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Boonestoo's 2008 Comp Plan Corrections and updating 1/2 mile distance and uninterrupted by non- residential roads or other physical barriers or have connecting trails with safe street crossings. School Parks: Combining parks with school sites can be an efficient use of facilities. Care should be taken to not over use these faculties beyond what the landscape and scheduled maintenance can keep up with. Communitya Community Parks and Athletic Complexes: Community Parks serve a broader purpose than neighborhood parks. The focus is on meeting community -based recreational needs, as : s preserving unique landscapes and open spaces. A high pri•Q these parks should be connecting them through a trail system ii h therves residents within 1/2 to a 3 mile distance, for those not The sports components of these facilities are athletic fields. In Ramsey a strategy for Co ensure the park has a diversity of faciliti, ; et con together. n hea' .rogrammed s has been to Ike sports fields focus is on meeting commun tonal needs, as well as Open resour Sp ial one Trail Types: aside for preservation of significant natural any developed facilities. ese parks consist of recreational facilities that are d a single -use. Gre ys: A greenway is a continuous corridor of natural vegetation hat provides for critical habitat and the movement of wildlife and humans. y often follow natural waterways or land features. Off Road (Urban): Paved surface for non- motorized use, and paved or non -paved surface for users, both trails removed from roadway. These facilities should be developed in corridors a minimum of 35' feet in width. On Road : Paved, striped and signed shoulder on roadway. On Road Separated: Paved trail parallel to roadways, separated by a ditch, curb or other buffer.