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- Trail Design Guidelines
- Overarching Standards
- Trail Shoulder Standards
- Layout Standards
- Greenway Cross Sections
- Intersections and Crossings
- Trail Nodes
- Surfacing
- Trail Structures & Furnishings
- MASONRY WALLS, SEAT WALLS, retaining walls – RECOMMENDATIONS
- MODULAR AND CONCRETE MASONRY UNIT WALLS – RECOMMENDATIONS
- CONCRETE STEM WALL – RECOMMENDATIONS
- BOULDER/ LEDGE ROCK WALL – RECOMMENDATIONS
- BRIDGES & LANDINGS
- BRIDGE ABUTMENT – STANDARDS
- SHELTERS / PAVILIONS – RECOMMENDATIONS
- HANDRAILS – BASIS OF DESIGN
- FENCING – BASIS OF DESIGN
- CONTEMPORARY FURNISHINGS – RECOMMENDATIONS
- HISTORIC FURNISHINGS – RECOMMENDATIONS
- TRANSITIONAL FURNISHINGS – RECOMMENDATIONS
- DRINKING FOUNTAIN – INSTALLATION DETAIL
- Environmental Design Guidlines
- STORMWATER AND GRADING CONSIDERATIONS
- STORMWATER BMP SELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS
- Bioretention – Rain Garden – Recommendations
- STANDARD CROSS SECTION – TRAIL WITH BMP
- Permeable Pavement- Recommendations
- Amended Soils Disconnection- Recommendations
- Stormwater Ponds and Wetlands- recommendations
- Bioretention – Stormwater Control Swales- Recommendations
- Temporary Bank Stabilization Strategies
- Permanent Bank Stabilization Recommendations
- In-Stream Stabilization Techniques
- Culverts and Piping – Standards
- TRAIL PLANTING GUIDELINES
- TYPICAL PLANTING DESIGN
- SOIL PREPARATION
- STANDARD TURF SHOULDER
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TURF LAWN / HIGH MOW LAWN
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NATIVE GRASSLAND PLANTING
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NATIVE SHRUB AND PERENNIAL BEDS
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WOODLAND / FOREST PLANTING
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STREAMBANK PLANTING
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WETLAND/ POND EDGE PLANTING
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BIORETENTION / RAIN GARDEN
- STANDARDS FOR TREES PLANTING
- STANDARDS FOR TREE STAKING
- SHRUBS, ORNAMENTAL GRASSES, & PERENNIALS
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BED EDGES
- STORMWATER AND GRADING CONSIDERATIONS
- Pre-Construction & Construction
- Onboarding Resources
PRE-CONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION
In order to set the standards for high-quality construction and long-lasting implementation, the design guidelines outline key elements of the construction process to be included in the design package. This section includes recommended steps and required drawing elements for a successful greenway project.