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Show PG City Bike and Pedestrian Path Plan Approved by Mary Bur gin Pleasant Grove City now has a formal Master Plan in place for a future bicycle and pedestrian path in the community com-munity which has been approved ap-proved by the City Council. Pleasant Grove City and the Mountainland Association Associa-tion of Governments (MAG) undertook the Pleasant Grove Bicycle and Pedestrian Pedes-trian Master Plan as a joint effort, beginning in Winter 2012. The initial focus of the study was to find ways to provide pro-vide a barrier-free network of safe, attractive bicycle and pedestrian pe-destrian facilities within the community that would provide connections to key areas. These areas would include parks, schools, economic areas as well as adjacent communities. Lochner Consultant Team headed up the study for the city. Community Development Director Di-rector Ken Young said that local cyclists as well as planning experts ex-perts made up the team that met together regularly to plan the project. This group worked to identify iden-tify the needs, obstacles and opportunities op-portunities for making biking and walking viable alternatives to vehicle use in the city. The plan recommends a bicycle pedestrian system that can provide pro-vide this goal to the community. Two potential sites for bike parks were considered as part of the proposed system. The Wade Springs property was selected for further evaluation. evalu-ation. This site was selected based on its proximity to the Murdock Canal Trail and existing ex-isting trailhead and facilities at 1100 North; the property is already owned by the City; the terrain varies from flat to gently sloped, which lends itself to the different areas of a bike park; and opportunities for and use of existing parking and restroom facilities and water lines. The Master Plan is available avail-able to the public on the city website at pgcity.org under Community Development; planning. |