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First Coast MPO Regional Greenways & Trails Plan Page 39 of 56 CORRIDOR CONNECTING THE SPRINGFIELD NEIGHBORHOOD TO DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE AND THE ST. JOHN’S RIVER The Springfield Neighborhood is an historic community immediately north of Downtown Jacksonville. It presents an important opportunity for connection because, despite the appearance of several logical routes, there is presently no designated bicycle connection from Springfield into Downtown. While a Springfield connection was not as high a priority as the other evaluated corridors above, it did rate highly and so was added to the evaluation list, after consultation with FCMPO staff, based on its perception as a potential high-use connector. As a result, two connecting routes have been established. The first leg of either of these connections is an extension of the existing trail corridor along Hogan Creek to the intersection of Boulevard Street and 1 st Avenue; each option will then be described from this common point. The first option follows Hogan Street into and through the campus of Florida Community College at Jacksonville, jogs one-half block west to get around the JTA station, and then continues south along Hogan Street into Downtown. The second option follows the existing Hogan Creek greenway to State Street, then proposes a new path along Hogan Creek to Adams Street, then along Marsh Street to Bay Street.
First Coast MPO Regional Greenways & Trails Plan Page 40 of 56 Option A: Hogan Street Corridor, First Street to Union Street This section of the corridor would first be served by following 1 st Avenue west to Hogan Street, and then following Hogan Street south to Bethel Baptist Street. The standard roadway pavement width for these corridors is approximately 50 feet. This will allow for 8-foot parking lanes on both sides of the street, 6-foot bike lanes on FIGURE 38 Option A, between Hogan Creek and both sides and 11-foot lanes FCCJ Campus in each direction (Figure 38). If the Florida Community College can be persuaded to allow the “through campus” alignment described below, the bike lanes would be continued onto the access drives for the campus. Ideally, a section of shared-use path would be provided through the east side of campus, along a tree-shaded area between the Faculty-Staff parking lot and Buildings A and C. This option would involve negotiating with FCCJ for access, but it is likely that improved bicycle access to the campus would be popular among students. If negotiation with FCCJ is not possible, then an alternative for this section would be to construct a shared-use trail in the right-of-way along Laura Street between Hogan Creek Union Street (represented by the dashed line on Figure 39).
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