1. Board of County Commissioners September 25, 2012

2. Project Background Comparison of Alternatives Summary Joint Staff Recommendation

3. Remove the Sweetwater Preserve Multi-use Path from the Pedestrian/Bicycle Work Program list and reallocate the project funds

4. MTPO Bicycle Master Plan Provide connection to other facilities Adopted in the bicycle/pedestrian work program in 2010 Funded by local option gas tax

5. Existing Paths LEGEND Roads w/ Bike Lanes or Paths Proposed Path Roads w/ Sidewalks Sweetwater Preserve Boundary SW 16 th Avenue Payne’s Prairie Preserve State Park SE 15 th Street SW 13 th Street S. Main Street SE Williston Road UF & Shands Downtown

6. Analyzed three path alignments Each alignment evaluated on three criteria Environmental impact Total costs Overall feasibility

7. Follows Existing Right- of-way New Bridge Construction Required

8. Environmental impact Extensive land clearing on eastern half Traverses Sweetwater Branch, the seepage slope forest, floodplain forest, multiple wetlands, including the edge of the baygall, and the sandhill Traverses areas of known archaeological significance Costs Bridge construction Extensive land clearing and grading

9. New Bridge Construction Required Follows alignment of existing 8’ -10’ wide path

10. Environmental impact Extensive land clearing Path traverses upland hardwood forest, xeric hammock and sandhill Costs Bridge construction Extensive land clearing and grading Archaelogical and cultural resource survey

11. Utilize existing bridge Follows alignment of existing 8’-10’ wide path Follows alignment of existing 12’ wide maintenance road

12. Environmental impact Requires minimal land clearing and grading Costs No bridge construction Minimal land clearing and grading Archaelogical and resource survey Need to obtain land rights to state park service road Received denial letter from park service

14. Remove the Sweetwater Preserve Multi-use Path from the Pedestrian/Bicycle Work Program list and reallocate the project funds