Santa Fe, Oregon, and California National Historic Trails
National Historic Trails development concept plan
Kansas City Metro Area
August, 2015
Steve Burns Chavez
Landscape Architect
National Trails Intermountain Region
National Park Service
Santa Fe, Oregon, and California National Historic Trails
National Historic Trails development concept plan
Kansas City Metro Area
August, 2015
Steve Burns Chavez
Landscape Architect
National Trails Intermountain Region
National Park Service
Santa Fe, Oregon, and California National Historic Trails
National Historic Trails development concept plan
Kansas City Metro Area
WHAT WE DO:
Site planning, design and development
Retracement trail development
Signing the trails
Increase public visibility and use of the trails
Santa Fe, Oregon, and California National Historic Trails
National Historic Trails development concept plan
Kansas City Metro Area
National Historic Trails We Administer :
Study area: KC Metro NHT historic routes
Westport Landing
Kansas City, MO
Wayne City Landing
Sugar Creek, MO
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Gardner Junction
Gardner, Kansas
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Santa Fe, Oregon, and California National Historic Trails
Decades in KC towards NHT development
developing retracement trails
Existing & planned
Metro Green/ 6th district PITC
Developing trail Sites
Interpretive sites & trailheads
Signing and Marking
6th District PITC plan the foundation
Kansas City Metro Area
National Historic Trails Concept Plan
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• A vision for a 40 mile retracement trail
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National Historic Trails Concept Plan
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• A model for other urban areas
• A prototype for all national historic trails
• A destination national
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Kansas City Metro Area
National Historic Trails Concept Plan
What information is needed
from local officials:
• Existing and proposed trail plans, including shapefile/GIS format if possible
• Guidance about local priorities and
context (political, social, community)
• A Communication about local funding
and partnership opportunities
Kansas City Metro Area
National Historic Trails Concept Plan
How local officials and other
stakeholders will be involved:
• Providing above information and
guidance
• Review and input on draft alignment,
particularly relating to choosing among
multiple possible alignments or addressing gaps
• Path to adoption by municipalities
• Implementation: trail construction,
but also branding and signage projects,
trailhead development or designation,
interpretation
Kansas City Metro Area
National Historic Trails Concept Plan
MARC & NPS Cooperative
Agreement:
• Task 1 - Start up meeting and initial
site/route field work
Kansas City Metro Area
National Historic Trails Concept Plan
MARC & NPS Cooperative
Agreement:
• Task 2 - Research and Data Gathering
1. Collect readily available base data needed to complete the plan
2. Meet with communities along the route
to help determine alignments
3. Identify gaps and alignment opportunities
4. Assemble maps and information for
evaluation of alternatives
Kansas City Metro Area
National Historic Trails Concept Plan
MARC & NPS Cooperative
Agreement:
• Task 3 - Analysis to fill Trail Alignment
Gaps and Evaluation fo Existing and
Planned Segments
1. Create maps and graphics for retracement trail alignment opportunities
2. Workshop to determine preferred alternative alignments
3. Create exhibit graphic of preferred
alignmnet
4. Community meeting of preferred alignment and implementation branstorming
5. Revision of alternatives based on community meeting
Kansas City Metro Area
National Historic Trails Concept Plan
MARC & NPS Cooperative
Agreement:
• Task 4 - Trail Design Guidance
1. Specific trail design recommendations
where applicable and appropriate, including cross section concepts for urban, suburban and rural trail
2. Conceptual trailhead locations and concepts
3. Trail, road and pedestrian signing
4. Order of magnitude cost estimates
Kansas City Metro Area
National Historic Trails Concept Plan
MARC & NPS Cooperative
Agreement:
• Task 5 - Transfer information, maps,
graphics, to NPS for Document Creation
Kansas City Metro Area
National Historic Trails Concept Plan
MARC & NPS Cooperative
Agreement:
• Task 6 - Meeting and Implementation
Kick-off
Santa Fe, Oregon, and California National Historic Trails
National Historic Trails development concept plan
Kansas City Metro Area
We look forward to working
with you to realize the vision
August, 2015
Steve Burns Chavez
Landscape Architect
National Trails Intermountain Region
National Park Service