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Possible Trail Plan for Pickerington and Violet Township

 

  1. The Pickerington 2000 Map was mostly already included, we added what wasn’t there
  2. Violet Township map was already included except the trail south of 33 as the map doesn’t go that far south
  3. Fairfield Heritage Trail Association ideas were already incorporated in Violet Township Plan (Diley Road and Interurban from Lancaster to Canal Winchester)
  4. Community First Traffic Committee added trails:
    1. Added Pickerington #3 not on MORPC map and extended #5 to Refugee Rd
    2. Allen Road from Refugee Road to US 33
    3. Ault Road from Wagram Rd/204 past Pickerington & Refugee to Allen
    4. Bowen Road from current trail end to Canal Winchester downtown
    5. Busey Road added between end of #6 to Allen Road and #9 to Bowen Road
    6. Diley Road south from Hill Road over US 33 to connect to future trail south of 33
    7. Harmon Road from 204 to Refugee Road
    8. Hill Road from Columbus Street to Ridgeview JHS & Pickerington Central
    9. Hines Road from Tussing Road south connecting to Blacklick Trail
    10. Milnor Road from 204 to Pickerington Road
    11. Pickerington Road from 204 to trail south of 33 – map limited
    12. Refugee Road to connect to trail already at Gender Road to Tollgate Road
    13. Stemen Road from Pickerington Road to Allen Road
    14. Tussing Road/204 from Brice Road to Tollgate Road
    15. Basil-Western Road from CR20/Pickerington Road to Carroll-Northern Road

     

Trails Should Connect…

  1. Schools – Safe Routes to School Program

Diley Middle School

Fairfield Elementary

Harmon Road Middle School

Heritage Elementary

Lakeview JHS

OU-L Pickerington

Pickerington Elementary

PHS Central

PHS North

Ridgeview JHS

Tussing Elementary

Violet Elementary

  1. Parks

City of Columbus Parks on Refugee Road

Colony Park

Harmon Road Park

Pickerington Ponds

Simsbury Park

Sycamore Park

Victory Park

Willow Pond Park

  1. Residences near

Allen Road Area

Basil Western Road Area

Busey Road Area

Diley Road Area

Harmon Road Area

Hill Road/256 Area

Long Road Area

Milnor Road Area

Pickerington Road/Lockville Road Area

Refugee Road Area

School House Road Area

Stemen Road Area

Tussing/204 Road Area

West Columbus Street/Wright Road
  1. Shopping and Other Commercial

Canal Pointe

Diley Road

Downtown Pickerington

Hill Road/256

Pickerington Road

Refugee Road

Tussing Road/204

Violet Pointe

  1. Senior Centers and Nursing Homes

Pickerington Senior Center

Tussing Road/204

  1. Government Offices

City of Pickerington

Violet Township

  1. Churches and Other Religious Organizations
  2. Pickerington Public Library
  3. Other Trails…

Blacklick Trail from Three Creeks to Pickerington Ponds to Blacklick Park

Canal Winchester Trails, including Canal Winchester to Groveport

Future interurban route trail from Lancaster to Canal Winchester

Trail along South Side of Refugee Road west of Gender Road

 

Resource Maps Used

  1. City of Pickerington Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Master Plan December, 2000
  2. Fairfield Heritage Trail Association (Diley Road and Interurban Lancaster to Canal Winchester)
  3. MORPC 2003 Proposed Regional Bikeway System for Pickerington (excerpted below)
  4. Violet Township 2004 Development Plan Update Parks and Recreation (DRAFT – excerpted below)