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City planner outlines FUTS network, funding and gaps; commission presses for stronger trail planning in new development
Summary
Martin Entz, the city’s transportation planner, gave the commission a briefing on the Flagstaff Urban Trail System (FUTS), reporting 59 miles of existing trails and outlining how trails are implemented, funded and prioritized.
Martin Entz, a transportation planner for the City of Flagstaff, gave the commission a detailed briefing on the Flagstaff Urban Trail System (FUTS), including how trails are planned, funded and built and where gaps remain in the network.
“FUTS stands for Flagstaff Urban Trail System,” Entz said, noting the system is a citywide network of shared‑use paths that serve both transportation and recreation.
Entz told the commission the city has 59 miles of existing FUTS, about half of which are paved, and roughly 75 miles shown in planning documents as future trails. He explained three primary ways trails are implemented: 1) required as part of private development when a trail alignment appears in the adopted regional plan or zoning code; 2) built as part of city capital projects (for example, the Lone Tree Overpass, Butler Avenue and the…
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