Fairfield County Active Transportation and Open Space Plan

Purpose

The Fairfield County Active Transportation and Open Space Plan (Fairfield County Plan) follows three developments that have occurred in Fairfield County; publication of the Fairfield County Development Strategy and Land Use Plan, a Healthy and Smart Development project from the Fairfield County Health Department, Community Health Development and two applications to the Safe Routes to School Program. Significant events are occurring in Fairfield County that further drives this plan; the City of Lancaster comprehensive bike trail, the City of Pickerington’s trail along Diley Road, and the City of Pickerington’s Comprehensive Bikeway Plan.

The Fairfield County Plan will be a major accomplishment of regional collaboration between local governments as well as those agencies responsible for development, recreation and transportation within the county. The Plan, prepared in response from the Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission, will develop an overall planning and policy ethic for Fairfield County identifying goals, policies, and objectives for the future of the county. The Plan will also provide a benchmark for guiding planning related decisions and as a point of reference for more detailed plan implementation action by responsible officials and agencies.

Study Area Map

Supporting Materials

• Scope
• Communication Plan
• Schedule
• Project Team
• Decision Making Chart
• Existing Data and Maps
  • Activity Centers
  • Facilities
  • Natural and Manmade Corridors
  • Aerial map
• Committees
  • Technical Advisory Group
    • May 28, 2008 meeting agenda, sign in sheet and meeting notes
    • June 18, 2008 meeting agenda, sign in sheet and meeting notes
    • October 13, 2008 Policies, Goals and Objectives
    • October 14, 2008 agenda, sign in sheet and meeting notes
  • Stakeholders Advisory Group
    • June 26, 2008 meeting agenda and meeting notes
  • Joint SAG/TAG meetings
    • February 11, 2009 meeting agenda and meeting notes
    • February 11, 2009 meeting discussion material:
      • Bikeway information memo
      • Plan corridors and evaluation matrix
      • Amanda to Perry County Corridor
      • Hocking River and US 33 Corridor
      • Millersport to Lancaster Corridor
      • Pickerington Ponds to Buckeye Lake Corridor
      • Pickerington to Tarlton Corridor
      • Reynoldsburg to Rushville Corridor
      • Rush Creek and SR 664 Corridor
      • Slate Run to Bremen Corridor
      • Stoutsville to Lancaster Corridor
      • Walnut Creek Corridor
    • March 3, 2009 meeting agenda and meeting notes
    • May 13, 2009 meeting agenda
• Public Open House
  • April 23, 2009 Open House Notice
• Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission Meeting
  • June 2, 2009 meeting agenda

Draft Plan (April 3, 2009) (11 MB)

Draft Final Plan (May 8, 2009) (11 MB)

Final Active Transportation and Open Space Plan (May 22, 2009)

Final Active Transportation and Open Space Plan (May 22, 2009) (12 MB)

Final plan components:

• Table of Contents; Table of Illustrations & Tables
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Process and Goals
• 3. Existing and Future Conditions
• 4. Needs Analysis
• 5. Conceptual Alternatives
• 6. Proposed Active Transportation System
• 7. Proposed Open Space and Greenways System
• Bibliography; Glossary of Acronyms and Initialisms; Glossary of Terms
• Appendix