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G. Railroad Lines <br />H. Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail System <br />Recommended Policies <br />2008 Comprehensive Plan <br />One railroad company owns and operates a railroad line through Ramsey. Burlington <br />Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) owns a double track mainline that runs parallel to TH <br />10/169. BNSF operates numerous freight trains and a single Amtrak passenger train in <br />each direction daily over this track. This track is part of BNSF's transcontinental mainline <br />to the Pacific Northwest. There are no future plans to discontinue freight service on this <br />rail. Future plans are being studied to commingle commuter rail with freight rail. This <br />study is the Northstar Corridor study. <br />Ramsey has made wise investment in trails over the past 10 years_ ublii✓-inand for <br />trails continues to grow. The City's Park and Trail Map indices secant on -road <br />trails that could be used for bicycle and pedestrian travel. Thy a da lted number of <br />trails in City parks and a limited number of sidewalks alonblic ss, however. The <br />City has recently completed community surveys tad an creasing interest in trail <br />usage. This desire was also expressed strongLVat the I seyrmeetings that occurred <br />before the Comprehensive Plan update. ,-- = <br />I <br />Anoka County recently completed a Mississippi Rives -ail study with participation from <br />Ramsey and the City of Anoka. This is an impo€Kant asset to Ramsey, and this plan <br />recognizes the value it will add for Rarsidents. . <br />For the planning of bicycle an d ie strianyrrails it is the policy of the City to: <br />1. Work with the publiand landers in establishing an alignment and dedicating <br />right- of -wayr An ty's proposed Mississippi River regional Trail Corridor <br />as referred to in Ordinance 90 -2. <br />2. Ensure c2nsisncy 1,1,Vh the goals and policies of the Critical Area Corridor <br />( anning for the Mississippi Regional Trail Corridor. <br />3. Efivire fikure roadway improvements include sufficient right -of -way for future <br />pMestria and bicycle paths. <br />inue support of the County's plan for a Rum River regional trail along CSAH 7. <br />Work with adjacent communities when planning trail corridors to provide connections <br />to other communities. <br />Require future developments to provide land for trails that link neighborhoods with <br />local and regional trails and parks where appropriate. <br />7. Designate major east west roadways as "parkways" which would include off - street, <br />multi -use trials and possibly sidewalks and on -street commuter bike lanes. <br />Pursue ways to make a trail link across major roadways such as Highways 47 and 10 <br />as these are dangerous roads to cross yet people need to be able to safely cross them. <br />2008 Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Page VI -26 <br />—309 — <br />