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IV. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION Project Location: C-;ty of San Marcos Address (if applicable): NI,A County: Hai _County TxDOT Distnct,s): Rusts Project Limits (Point to point): San reia_ cs `v sitor Center to Aquarena Springs Drive Project Length (feetimiles), d applicable: 8,600 If/1.63 miles Building Dimensions, (size in square feet), if applicable: NIA -? STATE OF TEXAS/LEGISLATURE House of Representatives District #: 45 Name: Ratrick Rose District #- 44 Marne: Edmund Kuempel District #: 73 Name: Doug Miller State Senate District #: 25 Name: Jeff Wentworth District 18 District Name: Glenn Hear Name, FEDERAL CONGRESSIONAL House of Representatives District #: ZS District #: 28 District #: 21 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: (Orn'ted to 1530 Characters) Name: Lloyd Docce t Name: Henrv Cueliar Name, Lamar Smith The City of San Marcos proposes to construct the Cross-Town Pathway - a Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation Corridor beginning just under IH35 on the west side connecting with a trail that runs along the ri r east of IH35. The Pathway will run basically from the San Marcos Visitor Center to a connection point ,,; i t"e Texas State UnNersity Campus Trail on Aquarena Springs and Charles :Austin Drive. Tip s trail will provide the linkage to connect the City's Visitor's Center to Texas State's proposed Visitor Center near the River Center. The construction will include the installation of 8.600 If of 10 ft. lighted hikeftaike trail that will be a combination of edged decomposed granite graiel, concrete, boardwalk and floating trail. The project will include safety railing as appropriate, signage, benches, trash cans, bike racks and landscaping. The work will be completed within City owned RO%J'J. The completion of this trail will provide for the connection of hikeibike trail identified in the San Marcos Transportation Master Plan, the proposed City Trail Master Plan and the CAMPO 2030 Regional Bicycle System with connections listed in the Texas State Campus Master Plan for 2006-2.015. The pathway is designed to increase safety and bicycle ridership, information gathered from the biking community as well as several studies and AASH70 guidelines support moving the hikelbike portion of the trails system out of the road alig. --ent, away from the narrow and congested road right-of-vray to ncease safety and usage of the resulting bikeway. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRE] DIRECTIONAL MAPS, SITE MAPS, GENERAL. FLOOR PLANS AND PHOTOGRAPHS - LABEL AS 'PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION -ATTACHMENT A' (NO MORE THAN 10 PIECES) 2of8