Parley’s Trail
Address: Parley’s Canyon to Jordan River
Narrative:
TRAIL ALIGNMENT NARRATIVE:
The Parley's Trail will be the key east-west connection between the Salt Lake area's two major north-south trails, the Bonneville Shoreline Trail and the Jordan River Parkway. It will provide thousands of users with a way to access the entire Salt Lake Valley network of trails. The trail will also be routed through densely developed neighborhoods of Salt Lake City and South Salt Lake City, where low to moderate incomes prevail and recreational areas are few and heavily used. The trail will commemorate an historic transportation corridor and offer a non-motorized alternative travel route to schools, businesses, services, and parks. The trail is intended to be a "Class 1" twelve foot wide paved pathway for walking, running, bicycling, skating and other non-motorized activities. To the fullest extent possible, trail access points, grades, and side slopes will be designed to accommodate persons with disabilities. The trail has a high potential to contribute to healthier lifestyles and healthier communities by providing easily accessible recreation and non-motorized transportation to a large segment of the Salt Lake County population.
A twelve-foot wide paved trail with one-foot shoulders, is planned to provide two lane traffic for bicycles, pedestrians and other non-motorized traffic. A paved pedestrian/bicycle trail is proposed going west from the mouth of Parley's Canyon, following Interstate 80 and Parley's Creek, to Sugar House Park and the Sugar House Business District. West of the Business District, the environmental work for future trail construction will be completed for trail segments along the existing railroad corridor, recently acquired by UTA, in a "Rails with Trails" development. It will pass through South Salt Lake City and under Interstate 15 at Andy Avenue to connect with the Jordan River Parkway. The trail will reconnect communities along both sides of Interstate 80, by providing a safe, alternative way to travel between schools, churches, business districts, and public services. It will provide non-motorized access to city and County owned parks such as Tanner Park, Sugarhouse Park, Fairmont Park, Lions Park, and Workman Park.
Budget: $2,625,000 Local Match $10,500,000 Federal Transportation Authorization
Architect: TBD
Contractor: TBD
