Kanapaha Park No Parking Pics

 Tower Road in front of Kanapaha Park Picture 1. Vehicles driving off the roadway damage the vegetation as shown in Picture 1. The damaged areas are then susceptible to erosion from the stormwater runoff, creating drop­
offs. Picture 2 Drop­offs at the edge of pavement are created when vehicles drive off the road to park on the right­of­way. The maximum drop­off’s in 2008, as shown in Picture 2 above, were between 2”­3”. These drop­off’s have increased to 4”­6” as shown in Picture 3 below. 1
Picture 3 Picture 4 The vehicles parking on the roadway kill the grass causing erosion as shown in Picture 4. The eroded soil is deposited at the bottom of the slope, filling the ditch. Some soil can also be deposited downstream creating sedimentation issues at culverts. 2
Picture 5 Picture 5, above, shows an area located where the sidewalk on Tower Road merges onto the Kanapaha Park property. A gap in the fence allows provides excellent access for those parked in the right­of­way to the picnic areas. Almost all of the vegetation has died in this area causing erosion of the front and back slopes of the swale. A significant drop­
off has also been created at the edge of pavement. The picture below shows the same area with the landscaping and fencing that was added to try and prevent the parking. The area has experienced more erosion and an increase in edge of pavement drop­off’s since the landscaping was installed, as shown in Picture 6. Picture 6 3