TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: John Morgan, Environmental Services Director
THROUGH: Donald B. Cooper, City Manager
DATE: August 16, 2016
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DISCUSSION AND RECONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 71-15 REGARDING THE EAST COAST GREENWAY TRAIL SYSTEM
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to (Reaffirm or Repeal) Resolution No. 71-15 supporting the designation of a proposed route within the City of Delray Beach for the East Coast Greenway Trail System.
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Background:
On December 15, 2015, the City Commission approved Resolution No. 71-15 providing support for a trail designation through Delray Beach as a part of a larger initiative along the east coast known as the East Coast Greenway (ECG). The ECG is an organization promoting the vision of a linked route from Maine to Key West. The ECG got started in 1991 with several bicycle advocates, not dissimilar to Human Powered Delray. They help provide local coordination and offer assistance to areas where trails are still needed to be built. The local and state agencies build and maintain the trails; the land remains a public asset and the local government does not give up any local control.
There are a number of designated trails in Florida; with several in Palm Beach County - Jupiter, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton:
· Amelia Island Trail, Nassau County; 6.2 mi
· River to the Sea Trail, Flagler County; 18.6 mi
· Jacksonville North Bank Riverwalk, Jacksonville; 2 mi
· St. Johns River Ferry, Ft. George-Mayport; 0.4 mi
· Timucuan Trail; 4.9 mi
· Palatka-St. Augustine State Trail, St. Johns Co.; 8.5 mi
· Mickler Trail, St. Augustine Beach; 1.5 mi
· Halifax River Trail, Holly Hill & Daytona Beach; 3 mi
· Spring-to-Spring Trail & East Central Regional Rail Trail, Volusia Co.; 17.4 mi
· Eastern Central Regional Rail-Trail, Titusville FL; 1.4 mi
· A1A sidepath, Brevard County; 17.4 mi
· A1A Sidepath, Indian River County ; 22.75 mi
· Prima Vista Blvd & Walton Rd sidepaths, St. Lucie Co. FL, 1.3 mi
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