Milton To Unveil Plans To Connect To Big Creek Greenway

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Residents hoping for a Big Creek Greenway connection in Milton will want to be at City Hall next week when Public Works staff will unveil plans for the Milton Trail System.

Residents can stop by Milton City Hall from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17. At 5:30 p.m. consultants from Stantec, the firm chosen to do the trail study, will hold an interactive polling exercise.

At the meeting, Public Works staff will invite residents to help identify important trail connection points, issues and problem areas and priority of system improvements.

“This is a huge project, and one for which our residents have been asking for some time,” said Carter Lucas, assistant city manager and Public Works director. “Everyone loves the connectivity and ease of the Big Creek Greenway that spans Forsyth County, Alpharetta and Roswell. We’re an important part of connecting all three.”

Sara Leaders, project manager for the trail, said the meeting marks the first public step in connecting large portions of Milton with trails, gravel roads and sidewalks. Milton is hoping to first establish a connection in the south of the city with Forsyth County’s portion of the Big Creek Greenway, then build out.

“This is a great step in our eventual goal of a unified trail system throughout the area,” she said.

In 2014, Milton secured Transportation Alternatives Program funding to develop a concept study for connectivity from Milton to the Big Creek Greenway System. The goal of the study is to enhance the alternative transportation and recreation options available to residents through partnership with the city of Alpharetta and the North Fulton Community Improvement District.

The Milton Trail Plan is the Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan for the city of Milton. The first draft was completed by a Citizens Committee with Georgia Tech and city staff support in 2007. It was updated in the Parks and Recreation Master Plan that passed in November 2012.

The plan calls for horse, bike and pedestrian friendly multi-use paths that follow the public roadways (i.e., in the front yard). The trail will be accessible from school locations.

Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations will be made in cooperation with disability groups, with routine accommodation where possible.

For more information on the meeting, contact Transportation Engineer Sara Leaders, PE, or at sarah.leaders@cityofmiltonga.us or call 678-242-2559.

Photo credit: city of Milton