French Prairie Road Pathway Plan

Charbonneau community members have long expressed a desire for better and safer walking, biking, and golf carting options along French Prairie Road. Residents feel that the existing French Prairie pathway is incomplete, too narrow, significantly deteriorated, inaccessible, and does not sufficiently serve the Charbonneau community's needs. Many people must walk in the street on portions of the loop and where there is existing pathway, significant investment is required to keep it in a usable condition.

The French Prairie Road Pathway Plan Project asked Charbonneau residents to help select walking and biking improvements along French Prairie Road to improve the safety and livability of the community. Through several planned events, surveys, and activities, Charbonneau community members provided feedback that informed the development of several pathway options.

The project's goal was to identify a preferred plan from among these options. Unfortunately, a consensus couldn't be reached by community members and the decision to pause the project was made based on feedback to a survey conducted in the spring of 2026.

The video presentation below details several options that were presented for the community's consideration. A final analysis by Wallis Engineering from Sept. 2026 can be found here.