5.2.2 General Concepts

5.2.2.1 Connections driven analysis and Planning

The primary factor in addressing needs and many of the public comments are proposed projects suggested in the Trails Master plan through connectivity routes between destinations. The existing community, commercial and recreation destinations identified in this plan include the following:

• Schools
• Parks
• Other Community Buildings, i.e. Libraries, County Building, City Building
• Public Lands Trailheads and Trails Complexes
• State Parks
• Public Lands destinations, i.e. Moon Lake, Nine Mile Canyon, Sand Wash, etc.

These destinations are easily identifiable and have a tangible benefit. A little more subtle, but still included in this plan, are other destinations tied to residential uses and needs. These would include:

• Subdivisions located away from the main developed areas in Roosevelt and Duchesne
• Churches
• Cemeteries

These destinations show up heavily in the STRAVA data as places where people are walking or biking and from the public comments received. People are requesting additional infrastructure close to their homes so that they can take a walk around the neighborhood and maybe to a nearby church or other destination. In many cases, planning for these types of routes could be minor improvements that will benefit the public near where they live.