Lake Johanna Boulevard Trail Design

• Link to existing trail infrastructure and nearby destinations.
• Create a safe and comfortable walking/biking environment along and across Lake Johanna Boulevard.
• Construct improvements that can be easily maintained.
• Improve vehicle traffic mobility and safety.
• Minimize property impacts.
• Develop improvements that are financially feasible.

• Summer - fall 2021: Analyze data and existing conditions
• Fall 2021: Gather feedback and engage with the community about their ideas for a trail
• Fall 2021 - winter 2022: Draft conceptual designs
• Winter 2022: Share conceptual designs with the public and gather feedback
• Spring 2022: Revise conceptual designs based on technical considerations and community feedback
• Spring 2022: Share revised designs with the public and gather feedback
• Early summer 2022: Develop recommended design and corridor study report

Public engagement began in fall 2021.

Open houses

• In-person open house - Oct. 5, 2021, 5-7 p.m.
• Virtual open house - Oct. 12, 2021, 7 p.m.
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• Virtual open house - March 1, 2022, 7 p.m.
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  • View presentation slides (PDF, 6 MB)

Common feedback themes - fall 2021

• Generally supportive of having trail separated from traffic.
• Cars travel too fast on this road, causing accidents.
• Cars travel on/pass on the shoulders that pedestrians and cyclists are using.
• Roadway doesn’t feel safe to walk, bike and/or push a stroller, especially with children.
• Curves in road make it hard to see oncoming traffic.
• Existing asphalt path along portion of west bank of the lake is too narrow and uneven.

View fall 2021 engagement summary (PDF)