Regional Greenways & Trails Plan - North Florida TPO

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First Coast MPO Regional Greenways & Trails Plan Page 35 of 56 FIGURE 34 Boardwalk Path Cross Section At the southern tip of the state park, greenway development becomes highly infeasible; right-of-way is limited, driveways are nearly constant, and public lands are absent. While signed bike routes through some of the developments in South Ponte Vedra Beach and Vilano Beach may be considered, use of such facilities would most likely be negligible. For this reason, the existing paved shoulder in the roadway is likely the best alternative. Once A1A turns west in Vilano Beach, an existing trail facility is available the remaining distance to the Vilano Bridge.
First Coast MPO Regional Greenways & Trails Plan Page 36 of 56 SR A1A THROUGH ST. AUGUSTINE FROM VILANO BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH (identified as Segment 4 in Figure 10) The bridge from Vilano Beach to St. Augustine has an existing, separated pathway on its north side to bring people into St. Augustine. After that point, however, creation of a greenway through St. Augustine (Figure 35) has numerous obstacles. Right-of-way along A1A is limited, and the Bridge of Lions rehabilitation project does not include the provision of any shared-use facilities, though some safety improvements for pedestrians will be made. FIGURE 35 Segment 4 Furthermore, the roadway network downtown and on Anastasia Island is not conducive to a bike boulevard solution – too little right-ofway and no complete grid network. While motor vehicle speeds are generally low along A1A through the downtown section, congestion is prevalent. While riding on the roadway is not too uncomfortable an option for experienced cyclists used to riding in traffic, it is not a viable option for most other cyclists. While a bicycle/pedestrian awareness campaign may be beneficial, actual physical improvements are impractical. The option of bypassing A1A and using US 1 was also evaluated as part of this corridor review. Right-of-way appears to be available on the west side of US 1 on the length of roadway from West San Carlos Avenue south to Malaga Street. However, Using US 1 is also problematic. First, to connect to the bridges, the pathway would have to cross US 1 twice. Also, just north of Sebastian Avenue there is parking lot encroachment onto the right-of-way up to the existing sidewalk. There does not appear to be adequate right-ofway on the east-west connectors of US 1 and A1A to provide a shared use path.
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