6 INFRASTRUCTURE The Phase 1 bridge over the Harpeth River and into Southeast park was completed this year. This bridge includes two 12-foot lanes for vehicle traffic, plus a 12-foot lane dedicated to pedestrians and cyclists. With this access, work can now start on the rest of the park. Features will include four natural turf and one synthetic turf-lighted multi-purpose sports fields, a central restroom/concession/storage building, a maintenance building and storage compound, an inclusive playground, a paved 12-foot wide perimeter trail, site lighting, landscaping and hardscaping for the entire site. Along New Highway 96 West, a 12-foot wide multiuse trail was completed, extending just over a mile, from Vera Valley Drive to Fifth Avenue downtown along New Highway 96 West. This trail began in 2014 as part of the New Highway 96 West and Boyd Mill Avenue/Carlisle Lane Intersection Improvement Project and since then has continued to receive monetary support from the Transportation Alternatives Program through TDOT, receiving a final grant of $1,000,000 that allowed the trail to stretch all the way to downtown. 2022 ACCOMPLISHMENTS COMMUNITY BUILDING Equally as important as physical infrastructure is community infrastructure. In order to support physical connectivity infrastructure, the Planning and Sustainability Department has created a walkability webpage on the Franklin site this year. On this site you can find the parks and transportation plans to the capital projects dashboard, recently completed sidewalk gap projects, a sidewalk and trails map, and an updated walkability flier with relevant data and previous fliers for comparison. Along with new trails and webpage, Franklin was proud to host the 2022 Tennessee Walk Bike Summit. The Walk Bike Summit has been meeting annually since 2012 and this is the first year Franklin was selected to host, bringing attendees passionate about pedestrian access from all over the state. Franklin hosted delegates from one of our sister cities this year for the first time since COVID-19. A ten-person delegation visited from Bad Soden in Germany and stayed for a week with several planned activities to introduce them to our community. They were also able to attend the 2022 Sister Cities’ annual Celebration of Nations featuring performances by the Franklin High School Orchestra. This continued relationship keeps Franklin in a global conversation about community building. 3 Multi-use trail and tunnels at Fieldstone Farms walkability fast facts 26 MILES of Public Multi-Use Trails 385 MILES of Sidewalk Throughout the City 12 MILES of Proposed Multiuse Trails in the City’s 10-Year Capital Investment Plan (CIP) 0 Pedestrian Fatalities from 2020 to 2022 $250K Sidewalk Fund Provided Annually for Sidewalk Gaps, Repairs, and New Construction 90% • of Intersections Have ADA Ramps on All 4 Corners CIP Projects Under Construction or Recently Completed 58 1 Mack Hatcher Multi-Use Trail 3.1 Miles of Trail Completed 2 96 West Multi-Use Trail 1.1 Miles of Trail Under Construction Walk Score at City Hall www.walkscore.com 23 • Average Franklin Walk Score New Multi-Use Trail Along Mack Hatcher 3 Franklin Road Sidewalk Connection 0.6 Miles of Sidewalk Under Construction
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