Carvins Cove Trail Plan - Roanoke

Carvins Cove Natural Reserve
2010 Trail Management Plan
recommended that a part-time position be created and partially subsidized through
user fees to continue to provide services currently offered at the Cove to include: a)
on-the-ground oversight of both maintenance projects and programs, b) provide a
public safety and public relations presence, and c) help maintain and foster
relationships with other local agencies, landowners and user groups. This position will
also focus on daily core trail related needs such as customer service, user safety,
hazard identification/maintenance challenges, maintain trail priorities and inventories
of needed repair and replacement, plus assist as the Department’s on-site logistics for
recreational programming and special events where appropriate.
5.2.2 Capital Improvements
Developing trail related capital improvements has been ongoing since 2001. Most
improvements to date of this nature have been timber bridge development, trail
reroutes, trailhead parking facilities, and primary gateway/entrance signage and gating
elements. As trail usage continues to increase, it is obvious that such usage in such a
diverse topography has a direct impact on major park infrastructure needs. There are
several capital needs addressed in this plan that fall into the following categories: a)
trailhead parking improvements and expansion, b) bridge/crossing enhancements, c)
stormwater and erosion management, d) trail construction features, and e) volunteer
equipment needs. Parks and Recreation will annually review the prioritized trail and
related auxiliary facility needs in concert with Pathfinders for Greenways and create an
annual action plan for maintenance and/or improvements. Should the need arise for
capital funding; the Department shall submit such funding requests on an annual basis
as per the direction of City Council for their consideration. Selected capital items are
identified in this plan from tables 8 through 17.
5.2.3 Visitor Passes
With Parks and Recreation’s new recreational software system, ActiveNet, the
Department can now easily implement a user friendly registration system with point of
contact and credit card, web based transactions for usage fees. Using this registration
system, the Department has the ability to administer:
On-line payments with an instant identification pass/receipt that can be
downloaded and printed with an individual identification number,
Pay and go options at any recreation center or the main office, and
A mail-in option to receive a pass.
ActiveNet will provide trail users with a user friendly interface in purchasing either day
or annual use passes. The traditional locations for pass purchase will remain in place;
however, it is recommended that the Department consider having two separate use
passes hereafter: one for water-based recreation and usage collected by the WVWA and
one for land-based recreation and trail usage collected and managed by Parks and
Recreation.
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