Regional Greenways & Trails Plan - North Florida TPO

First Coast MPO Regional Greenways & Trails Plan
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RANKING CRITERIA AND PRIORITIZATION METHODOLOGY
As part of the development of the Plan, an initial prioritization was performed on all
potential greenway segments identified by the public in the first round of public
workshops or by previously established county efforts. The prioritization evaluation of
this potential greenways network is based on several ranking criteria. The following
ranking criteria were proposed and endorsed by the GPAC:
• Proximity to Parks;
• Proximity to Schools;
• Encumbrances (Public Lands along Route);
• Proximity to Existing Fixed-Transit Routes;
• Connectivity to the Existing Off-Street Greenways Network;
• Residential Density of the Surrounding Area; and
• Classification as a “regional” greenway. 3
This ranking procedure was carried out primarily within a GIS environment. Each
potential segment was evaluated for each criterion with an established point rating
system. The incorporated rating system for each of the respective criteria is shown in
Table 1 on the following page.
3 For the purposes of this study, a proposed greenway is classified as “regional” if it meets any of the
following criteria: 1) is at least six miles in length, 2) crosses county lines, 3) connects to an existing multimodal
facility (bus terminals, park & ride lots, etc.), 4) connects two or more city centers, 5) extends any
other existing regional greenway along the same general alignment, or 6) has already been identified by a
local jurisdiction as “regional.”