Trails & Active Transportation

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

Corridors

Pathways Plan Map

Vision

A local non-motorized trail and active transportation system connecting the neighborhoods of Farr West City and adjacent communities to safe opportunities for recreation, education, public health, alternative transportation, economic development, and resource sharing..
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The Plan

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Goals & Objectives​

• Provide Local and Regional Connectivity
  • Provide safe travel for pedestrians along the right-of-way trail systems by implementing development standards
  • Identify and connect key neighborhoods and business districts with a safe and efficient trail system
  • Identify connections to existing and future trails in adjacent communities.
  • Implement WFRC-Regional Transportation Plan-Urban Bike Network corridors identified in Farr West
• Provide Information on Education, Health, and Recreation
  • Involve local health partners including the Farr West City Parks and Recreations Committee
  • Involve school organizations
  • Identify user groups, including children, seniors, clubs, municipal recreation groups, and schools
  • Identify educational opportunities on local ecosystem and heritage sites
• Provide Recreational Amenities for Residents and Visitors
  • Provide active transportation options, including walking and cycling
  • Provide relational pathways and linkages to local and regional parks, natural areas, and public lands
• Create Partnership with Public and Private Land Owners, Agencies, and Organizations
  • Engage in productive discussions with landowners
  • Address property rights
  • Establish a strong group of partners and stakeholders

Benefits of Active Transportation

Active transportation--any form of human-powered transportation, such as biking or walking--is growing in popularity across the U.S. as more than a means of travel but as a way to improve and sustain a high quality of life.  Investing in active transportation can help create a safer, more connected, and accessible pedestrian network that yields economic, social, and environmental benefits.

​Recreation
Active transportation can support a range of activities from walking to bird watching to equestrian riding depending on the location and corridor type.   It provides citizens and visitors with designated areas to recreate, and routes to recreation destinations, including municipal parks. Trails also act as a destination for visitors by taking them through community attractions and connecting them to different amenities.
 
Multi-modal Transportation and Air Quality
Residents and visitors can recreate, exercise, travel or commute in attractive, safe, accessible and low or no-cost places along active transportation corridors. Corridors can also be incorporated into existing transportation networks to connect with public transit and parking.
A diversity of travel options can also reduce the number of vehicles on the road thus reducing vehicle emissions. A reduction in vehicle emissions can lead to improved community health.

Health and Wellness
Active transportation can help people of all ages incorporate exercise into their daily routine by connecting them with places they want or need to go. Other health benefits include:

• Improved personal health and increased life expectancy
• Lower health care costs and enhanced community wellbeing
• Provide opportunity for families, friends, and neighbors to interact and spend quality time together

 
Community Engagement and Identity
Active transportation corridors are community space where neighbors can meet, children can play, and community groups can gather for events. They provide a means to create strong, vibrant communities. They can also be the site of a fun run, bicycle race, or a location to celebrate a community’s cultural heritage.
 
Environment
Active transportation corridors can be green corridors that benefit the living and physical environment as well. They can help protect natural lands needed for wildlife habitat and plants, and wetlands for improving water and air quality.  They can also serve as natural floodplains providing storm water storage and filtration.