To

Mayor and Council

Subject

Follow Me Trail

Initiator

Planning Department

Recommendation

Approve the resolution to name the South Lumpkin Rails to Trails Transportation \n \n Investment Act (TIA) project to "Follow Me Trail".

Approval

Pending

Background

The Rails to Trails project uses the abandoned Fort Benning Light Railway to

create a paved, 12 foot wide, multi-use trail that will extend from Torch Hill

Road to Cusseta Road with a pedestrian bridge crossing at Victory Drive. The

trail will add an additional 2.19 miles of trail to our network and provide a

safe connection to local schools, nearby shopping, neighborhoods, and parks.

The Planning Department reached out to the community through two online polls

to seek a name for the trail with the final results showing the name ?Follow Me

Trail? as the most popular name among Columbus residents.

Analysis

After a poll of Columbus resident?s was conducted, it was found that the Follow

Me Trail is the preferred name. Out of 193 votes, Follow Me Trail received 50%

of the votes, Wounded Warrior Memorial Trail received 38% of the votes, and

Chattahoochee Choo Choo received 11% of the votes.

Financial Considerations

Naming of the trail will allow the ordering of the necessary signage for the

trail, a cost which is part of the overall project.

Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement

Replacement of signage may be required at annual minimum cost

Legal Considerations

None

Recommendations/ Actions

Approve the resolution to name the South Lumpkin Rails to Trails Transportation

Investment Act (TIA) project to "Follow Me Trail".

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