Overview

The Harrison Street Trail project will create an 8 foot wide concrete trail connecting the Oak Drive commercial corridor to the west to Magnetic Park/Conservation Clubhouse and the existing Greenways Trail network to the east. READI funds will be used on construction of the trail. The project timeline is: Preliminary Design and Surveying: November 2022 thru February 2023 Construction Design: April 2023 thru May 2023 Right-of-Way Acquisition: June 2023 thru July 2023 Bidding/Contract Award: August 2023 Construction: August 2023 thru May 2024. Funding will be provided by the City of Plymouth and perhaps other grant opportunities. The project’s intended outcomes include having significantly more users than the current sidewalk partially existing in the neighborhood. Usage of the new trail will be measured by performing periodic pedestrian traffic counts on the existing sidewalk to establish base data, followed by counts on the new trail for comparison. Additionally, the City will measure investments in the properties adjacent to the trail through building permits monitoring and review of property assessed valuations. The National Recreation and Park Association has noted studies finding single family residential properties adjacent to trails may anticipate seeing increases in property values between 3-15%. The City anticipates an increase of 5% for the affected properties.