Southeast Michigan Greenways Specialist Project

Overview

This project, was a collaborative effort with Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Michigan Field Office and Todd Scott that worked to further the Southeast Michigan Greenway Vision by working with communities to help selected greenway projects toward implementation.  This work was funded by a grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Downloads

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Trail Displays

Macomb Orchard Trail System Display - 3.4MB PDF. 34" x 43.5" map.

Macomb Orchard Trail Overview Display - 4 MB PDF. 34" x 43.5" map.

 

Southeast Michigan Greenways Scoping Report (5MB) identifies and evaluates potential projects, selecting the three projects that are discussed in the Strategic Plans.

Southeast Michigan Greenways Strategic Plans (4 MB) is a feasibility study of the selected corridors that identifies key bits of information that will assist in the project's eventual implementation.  Specifically the purpose of this report is to:

 
• Identify the project scope
• Determine the probable project costs
• Identify potential funding sources
• Define proposed implementation teams
• Outline potential partnerships
• Outline propose implementation steps

 

Economic Impact and Use Projections (24 KB) is a comparative analysis of various economic and impact use studies of rail-trail around the country to try to predict the potential impact of the Clinton River Trail and the Macomb Orchard Trail.  This study analyzed the adjacent population density for all of the trails and with studies to try to determine any correlations.

 

Funding Budget Worksheet (31 KB) is an analysis of the major trail funding sources to determine how much money from each source may be an appropriate budget figure.  It is based on historic giving patterns and populations served.

 

Funding Share Budget Worksheet (31 KB) is a proposal for how the project should be funded.  The worksheet proposed an overall share of the project costs for each of the funding sources a s well as how that share would be best distributed throughout the various phases of a project given their funding preferences.

Project Information

CLIENT:

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Michigan Field Office

416 South Cedar, Suite C

Lansing, MI 48912

CONTACT:

Nancy Krupiarz, State Director, 517-485-6022

DATES:

2000 - 2001