Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department modify an existing contract with Stantec Consulting Services to provide professional services associated with detailed design of the Scioto Trail from Fifth Avenue to Trabue Road. The modification amount being authorized by this ordinance is $236,166.00.
Ordinance 1574-2019 authorized the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contract with Stantec Consulting Services to do a preliminary alignment study of extending the Scioto Trail from Fifth Avenue to Griggs Park. The study involved extensive public involvement, analysis of seven potential trail corridors, preliminary cost estimating, coordination with key regional trail building agencies within the local area, and a phase one inventory of environmental resources. The results produced a preferred alignment for Recreation and Parks to advance into an intended stage two modification for detailed design. The contract modification was planned in 2019 to continue the engineering once the preferred alignment was determined. Procurement of a separate consultant contract would cost the city additional funds, delays in the project advancement, and would not provide the Department with required cost estimating to apply for grant funding.
The Scioto Trail is a major regional greenway from the south side of downtown in Berliner Park to Fifth Avenue. This nine miles of open trail is one of the City’s most heavily used paths for cyclists, pedestrians, commuters, runners, and special events. Plans call for over 27 miles of trail to be completed from the far northwest side of the City through downtown, to the far south side of Columbus near Lockbourne. This key middle section will tie together regional trail partners such as Hilliard, Upper Arlington, Metro Parks, Upper Arlington, and Marble Cliff. Over 8,000 residents live within a 10 minute walk of this proposed segment. Over 350,000 residents from around the ...
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