1. Office of Greenways & Trails
Providing Statewide Leadership and Coordination
October 21, 2016

2. Overview What is the Office of Greenways and Trails?
How do we provide statewide leadership and coordination?

3. Office of Greenways and Trails
The Office of Greenways and Trails within the Division of Recreation and Parks provides statewide leadership and coordination to establish, expand and promote the Florida Greenways and Trails System (FGTS) pursuant to the Florida Greenways and Trails Act (Ch. 260, F.S.).

4. OGT is the leading statewide trail planning entity
What is OGT?
OGT is the leading statewide trail planning entity
Implement the Florida Greenways and Trails System
Identify, evaluate, prioritize and coordinate development of trail corridors
Provide Community Assistance
Project support, and greenways and trails master planning
Represent trails on various Boards, Committees and Councils
Florida Greenways and Trails Council, Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee, ETC.
Administer Florida Greenways and Trails programs (Acquisition and Designation)

5. Why Greenways and Trails?
Health
Tourism
Economy
Quality of Life
Conservation
Transportation
Recreation

6. The Plan
This is the first update to the FGTS Plan since Connecting Florida’s Communities laid the groundwork in 1998 to implement the many greenways and trails programs and projects that exist today.

7. 2. Direct resources and programs to establish and connect the FGTS.
FGTS Plan
FGTS GOALS
1. Identify and prioritize trails and greenways to facilitate completion of the FGTS.
2. Direct resources and programs to establish and connect the FGTS.
3. Promote and communicate information about greenways and trails to advance the FGTS.
4. Link complementary programs and planning efforts to effectively coordinate the FGTS.

8. Goal 1: Identify and Prioritize
Level 3 - The Gaps: Priority Trail Gaps and Ecological Greenway Strategic Protection Areas
Highest Needs
Level 2 - The Priorities: Priority Trails and Ecological Greenway Critical Linkages
Focused System
Level 1 - The Vision: Land and Paddling Trails, and the Ecological Greenway Opportunities
Complete System

9. Level 1: Creating the Vision
The Opportunity Maps represent corridors of “existing, planned and conceptual non-motorized trails that form a land based trail network of state and regional importance.”
Map updated every 3 years
Last updated in December 2015

10. Opportunity Corridors
Consistent with bicycle and pedestrian, and greenways and trails master plans.
Supports non-motorized trail uses, regardless of surface type or trail use.

11. Statewide Opportunity System
OGT worked with planning partners and trail users to document
existing, planned and conceptual land and paddling trails.

12. Level 2: Focus the System
The opportunity corridors are used as the basis of the Priority Trails Map. The Priority Map helps us decide where to focus resources.
Priority Trails Map
Opportunity System Maps

13. Priority Trails Indicators
Support and further national, state or regional trail projects, plans and initiatives that encompass multiple counties.
Include existing and planned long-distance trails and trail loops that serve as destinations to support nature-based tourism and economic development.
Include the State Trails, the Cross Florida Greenway and other major connecting trails of greatest length (five miles or longer).
Connect major population centers to provide access to the FGTS by the greatest number of Floridians.
Build on past and programmed state and federal investment in trails, particularly when matched by funding from local and private sources.
Coincide with transportation, utility and canal corridors that facilitate major connections.
Coincide with the Florida Ecological Greenways Network.
Connect natural, recreational, cultural and historical sites that provide a range of experiences.
Provide a safe, accessible and high quality experience for users.

14. Priority Trails Network

15. Level 3: Gap Maps
2012

16. 2. Direct resources and programs to establish and connect the FGTS.
FGTS Plan
FGTS GOALS
1. Identify and prioritize trails and greenways to facilitate completion of the FGTS.
2. Direct resources and programs to establish and connect the FGTS.
3. Promote and communicate information about greenways and trails to advance the FGTS.
4. Link complementary programs and planning efforts to effectively coordinate the FGTS.

17. Goal 2: Direct Resources
FEDERAL
Transportation
Alternatives
STATE
Specific
Appropriations
DEVELOPMENT
OTHER
Local Government
Private
ACQUISITION
STATE
Florida Forever,
Greenways &Trails Acq

18. Funding Resources Federal Highway Administration
Transportation Alternative
Recreational Trail Program
Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program
Land and Water Conservation
Florida Forever
Florida Communities Trust – 21%
Greenways and Trails Acquisition – 1.5%
Shared Use Non-motorized Trail (SUNTrail) Program

19. Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail (SUNTrail)

20. Coast to Coast Connector

21. Coast to Coast Gap Analysis

22. East Coast Greenway in Southeast Florida Capital City to Sea Trails
St. Johns River
to Sea Loop
Heart of Florida
Loop
Tallahassee-Nature Coast-Peace River Greenway
Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
Southwest Coastal Regional Trail
SUNTrail Eligible FGTS Priority Network

23. 2. Direct resources and programs to establish and connect the FGTS.
FGTS Plan
FGTS GOALS
1. Identify and prioritize trails and greenways to facilitate completion of the FGTS.
2. Direct resources and programs to establish and connect the FGTS.
3. Promote and communicate information about greenways and trails to advance the FGTS.
4. Link complementary programs and planning efforts to effectively coordinate the FGTS.

24. Celebrate accomplishments through
Collaborative resolutions
Major project media
Information sharing
Ribbon Cuttings

25. Promote and Communicate

26. 2. Direct resources and programs to establish and connect the FGTS.
FGTS Plan
FGTS GOALS
1. Identify and prioritize trails and greenways to facilitate completion of the FGTS.
2. Direct resources and programs to establish and connect the FGTS.
3. Promote and communicate information about greenways and trails to advance the FGTS.
4. Link complementary programs and planning efforts to effectively coordinate the FGTS.

27. Statewide Plan Alignment
The FGTS plan complements other statewide planning efforts and programs
Recreation
Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP)
Health
State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP)
Economy
Florida 5 Year Strategic Plan
Transportation
Florida Transportation Plan (FTP) 2060
Conservation
Cooperative Conservation Blueprint & Wildlife Action Plan
Tourism
Destination Marketing Plan
Plan Alignment

28. Other Partners Plan Alignment
Working with strategic partners to accomplish a statewide system of greenways and trails
Rails to Trails Conservancy, Florida Greenways and Trails Foundation
Private
County and Municipal Governments
Planning Councils, Water Management Districts, Metropolitan Planning Organizations
Regional Governments
Plan Alignment

29. Organize What does your coalition look like?
(These are just some of the public entities)

30. Questions?