College Park / University Heights

Project: Depot Rail Trail Improvements

Area(s): College Park / University Heights
Type: Recreation and Parks
Budget: $500,000
Location:

Begins along Archer Road and continues to Williston Road through the University Heights/College Park, Downtown, and Eastside CRA districts

Start date: 2007
Completion date: In progress
Description:

The Depot Avenue Rail Trail is an existing, three mile paved trail.  CRA improvements include trail resurfacing; additional site furnishings, including benches and trash receptacles; landscaping; and updated signage for the quarter mile section of trail between SW 11th Street and SW 13th Street.  Additional improvements have been investigated including widening of the trail from 8 to 12 feet between SW 11th and SW 13th Streets as well as the addition of more trail entry points. Directional signage is currently in the conceptual design stage (January 2011).

In Progress Photo:
Photograph of rail trail projec under development