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BICYCLE CONNECTIONS On-street bicycle facilities currently serve the neighborhood along Rimrock Road, Pheasant Ridge Trail, Deer Valley Road and Ski Lane. Additional on-street bicycle lanes are available along East Badger where they connect with Ski Lane, and terminate at the Oregon Road on ramp to CSH 14. ~eighborhood bicycle facilities connect to the regionai bicycle neN/ork. To the north, on-street bike lanes extend along Rimrock Road and on the bicycle/ pedestrian overpass linking East and \X!est Badger Roads. Neighborhood children biking to Goodman Pool cross the Beltline at the overpass, travel east on \X'est Badger (where there are no bike lanes), and travel north on North Rusk Avenue. The current intersection of Rimrock Road and Ski Lane presents an obstacle for those on bike and foot due to northbound free-flow vehicular movements and limited sight distance. The Capitol City Trail is accessible to the neighborhood in two directions. To the north, on-street bike lanes or wide outside lanes on Rimrock Road connect to the trail at John Nolen Drive. To the south, cyclists must use wide outside lanes along Oregon Road to connect to \ the trail at East Clayton Road. PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS There are no sidewalks or multi- modal trails within the interior of neighborhood, with the exception of the trail connection between Southdale Park and Beltline Frontage Road and a sidewalk along Lake George Road. Local streets within the residential areas of the neighborhood do not have sidewalks, requiring pedestrians to walk in vehicular or bike travel lanes. A single multi-modal trail connects the Beltline pedestrian/bicycle overpass to Southdale Park. This connection extends through a narrow Town- owned lot and then takes a series of switch-backs down a steep hill ending ~_:;..~ ~.~... ,I ~l . ...... . . at the back of Southdale Park. The link is nor well Lit and has been identified by many residents as an unsafe and therefore underutilized trail connection. There is no street/ side\valk connection between the multi- family structures on Pheasant Ridge Trail and Deer Valley Road and the retail uses on Rimrock Road. Residents currently walk through private property to access Lake George Road to walk to the bank, convenience store and other destinations along Rimrock Road. This informal and often muddy connection serves as a vital pedestrian connector. . '.... 'fill"" :~ . ", DJ$Hit:; "1tf.~IJ1X iOut ,~l)fl _ i!'JJ31iliof, ~STllU:T Ilii<< i,..\~< ,,,l,ml ~Qt:SI _ . . _ ~,HtAU' i'lfl/'""k1'.\>lll-lO(>l} ?UI....'11~ BCL'M.a.Jl'1 \ ~ ~,.,.,. "i'A""" " ~ ; ~.~ OI..\N"$.P'R1Nf..L ~E,!GI"i EOR!iOC" . ~"""~-~""I ''"''~,''''J"",,".,..,_...,..,.._ ..- -'- "~"Wi.~~~,:;. ~ "'_ ~.. ~ -. ~"..", <If .of!~~~.::.~":> -.. ",. -~ .. ...., -- t". .~ .r'.... f~ ;'....' . fJ'~2<:;~: .. ~. . .. TO CAP:T Ai Cln TRAIL... ~,; ~~.,-. ~_;,'>IIfJtIII Existing Bicycle and Sidewalk Network _ JULY 2008 --