RECOMMENDATIONS

and IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

The regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan’s “Recommendations” were developed with input received at public meetings and from the regional Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) meetings administered by the Middle Flint Regional Development Center (MFRDC). 

 Separate public meetings and PAC meetings were held by the MFRDC, and a range of needs, goals, and objectives were identified.  From this information, and from the existing conditions assessment assembled and provided by the MFRDC, region-wide and project-specific recommendations have also been developed.

 Thus, these recommendations can generally be categorized as “regional” or location specific “project” recommendations.  They are listed below and explained in the following pages.

 Regional Recommendations:

 1►Create permanent regional bicycle and pedestrian planning

committee under auspices of RDC

2►Develop and promote safety and health education campaigns

3►Develop Safe Routes to School Program

4►Encourage bicycling and pedestrian consideration in local land use

planning

5►Ensure maintenance of existing sidewalk networks within communities

6►Promote bicycling and pedestrian activities at local annual festivals

7►Develop programs to keep existing bike lanes clear of debris

8►Develop “Rails-to-Trails” projects

9►Create new bicycle and pedestrian facilities

10►Install and maintain appropriate signage on bicycle routes

11►Study additional bicycle routes, including along county maintained routes

12►Separate bicycle lanes from vehicle traffic whenever feasible

13►Develop bicycle routes that incorporate natural and cultural resources

14►Develop regional map of bicycle routes and multi-use paths

15►Identify, restore, and construct highway waysides along bicycle routes

Project Recommendations:

1►Designate US 280 from Plains to Cordele bike route

2►Implement Components of Plains and Jimmy Carter N.H.S. GreenPrint

3►Designate SR 49 and SR 90 Loop Route

4►Designate and install bicycle lanes on US 19 bike route

5►Create Georgia Southwestern State University Pedestrian Trail

6►Develop and implement Lee Street Sidewalk Improvements

7►Designate US 280 from Plains bike route

8►Designate SR 49 from Montezuma/Oglethorpe bike route

9►Designate SR 230/Drayton Rd./Cannon Rd. Route

10►Designate SR 26 from Ellaville to Buena Vista

11►Designate SR 90 from Cordele toward Fitzgerald

12►Provide safety signage along roads connecting sites to bicycle route system