J.R. Alford Greenway - Leon County

DRAFT 10/4/12
Additional language regarding public participation was
inserted on 2/18/13 and corrected program dates were inserted on 2/26/13
neighborhood, connecting to the Goose Creek Conservation Area. These northern trail
connections are owned and managed by Leon County.
The Greenway does not cross any Outstanding Florida Waters, classified pursuant to Chapter
62‐302 Florida Administrative Code. The Greenway is not located in or near an Aquatic
Preserve, nor is it designated under Florida Aquatic Preserve Act of 1975 (Section 258.35, F.S.).
The Greenway is also not within an Area of Critical State Concern.
Table 1. Conservation Areas Within Three Miles.
No. PARK NAME MANAGER ACREAGE
1 Tom Brown Park City of Tallahassee 304.1
2 Pedrick Pond Leon County Public Works 26.0
3 Daniel B. Chaires Community Park Leon County Public Works 125.0
4 Goose Creek Conservation Area Leon County Public Works 45.3
L. Kirk Edwards Wildlife and
Florida Fish and Wildlife
5 Environmental Area
Dorothy Cooper Spence Community
Conservation Commission 1,712.0
6 Center (Chaires) Leon County Public Works 1.6
7 Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway Leon County Public Works 499.4
8 Apalachee Regional Park Leon County Public Works 157.6
9 Lafayette Heritage Trail Park City of Tallahassee 797.8
10 Road to Lake Boat Landing Leon County Public Works 6.1
Regional Significance
The Tallahassee – Leon County Greenway Master Plan, adopted in 2004, identifies the JRAG as a
critical conservation area for the protection of the Lake Lafayette system. This connection is w
proposed as the larger Buck Lake Greenway connecting several large existing residential areas
to the JRAG, the Lafayette Heritage Greenway, and the Miccosukee Greenway (Map 3).
The major components of the Florida Statewide Greenways and Trails Program are established
by a legislatively adopted plan. As part of this Plan, recreational connections (opportunity
areas) have been mapped, prioritized and adopted. The opportunity areas set the statewide
vision for a connected trails system and are used to evaluate projects proposed through the
Office of Greenways and Trails Acquisition program. Within a Priority Multi‐Use Corridor on the
Trail Network Opportunity Maps (Map 4), the JRAG is integral to the developing regional trails
system. The Greenway was formally designated as part of the statewide Florida Greenways and
Trails system on March 6, 2007, and has the additional distinction of being recognized at the
national level. U.S. Secretary of the Interior designated the Greenway as a National
Recreational Trail.®
The Trails Plan, an element of the Regional Mobility Plan, created by the Capital Region
Transportation Planning Agency (CRTPA), was developed to address the need for a connected
hard surface trail system within and throughout the CRTPA region, which includes Leon,
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