Projects

The history of walking paths in Mobridge

In 2015, the City of Mobridge completed a walking audit as part of a program with the SD Department of Health. A plan, based on a community safety assessment and current use patterns, was created as a result of the project and published in 2016. The idea behind the path was to create corridors where the City could focus on pedestrian-friendly improvements in the future.

Expanding the current path

We are currently working toward an expanded community-wide active transportation path. After preliminary engineering is complete, we plan to raise funds for sidewalk and other pedestrian and bicyclist improvements along this route. On Feb. 8, 2023, the City Council approved the Parks and Rec Connectivity Plan that outlines the project more fully.

Phase 1, marked in yellow, will extend the original path south across Grand Crossing at the stoplights on Main and 4th Ave E through our southern neighborhoods to include the commercial district, east play park, and Riverfront Walking Trail. Phase 2, marked in red, will extend the Riverfront Walking Trail to Revheim State Recreational Area and create a walking/cycling path around the City of Mobridge.

As we work toward implementation of these two phases, we will be raising funds for the following facility improvements along the path:

  • Wayfinding signage along the active transportation path route

  • Planned Legion Complex Upgrades, including continuous sidewalk around the block, a drainage and regrading project along 1804, new backstop netting, dugouts, spectator seating, and more.

  • A new inclusive playground system and independent elements at the east municipal play park with a placemaking design inspired by Mobridge’s unique history and culture

  • A new outdoor gym located at the west municipal play park adjacent to the Mobridge Senior Center

  • A dual-purpose multi-season splash pad and skating rink at the west municipal play park

  • Shade and structure improvements at the dog park

  • Crosswalk murals and other community arts projects to help with placemaking, pedestrian safety, and traffic calming along the route

America Walks and General Motors supply funding for signage

General Motors recently partnered with America Walks to sponsor fifteen projects to promote pedestrian safety and encourage connection with local GM dealerships. Luckily for us, we have Beadle’s Chevy/GMC right here in Mobridge. One out of over 200 applicants, the MCDC and City of Mobridge were awarded a $1,500 Community Change Grant to collaborate on pedestrian wayfinding signage in Mobridge. The signage will help pedestrians on the Riverfront Walking Trail better understand the distance between the trail and the east municipal play park. Our hope is that we can leverage these funds to pay for additional wayfinding signage at other points along the walking path and further connect all of our municipal parks, public schools, the city library, hospital, and commercial district with wayfinding signage like this example for the Riverfront Walking Trail near Mobridge Livestock.