Chapter 3: Existing Conditions - Augusta, Georgia

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Existing Conditions Overview This chapter provides an overview of the major components of the bicycling and walking environments of the urbanized area of Aiken County. The data required to assess existing conditions was collected primarily by gathering existing regional geographic information systems (GIS) data, requesting local information from Aiken County, conducting field work, and soliciting public input. Provided data was synthesized into regional databases, mapped with GIS, and analyzed through nonspatial and spatial tools, including spatial modeling. Additional analysis of existing conditions is provided in Chapters 4 and 5 which summarize the quantitative and qualitative needs of bicyclists and pedestrians in the region. An overview of the primary sources for analyzing the existing conditions of the urbanized area of Aiken County is provided below. Figures 3-1 and 3-2 depict the existing bicycling and walking conditions in Aiken County. Data Inventory and Background Review The consulting team requested that ARTS, Aiken County, and its municipalities provide data related to the bicycling and walking environment of Aiken County. Specifically, the consulting team requested that each agency provide specific data related to the following broad categories of existing conditions: • Transportation (such as streets, bus stops, sidewalks, and traffic signal locations) • Land use and ownership (such as parcel boundaries, and zoning designations) • Points of interest (such as schools, parks, airports, and retail centers) Chapter Three • Physical geography (such as wetlands and topography) • Administrative and jurisdictional boundaries (such as city and county borders) Additionally, a review of all relevant plans or planning documents related to bicycle and pedestrian activity in the region supplemented the data inventory. Appendix A provides the full review of documents and other information obtained from local governments across the region. Field Investigation The project team identified priority corridors and locations for field review, totaling more than 100 miles of roadway. Field work allows for roadway characteristics that may present opportunities or constraints for bicycle and pedestrian facilities, such as pavement width, shoulders, right of way, and driveways, to be inventoried and mapped. Areas targeted for field investigation are corridors and locations with: • high bicycle and/or pedestrian traffic, • key connectors between areas of high bicycle and/or pedestrian traffic, • areas of high bicycle and/or pedestrian collisions, • and primary corridors for accessing destinations, such as commercial land uses, transit centers, parks, trails, and schools or colleges. Additionally, at the project kick-off meeting, the steering committee noted a strong interest in providing connectivity between Augusta, GA and Aiken, SC. The corridors and locations prioritized for field review addressed the need for establishing regional connectivity between neighboring GA and SC communities, as well Existing Conditions | 21
Aiken County, South Carolina 22 | Existing Conditions Figure 3-1: ARTS/Aiken Existing Conditions Proposed Facilities (from previous plans) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Greenway ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Multi-Use Path (Under Construction) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Bike Lane ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Bike Route ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Side Path ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Soft Surface Trail ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Bikeway (Type to be determined) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Trails by Developer Cobbham Rd Mistletoe Rd ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Sidewalks E White Oak Rd Mistletoe Park Rd Existing Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Greenway Side Path Connector Soft Surface Trail Other Trails Sidewalks Paved Shoulder ( 3 ft) Points of Interest n Schools # Parks !( Gardens #* Welcome Centers " Augusta Artist Row Æ_ Trailheads G River Access Æa Bus Stop Dozie r R d White Oak Rd Bohler Rd SC and GA Statewide Bike Tour Routes Central Route Savannah River Run Walter Ezell Georgia State Bike Route Roadway Features Major Roads Local Roads Creeks and Rivers Shopping Areas Historic Areas Greenspace Parks Savannah River Site Fort Gordon ARTS MPO Boundary LSCOG MPO City Limit County Boundary County Line Rd Tom Bartl es Rd Old Lincolnton Rd Ray Owens R d Rest Area Eb Cl ary C ut Rd Source: Data obtained from ARTS, LSCOG, SCDOT, Georgia CGIS and USC GIS Data Server Date: August 24, 2011 Author: Anne Eshleman Eubank Dr S hucra ft Rd Appling Harlem Hwy W Milledgeville Rd Harlem Wrens Rd Ridge Rd Yelton Rd Lonergan Hulme Rd Old Appling Harlem Hwy Harlem Sellars Rd Natures Way Swint Rd Wrightsboro Rd Old U nion Rd G R Tucke r Rd S cotts F erry Rd Jefferson County Leitner Mill Rd Washington Rd Tubman Rd Louisville Rd Intermediate Road Clarks Hill Rd Baker Place Rd Harlem Grovetow n Rd Rockford Dr Old Au gusta Hwy Jaime Dr Rosemont Rd Chamblin Rd Gordon Hwy O ld Washington Rd Trudeau Trl Fort Gordon Ga 88 Hwy William Few P kwy Columbia County Newmantown Rd Whiskey Rd Lewiston Rd I20 Wb Lewiston Rd Grovetown Parham Rd Blythe §¨¦ 20 Ga 88 Hwy McCormick County Riverwood Pkwy Blanchard Rd Hereford Farm Rd Hardy Mcmanus Rd Gi bbs Rd Wrightsboro Rd Bath Edie Rd Cox Rd Oakley Pirkle Rd Ba th-patterson Rd Burke County N B elair Rd S Belair Rd Keysville Rd Fulcher Rd S a v a n n a h R i v e r N Belair Rd Owe n s Rd Columbia Rd Wheeler Rd Jimmie Dyess Pkwy Southern Pines Dr Willis Fo reman Rd Mull ikin R d Old Evans Rd Flowing Wells Rd Gordo n Hwy Furys Ferry Rd T he Pass Old Petersburg Rd Bobby Jones Expy W heeler Rd Edgefield County Blackstone Camp Rd Evans To Locks Rd Davis Rd Hephzibah Baston Rd Windsor Spring Rd Ga 88 Hwy Storey Mill Rd Pleasant Home Rd Walton Way Ex Jackson Rd Meadowbrook Dr North Leg Rd Old Mcd uffie Rd Tobacco Rd W illis Fo reman Rd Mims Rd Hephzibah-mcbean Rd Sibley Rd Stevens Creek Rd Stevens Creek Rd Washington Rd §¨¦ 20 Wheeler Rd Sibley Rd Golden Camp Rd Deans Bridge Rd §¨¦ 520 Bransford Rd Highland A ve R iverwatch Pkwy Walton Way Milledgeville Rd Richmond Hill Rd Rosier Rd Berckman Rd See Inset Map Wrightsboro Rd Lumpkin Rd Phinizy Rd Mcdade Farm Rd Br own Rd Milledge Rd Louisville Rd Central Ave Olive R d Mike Padgett Hwy Tobacco Rd W Martintown Rd Georgia Ave §¨¦ 520 Augusta - Richmond County Hep hzibah-mcbean Rd Old Waynesboro Rd See Inset Map North Augusta Broad St Fifteenth St Old Savannah Rd Doug Barnard Pkwy Dixon A irline R d G osh en Rd Thirteenth St Brown Rd Telfair St Laney-walker Blvd Rollins Rd Knox Ave Reynolds St Gordon H wy Doug Barnard Pkwy Knox Ave Jefferson Davis Hwy Third St Edg efie ld Rd Edgefield Rd Edgefield Rd Palmetto Pkwy Laney-walker Blvd Ex Be nock Mill Rd A scauga Lake Rd Augusta Rd Sand Bar Ferry Rd Sand Bar Ferry Rd §¨¦ 20 Redcliffe Historic Site Bettis Academy Rd Burnettown ARTS/Aiken County Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Study - Existing Conditions - Jefferson Davis Hwy Aiken County Silver Bluff Rd Main St Canal St Pine Log Rd Edgefield Hwy Trolley Line Rd Jefferson Davis Hwy Jackson !I Robert M Bell Pkwy Johnston Hwy See Inset Map University Pkwy Richland Ave W Hitchcock Pkwy Atomic Rd Aiken Rutland Dr York St Ne L S C O G Camellia St Ne E Pine Log Rd Se Whiskey Rd Columbia Hwy N Rudy Mason Pkwy Richland Ave E N Main St S Main St S Main St New Ellenton Wire Rd Wagener Rd Montmorenci Rd Charleston Hwy Williston Rd Savannah River Site New Holland Rd 0 10 5 Miles Central Route
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