MIAMI-ERIE CANAL DEVELOPMENT/TOURISM PLAN

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1 Miami-Erie Canal from Delpos south to Fort Loramie, Ohio Services rovided Grant Writing, lanning roject Funding $50,000 Local Government Innovation Fund Size 40 miles Schedule rofessional Services roject Team aul Z. Tecpanecatl, AIC, roject Manager Linda M. Amos, LEED A, Grant Writing MIAMI-ERIE CANAL DEVELOMENT/TOURISM LAN DG helped the City of St. Marys apply for a $50,000 LGIF grant to create a development/ tourism plan for the historic canal corridor between Fort Loramie in Shelby County to Delphos in Allen/Van Wert County. The study is a collaboration with the Cities of St. Marys and Delphos and the Villages of Spencerville, New Bremen, Minster, and Fort Loramie. roject Relevance Vicinity to Mercer County Grant funding The partners are dedicated to raising awareness of the historical, educational, recreational and ecological value of the canal greenway. St. Marys is serving as a clearinghouse for canal related events and information. It is the goal of the collaborating partners to be the representative voice to local, state and federal government officials. Additional goals include garnering grassroots support for an enhanced canal, strengthening canal partnerships, and promoting the Miami and Erie Canal Heritage Corridor. Subsequent to the grant award, DG was engaged by the City of St. Marys to assist with the development of the lan. more... atrick McGowan, Mayor City of St. Marys pmcgowan@cityofstmarys.net

2 Miami-Erie Canal Development lan KEY MIAMI-ERIE CANAL MIAMI-ERIE CANAL COLLABORATIVE DEVELOMENT/TOURISM LAN N ARKING CANAL STADIUM ARK 66 WELL SITE VILLAGE ARK ST. MARYS K.C. GEIGER ARK DELHOS SENCERVILLE DEE CUT HISTORICAL ARK 66 LOCK 14 ARK ST. MARYS MEMORIAL ARK KENDRICK WOODS METRO ARK The lan will specifically include the Cities of Delphos and St. Marys; the Villages of Spencerville, New Bremen, Minster and Fort Loramie, as well as the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan ark District, Heritage Trail and Shelby County park districts. The lan will include the following elements: Consensus on a clear vision for development of the corridor (physical improvements, recreational amenities and tourism opportunities) Creation of a unique identity or brand for this portion of the Miami and Erie Canal. Strategies to enhance connections and linkages to the cities and villages along the corridor Strategies to enhance eco-cultural and recreational tourism Consensus regarding an organization and management structure that will implement the plan A listing of resources to fund the implementation strategies, programs and projects identified in the plan. Available information related to the existing condition of the canal and towpath, ownership, planned improvements, tourism, historic landmarks, area attractions and scenic byways, and other information was collected and analyzied. Focus groups and individual interviews have been conducted. A public meeting was held on November 2, 2016, to provide additional public participatation in the plan development. The Development lan will be drafted for review by the collaborating parnters. After incorporating any comments/revisions from the partners, the Development lan will be finanalized and adopted and submitted to the State. KUENNING-DICKE NATURAL AREA LOCK 1 ARK JAYCEES ARK 66 BREMENFEST ARK NEW BREMEN FOUR SEASONS RECREATIONAL ARK MINSTER FORT LORAMIE

3 Danbury Township, Ottawa County Services rovided Survey, reliminary design, Design, Bidding, ermit acquisition, Construction Observation, Construction Engineering Cost $226,000 Schedule 2012 roject Team Rich Hertzfeld,.E., roject Manager Julie Thomas,.E., roject Engineer MEADOWBROOK MARSH TRAILS Meadowbrook Marsh is a nature preserve area with a Category 3 wetland marsh, forest, meadow and grassland with a combination of natural grass/mulched trails and paved trails through non-wetland and wetland areas. A half mile of grass/mulched nature trails was transformed into paved nature trails with elevated boardwalk sections to span and preserve the wetland areas. The limited funds available to construct the project were maximized by providing the client with various preliminary design layouts and associated conceptual costs for each layout. This enabled the client to maximize their use of the funds available while balancing the costs associated with the asphalt path and elevated boardwalk sections, therefore maximizing the final path length. With the design and outlined construction requirements, concerted efforts were made to minimize the disturbance and impact to the different environments within Meadowbrook Marsh. In addition, the asphalt path and boardwalk sections were designed to meet ADA requirements for shared use paths, increasing accessibility to a wider range of trail users. more... Dianne Rozak, Danbury Township Trustee 5972 E. ort Clinton Eastern Road Marblehead, Ohio

4 Meadowbrook Marsh ark The existing site conditions presented design challenges, but were met with up front coordination in an effort to avoid project delays. The project required coordination with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to delineate the wetland areas and thus define the elevated boardwalk sections of the trail. Further coordination was provided as final plan approval was sought and received from USACE and the funding agency.

5 Franklin County Metro arks, Ohio Services rovided Transportation Engineering, Feasibility Study Cost $2.9 million roject Funding $500,000 roject Team Jeff Yoder,.E. roject Manager BIG DARBY CREEK EDESTRIAN BRIDGE rairie Oaks Metro ark The Franklin County Metro arks needed a bridge to cross Big Darby Creek which would connect rairie Oaks Metro ark to additional property acquired by the Metro arks. DG was retained by the Metro arks to prepare a preliminary design study to evaluate the feasability of a bridge crossing and preliminary details for a proposed bridge. DG was then retained to provide detailed construction drawings for the selected structure type and to provide construction observation services on an as-needed basis. The bridge consists of an 185 long main span with three 34 long short spans and 195 of elevated and curved boardwalk. The Boardwalk is supported on Helical ier Foundation System that was chosen to reduce impact to the floodway. Big Darby Creek is a scenic river and a design was provided that was sensitive to the river. A HEC-RAS hydraulic analysis was completed for the site and the structure was designed to the minimize impact to the river floodplain. Steve Studenmund Strategic lanning Manager Franklin County Metro arks 1069 West Main Street Westerville, Ohio

6 Oregon, Ohio Services rovided Transportation Engineering Right-of-Way Acquisition Construction Administration Cost Engineers Estimate: $549,400 roject Cost: $479, (Stadium Road Bikeway, hase II) Size 2.73 miles; 10 ft. wide Schedule rofessional Services: 2010 Construction: 2012 DG roject Team Richard R. Hertzfeld,.E., roject Manager Julie L. Thomas,.E., roject Engineer CITY OF OREGON BIKEWAYS DG designed four separate ten-foot wide bikeway projects within the City of Oregon. The projects connected existing bikeways within the City. The bikeways were completed in multiple phases with the final phase connecting earson ark with Maumee Bay State ark. roject Relevance Access to School and Residential Areas edestrian/bike Crossings The first project was an extension of an existing facility located at Bay Shore Road, which was extended south along the west side of Stadium Road for approximately one-half mile within the existing right-of-way. The other projects connected an existing bikeway at Starr Avenue and Lallendorf Road with the ball fields located at the municipal complex on Seaman Road. The bike path was then extended along an abandoned railroad along the north side of earson Metropark and within the right-of-way on the north side of Starr Avenue. Right-of-way acquisition was required to extend the path another 0.7 miles along Wolf Creek. more... Mr. aul Roman,.E., Oregon ublic Service Director Mr. Rodney Shultz,.E Seaman Road Oregon, Ohio

7 City of Oregon Bikeways The phase IV project, recently completed, is bike lanes along Corduroy Road beginning at Clay High School and proceeding eastward to Stadium Road. At Stadium Road, a multi-use path connects the Corduroy bike lanes north to Eagles Landing Drive, a total distance of 1.53 miles. This project connected Maumee Bay State ark to earson Metropark.