Thumb Region Non-motorized Transportation Plan

Overview

The counties of Tuscola, Sanilac and Huron have joined together to develop a regional non-motorized transportation plan and encourage you to join in the development of the plan. This project was funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program and is part of the larger effort that is looking at energy production and utilization in the Thumb area as well as promoting economic development in the region.

The focus of the project is the M 25 corridor and the waterfront communities along the corridor. The project looked at routes that link to interior communities and destinations. The project is also very implementation oriented, identifying realistic projects that will effect noticeable improvements to bicycle and walking conditions in the region. The project will also look at implementation costs and available funding sources to construct the projects identified.

Project Kick-off Webinar

A Webinar was held on December 1, 2010 to kick-off the Thumb Regional Non-motorized Transportation Plan. An introduction to the project, planning process, and examples of the best practices employed around the country were discussed. Please click here to view the webinar presentation.

Materials:

The following draft report is available for review. For best results, right click on link, select "Save Target As" and specify where you would like to save the file on your computer.

Project Report:

The following report presents the regional and local recommendations for the project area:

The Thumb Region Non-motorized Transportation Plan - 26 MB PDF

Regional Strategy:

The following map presents the regional and local recommendations for the project area:

The Thumb Region Non-motorized Network Map - 5 MB PDF

Local Strategy Maps:

The local strategy is to create walkable and bikeable shoreline communities in the Thumb Region. The following plans display improvements that would make each community more bicycle and pedestrian friendly:

Caseville Non-motorized Improvements - 21 MB PDF

Harbor Beach Non-motorized Improvements - 20 MB PDF

Lexington Non-motorized Improvements- 20 MB PDF

Port Austin Non-motorized Improvements - 23 MB PDF

Port Hope Non-motorized Improvements- 23 MB PDF

Port Sanilac Non-motorized Improvements - 21 MB PDF

Sebewaing Non-motorized Improvements - 21 MB PDF

Unionville Non-motorized Improvements - 20 MB PDF