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Planning for Greenways:

Florida’s Expanding System of Regional Connectors

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Dale Allen, Florida Greenways and Trails Foundation

President of the Florida Greenways and Trails Foundation

Previously, joined The Trust for Public Land in 1981, ultimately becoming Senior Vice President in 1999

Was responsible for TPL’s work in a nine-state area from the Carolinas to Florida and west to Louisiana

Graduate of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University

A native Floridian

Doug Alderson, Florida Office of Greenways and Trails

Has worked with the Florida Office

of Greenways and Trails for 9 years

OGT’s assistant bureau chief

Coordinated the state’s designated

paddling trails, including the 1,515-

mile Florida Circumnavigational

Saltwater Paddling Trail

Coordinated the Visit Florida

Greenways and Trails website

Authored several natural history and

outdoor adventure books, primarily

about Florida

An avid trail enthusiast during his

free time

Dale Allen, President

Florida Greenways and Trails Foundation

12/8/2014

Creating a World-Class Trail and Greenway System

For Florida

Close the Gaps Connecting Local and State Trails

Into a Regional System

The mission of the Florida Greenways and Trails Foundation is to advocate for, and create a state-wide system of trails and greenways.

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GENESIS “From Vision to Reality” Florida Department of Transportation Division of Recreation and Parks / DEP Office of Greenways & Trails Friends of Florida State Parks Florida Rail-to-Trails Conservancy Florida Bicycle Association Bike Walk Central Florida East Coast Greenway Alliance Felburn Foundation Winter Park Health Foundation Space Coast Health Foundation Florida Blue Foundation

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OGT Statutory Basis

The Act…

Defines the statewide system

Establishes powers of the Florida Department of

Environmental Protection, Office of Greenways and Trails

• Establishes the Florida Greenways and Trails Council

• Establishes the Florida Greenways and Trails Acquisition

Program

Under the Florida Forever program, 1.5% of bond monies

were dedicated to Greenways and Trails.

Florida Greenways and Trails Act

Chapter 260, Florida Statutes

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Priority Trails Network

The priority trails network builds on previous state investments, supports long-distance and loop trails, increases access to resources and connects populations.

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Beginning in state FY 2014, the Department is empowered by legislative authority to use the revenues in the State Transportation Trust Fund (STTF) for the establishment of a statewide system of interconnected multiuse trails.

As set forth in Section 335.065, F.S., the Department may use appropriated funds to pay the cost of planning, land acquisition, design, and construction of such trails and related facilities.

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Cross Florida Greenway I-75 Land Bridge

Overseas Heritage Trail

St. Marks to Tallahassee State Trail

Courtney Campbell Shared Use Trail

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Thanks to the overwhelming support of Florida voters on November 4th, the State of Florida now has a dedicated funding source not only to protect and restore our waters and greatly improve the management of our public lands, but also to complete the statewide system of greenways and trails as required by Chapter 260, Florida Statutes. The Florida Greenways and Trails Foundation will be recommending to the Legislature that a minimum of 10% of the Land Acquisition Trust Fund monies be used to acquire and develop both regional trail connectors as well as local trails connecting state parks and conservation lands to Florida communities along the regional trail system.

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SECTION 28. Land Acquisition Trust Fund. -- a) Effective on July 1 of the year following passage of this amendment by the voters, and for a period of 20 years after that effective date, the Land Acquisition Trust Fund shall receive no less than 33 percent of net revenues derived from the existing excise tax on documents, as defined in the statutes in effect on January 1, 2012, as amended from time to time, or any successor or replacement tax, after the Department of Revenue first deducts a service charge to pay the costs of the collection and enforcement of the excise tax on documents. b) Funds in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund shall be expended only for the following purposes: 1) As provided by law, to finance or refinance: the acquisition and improvement of land, water areas, and related property interests, including conservation easements, and resources for conservation lands including wetlands, forests, and fish and wildlife habitat; wildlife management areas; lands that protect water resources and drinking water sources, including lands protecting the water quality and quantity of rivers, lakes, streams, springsheds, and lands providing recharge for groundwater and aquifer systems; lands in the Everglades Agricultural Area and the Everglades Protection Area, as defined in Article II, Section 7(b); beaches and shores; outdoor recreation lands, including recreational trails, parks, and urban open space; rural landscapes; working farms and ranches; historic or geologic sites; together with management, restoration of natural systems, and the enhancement of public access or recreational enjoyment of conservation lands. 2) To pay the debt service on bonds issued pursuant to Article VII, Section 11(e). c) The moneys deposited into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund, as defined by the statutes in effect on January 1, 2012, shall not be or become commingled with the General Revenue Fund of the state

Constitutional Amendment #1 will allow funds to be used for “recreational trails” development and greatly improve public access to conservation lands.

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200 miles of the proposed 250 miles Coast-to-Coast (C2C) Connector are already in place.

Almost six hundred miles of the 2000 mile of state trail network has been built and needs to be connected.

The economic impact of trails on rural and midsized communities will be dramatic. Go visit Winter Garden on the West Orange Trail, and Dunedin on the Pinellas Trail. Beautiful downtowns with 100% occupancy in the core.

The State of Florida has purchased well over one billion worth of conservation land in every county in Florida. If Florida can connect our priority trail system in even one third of these lands, the public health benefits and tourist economic benefits are significant.

12/8/2014

Great Allegahny Passage — 400 mile trail

connecting downtown Pittsburgh with Washington D.C.

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12/8/2014

Confederation Trail (Canada) — 275 km trail

connecting Prince Edward Island entirely from tip to tip.

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12/8/2014

KATY Trail (Former Kansas, Arkansas & Texas RR) 250 mile trail connecting St. Louis to Kansas City,

Missouri.

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12/8/2014

Silver Comet Trail — 94 mile trail connecting Smyrna

Georgia to Anniston Alabama.

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12/8/2014

Coeurd’Alene Trail — 71 mile trail following the

Union Pacific RR connecting Mullan to Plummer Idaho.

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12/8/2014

The High Line — 1.45 mile trail utilizing the disused

West Side Line elevated railroad trestle in New York City .

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12/8/2014

Walk Over the Hudson — 1.28 mile trail spanning the

Hudson River on the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge.

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12/8/2014

Coast to Coast Trail (C2C)

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12/8/2014

Northeast Coast Connector

(NE2C)

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12/8/2014

Southwest Coast Connector

(SW2C)

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12/8/2014

FDOT Districts

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12/8/2014

Top 10 Regional Connectors

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Coast to Coast Connector 1

5 Heart of Florida Loop

2 NE Coast Connector 3 SW Coast Connector 4 FL Keys Overseas Heritage Trail

6 St. Johns River to Sea Loop

7 Old Florida/Nature Coast Connector

8 Great NW Coastal Trail Connector 9 River of Grass Greenway

10 East Coast Greenway/Tropical Terminus

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Great Northwest Coastal Trail Pensacola to Panama City

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Great Northwest Coastal Trail Panama City to St. Marks

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Old Florida/Nature Coast Connector

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St. Johns River to Sea Loop

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Heart of Florida Loop

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East Coast Greenway Tropical Terminus

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River of Grass Greenway

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Overseas Heritage Trail Florida Keys

Strong support exists in Florida Legislature for Regionally Connected Trails

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Pursuant to Section 335.065(4) F.S., the Department shall give funding priority to projects that:

• Are identified by the Florida Greenways and Trails Council as a priority within the Florida Greenways and Trails System under Chapter 260, F.S.

• Support the transportation needs of bicyclists and pedestrians

• Have national, statewide, or regional importance • Facilitate an interconnected system of trails by completing gaps

between existing trails

Build public awareness of local existing trails on State’s “Priority Trails” map

Region trails must be on OGT’s Priority Trails & Top Tier List

Regional alliances of MPOs & TPOs must make these regional connectors a priority and request funding assistance for regional corridor studies

Talk to state elected officials about appropriating 10% of Amendment 1 monies to close the gaps and build regional connectors.

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Closing local gaps create regionally connected trails

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Doug Alderson, Assistant Bureau Chief

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Updating the FL Greenways and

Trails System in 2015 1000 Friends of Florida Webinar, 12/10/14

Doug Alderson, Assistant Bureau Chief

Office of Greenways and Trails

Division of Recreation and Parks

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The Maps

Land Trails Opportunity Map Paddling Trails Opportunity Map

OGT works with planning partners and trail users to document

existing, planned and conceptual trails, and ecological greenways. Maps

will be updated in 2015.

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Determining Priority Maps

Land Trails Opportunity Map

Paddling Trails Opportunity Map

Priority Trails Map

Through six public workshops held throughout the state and an extensive

evaluation process, OGT staff will update the priority trails network.

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Priority Trails Network

The priority trails

network builds on

previous state

investments,

supports long-

distance and loop

trails, increases

access to

resources and

connects

populations.

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Priority Trails Gap Map

The Priority Trails Gap Map

will also be updated. This will

delineate the unacquired and

undeveloped segments

within the Priority Trails Map.

Funding sources, such as

the Florida Department of

Transportation, rely on this

analysis in determining

projects.

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OGT Acquisitions

• OGT receives 1.5% of FL Forever $ to

“acquire greenways and trails or

Greenways and trail systems” (FS

259.105 FL Forever Act).

• To date, acquired 9,218 acres for

$67,897,141 million.

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Proposed Long Distance Multi-use Trails

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Partnership Projects

Long distance trails happen through the

collaborative efforts of many partners.

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Partnership Projects

There is no single model as to how long-

distance trails are built or managed…

East Central Regional Rail Trail example:

• Acquired by FDEP/OGT

• Project prioritized by Space Coast TPO

and Volusia TPO

• Design and construction funding from

federal DOT

• Trail developed and managed by Volusia

County, Brevard County and City of

Titusville

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Partnership Projects

The Coast to Coast Connector is a great

example of a collaborative effort…

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Partnership Projects

Each long distance trail gap closed and

bridge built is a cause for celebration…

May 16 Dunnellon Bridge Dedication

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FL National Scenic Trail

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Florida’s Paddling Trails System

51 state-

designated

Paddling trails

and counting. The

designation status

provides project

awareness and, in

many cases, can

contribute to

higher scoring

grant applications.

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Long-distance Trails

Florida Park Service 2012-2013 Economic Impact Assessment

For trail guides, itineraries and maps, log onto: www.FloridaGreenwaysAndTrails.com

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