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streets or on-street portions of the trail) • Associated public art The detailed maintenance plan should address a variety of measures and actions that will require a consistent inventory and schedule that addresses both routine and remedial maintenance functions. Once the Loop Maintenance and Conservation Committee establishes a mainte- nance plan and program, it will be critical that it includes the following items: • List of specific maintenance activities • Frequency of each activity • Cost per application of each activity • Annual cost of each activity • Who will perform the activity (e.g. Parks, MSD, volunteers, etc.) Maintenance on Scheduled Basis • User safety and risk management • Trails inspection • Trail sweeping • Trash Removal • Tree and shrub pruning • Mowing of vegetation • Patrol • Scheduling maintenance tasks Maintenance on an As Needed Basis • Trail Repair • Trail Replacement or repaving • Fixture and furnishings maintenance or repair • Snow and ice removal • Weed control • Pest management • Trail edging (maintain trail width) • Address detours/disruptions • Trail drainage control • Vegetation management including tree and branch trimming and fallen tree removal • Toilet facility service (or coordination with partnering facilities) • Trail signage, striping, and lighting • Remedy “social trails” (such as shortcuts) • Re-vegetation • Habitat enhancement and control 66 • Public awareness • Trail program budget development • Coordinate volunteer and adopt-a-trail/street activities • Records • Prompt Graffiti and vandalism repair • Mapping • Law enforcement • Proper training of employees Other Maintenance and Operations Tasks • Conflict Reduction and Resolution (among trail users) • Stewardship and enhancement • Oversight and Coordination • User/Neighboring Property Feedback and Response • Signage and displays, public art • Accident and incident data tracking • Coordination with partners on bike/pedestrian education and enforcement. Due to the complexity and magnitude of the Louisville Loop, it will be important to understand current local costs of maintaining the existing trails in addition to reviewing similar trail systems in other comparable communities (e.g. Nashville, Indianapolis, and Raleigh). While other systems (as well as those within Louisville) may have radically different costs per mile depend-

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