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The Greenway Trail System is a comprehensive city-wide
off-street system of recreational trails that connect existing and proposed
parks together and link these sites with other community facilities and to
the regional trail system. Under the envisioned plan, which is available for
review at the Parks, Recreation and Forestry office, the Greenway Trail
System will be located within and adjacent to the primary environmental
corridors in the City wherever possible and would also utilize railroad
rights of way in the future as feasible.
Development of the system was initiated in 2003 and is
anticipated to continue for the next five+ years. The vast majority of the
funding for this major parkland initiative will be generated through
anticipated lease revenues from wireless communication companies who lease
city property. When implemented, the Greenway Trail System will become the centerpiece
or connecting link of the City park and open space system and
will provide additional recreational opportunities for residents to
experience the natural heritage of the City. The system will also connect
neighborhoods in a new way which will provide safe routes for children and
lead to expanded possibilities for community interaction.
The Greenway Corridor Committee, in conjunction with the
Parks and Recreation Commission, continues to proceed with the phased
implementation of the plan. All of the proposed trail segments were rated
and prioritized in the plan and the Committee and Commission re-evaluate the
prioritization construction schedule on an annual basis. To date, over nine
miles of off-road segments have been completed along the Beverly Hills, Civic Center , Deer Creek, Dousman and Underwood Creek Trails. Planning for 2010 trail
construction has been initiated by the Greenway Corridor Committee for the
segments detailed below.
The Greenway Committee has also finalized a comprehensive
sign system plan that includes trailhead stations, regulatory, directional,
informational and educational signs and provides the framework to guide the
City with the installation of signage on current and future Greenway Trail
segments. Signage has been installed and trailheads developed for the
Beverly Hills Trail connecting Mitchell Park to Wirth Park and the Underwood
Creek and Civic Center Trails. Additional trailhead development and
directional signage is planned to be installed in 2010 for the Deer Creek and
Lilly Heights trails. A Trail User Guide has also been developed which is
available in a downloadable format from the City web site or as a pamphlet
from the Parks and Recreation Office.
The Greenway Corridor Recreational Trail Plan is scheduled
be updated in 2010 in conjunction with the update of the 2020 Park and Open
Space Plan which will include opportunities for public review and comment.
Updates and information will be included in the seasonal Parks and Recreation
Activities Guide, the City Newsletter, and on the City Web site.
Planned 2010 Trail Segment Construction
Deer Creek Trail
Approximately 2,400 feet of off-road asphalt pathway from
Krueger Park trailhead traveling west then north through the park and
continuing to Bluemound Road within the right of way on the east side of
Columbia Boulevard.
Rolling Meadows Trail
Approximately 950 feet of off-road boardwalk on the east
side of Brookfield Road connecting Capone Court to Rolling Meadows Park.
Greenway Committee
Patricia Haukohl - District #1 - Chair
Ald. Rick Owen - (District #2)
Ald. Renee Lowerr - (District #7)
Howard Fibich - District #2
Paul Quick - District #3
Steven Mamerow - District #4
Mary Jo Lange - District #5
Gretchen Soloman - District #6
John Corbin - District #7
Robert Jacobs - At Large
Liza LeClaire - At Large
Michael Davis, Parks and Recreation Commission
Bill Kolstad, Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department
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