcome Rock Island State Trail Extension Concept Plan

19 The Outcome Concept Plan Implementation (Git R Done!) Plan Updates Local Support Friends of the Trail Committees Incremental Steps Interim Routes Marketing

20 The Outcome Lessons Learned Multi-Jurisdictional Trail Planning Requirements: Big Tent Just the Facts, Ma amam Run Your Mouth Then Shut Your Mouth. Git R Done!

21 Questions? John A. Chambers Tri-County Regional Planning Commission or

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