HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 54, 2019CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 54
Series of 2019
TITLE: A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CITY’S APPLICATION FOR A NON-MOTORIZED TRAILS GRANT FROM THE COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE STATE TRAILS PROGRAM FOR THE PLANNED MULTIUSE TRAIL ASSOCIATED WITH THE WHEAT RIDGE • WARD STATION AREA WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge is a municipal political subdivision of the State of Colorado, and therefore an eligible applicant for the Non-Motorized Trails Grant
program administered by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Division State Trail Program;
and WHEREAS, the new Wheat Ridge • Ward Station and surrounding development has created a need for multimodal connectivity for residents and visitors to access
recreational opportunities in the area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge has completed 15% design plans for a multiuse trail connecting the new Wheat Ridge • Ward Station to existing and planned green infrastructure throughout the community. The north-south trail would extend from
West 49th Place to the I-70 Frontage Road, providing a critical multimodal connection
within the community; and WHEREAS, at the southern terminus of the trail at the I-70 Frontage Road, the City of Wheat Ridge is planning for a public pocket park and public access to two
privately owned lake properties; and
WHEREAS, at the northern terminus of the trail at 49th Place, the City of Wheat Ridge is building a bike/pedestrian bridge that will cross the RR tracks and land at the Wheat Ridge • Ward Station platform, the end of line station on RTD’s G-Line commuter
rail; and
WHEREAS, further to the north from the station, the trail will provide connection to a pedestrian “paseo” and publicly accessible pocket park within The Ridge at Ward Station townhome development, currently under construction; and
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge has a consultant under contract to obtain necessary easements and/or right of way for the trail from the private land owners in the area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge has a consultant under contract to complete
preliminary and final design for both the pedestrian bridge and linear park/trail with 30% design documents expected in October, 2019; and