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Farmington committee to start Highlands connection with wayfinding signs after parking concerns
Summary
The Bicycle and Trails Advisory Committee agreed Feb. 11 to prioritize installing small wayfinding signs to connect the trail to the municipal campus and high school after traffic reviewers and police raised parking concerns about creating a formal paved access point.
The Town of Farmington Bicycle and Trails Advisory Committee agreed on Feb. 11 to begin by installing wayfinding signs in the Highlands rather than immediately paving a stone-dust cut-through, after police and traffic reviewers flagged potential parking problems.
Committee members discussed three options: leave the existing stone-dust trail as-is, pave the cut-through (which members said could raise ADA and neighborhood concerns), or install signs that direct trail users onto existing sidewalks and Brickyard Road approaches. “They had some concerns with making that a formal access way due to parking issues,” one committee member reported to the group.
Residents and members who spoke during the item emphasized the connectivity benefits. One participant said, “I think the benefits outweigh the drawbacks,” urging the committee to use signage to link the trail to the high school, library and town hall. Members noted that small directional signs — similar to round arrow signs used in nearby municipalities — could be attached to existing posts and cost little to install.
Several members suggested a phased approach: install signage first, monitor patterns and then revisit paving only if needed and after neighbor outreach and police coordination. A member described a compromise route up Brickyard Road and along existing sidewalks that would avoid steep hills and reduce the need for a new paved cut-through.
Next steps spelled out by staff included: drafting specific sign designs and sizes, coordinating with the Traffic Review Board and police on placement, consulting neighbors about any planned paving, and procuring a small batch of signs for test mounting. The committee agreed there was broad support to “start with signs” and evaluate the results before pursuing pavement or other infrastructure changes.
Votes at a glance: The committee approved the minutes of the meeting by voice vote (motion by Speaker 10; second by Speaker 4).
