Specifications include, but are not limited to: KEY PLAN FEATURES • Pedestrian Network Connectivity: Inventory and analysis of existing pedestrian infrastructure and gaps in the network, prioritization of projects based upon identified community needs, commuter patterns and active transportation activity generators, and funding strategy development based upon local, state, and federal funding available to implement projects. The analysis should include a condition assessment of existing facilities and crossreferencing with each jurisdiction’s ADA Transition Plan to identify whether existing infrastructure must be rehabilitated to meet ADA compliance as described in the Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG). • Regional Bike Path and Trail Network: Inventory and analysis of existing bicycle infrastructure and gaps, estimation of proposed trail and path projects, and prioritization of projects based upon commuter patterns, propensity for walking/biking, and proximity to existing links and nodes in the network. The regional bike path and trail network should also include the identification of the most likely corridors for interregional connections, including but not limited to the Cities of Kingsport, Johnson City, Elizabethton, and Marion. • Transit Capital and Operational Improvements: Identification of existing service deficits, survey of existing and potential riders, recommendations for interagency connectivity and cooperation, and data-driven, objective recommendations on critical transit development activities that emphasize safety, sustainability, equity, and mobility and access for transit-dependent populations. This element should also include a revisioning of the Bristol region’s transit network for readiness to incorporate long-distance passenger rail service connecting to major destinations in Tennessee and Virginia. This element should include a review of best practices by other transit agencies in Tennessee and Virginia as well as comparable agencies on the national level. This element should incorporate a review of each agency’s transit asset management plan and incorporate state of good repair principles to ensure existing infrastructure maintains its current purpose and capacity. Aside from recommendations on connections to long-haul bus routes, including the Virginia Breeze and a potential Tennessee equivalent; interregional connection recommendations (i.e., to Johnson City and Kingsport), while desirable, are not instrumental in the development of this element of the plan...
