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The City of Collinsville contracted with Oates Associates and Planning Design Studio to develop a Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan.
The planning process included several phases starting with an evaluation of existing conditions in which current planning efforts were studied, existing City landscape and community makeup were evaluated, and City and regional stakeholders were interviewed to understand the conditions that define Collinsville today. The community was engaged in the planning process through an initial online survey. The survey helped define the makeup and desires of the community, as well as determine connections within the City that would have the greatest impact on walking and biking around the City. An Oversight Committee was then formed to help prioritize the connections defined by the online survey results and existing conditions research.
Once the preferred connections were defined, a feasibility analysis was performed to determine corridors that could complete the preferred connections. Feasibility of the desired bicycle and pedestrian facility types and prioritization from community engagement led to a set of priority corridors. These corridors comprise the core of the City’s future bicycle network and are defined as the Priority Purple Paths. The Priority Purple Paths were introduced to the Oversight Committee as well as the public through an open house.
Community feedback from the open house helped to determine additional connections to complete the network of bicycle and pedestrian facilities within Collinsville. Needed sidewalks were added to the network, additional Purple Paths were defined, and on-road bicycle routes were mapped.
The final Plan is a long-range vision for developing or enhancing walking and biking facilities throughout the City of Collinsville. Refer to the map on this page. It is meant to act as a guide for the prioritization of projects within the City for the next five to ten years and to help obtain funding for the development of those facilities.
To view the interactive GIS Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan, click here or on the image below: