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The \IississiPpi Riv'et' Trail itt ~finn~'tiuta: a liic~~clina Masterpiece in the \IakinQ <br />~,,; _r.,t,rr _ooc <br />~IR1': a PKE~IIERE _lII\\ESQT~ <br /> SC'E\IC BIhE«~:=1i' <br /> • The ?t)0~ 1Iu'DOT F3icvcle Moilal Plan describes <br /> the coal of the State Seeuii: Bike~e:iv titi•steln is "ro <br /> prvs'Irk> rlPt'1~IrClfPl'1 C1'CliN`ti rorrres tlxrt c orrrrect scc'rric-. <br /> crrltrrral. rec'rc'atiorxrl arrrl erlrrccitional r•esvrrrces. <br />!'~'lish:.»-,~y~,= rorn•istrr attractions. and other rlcstiuntions orr signed <br />l~tit,,,L '/u,,, r'orrrc's rrraua~e'd Joe bici'c-le safety. " \IRT e111boilies <br /> dtis Goal. <br />• The Modal Plan cotes that "to iurlu•o,•e thc> scrf'n• rued ecorronric inr(uret <br />ofbic-rc-lc~ tvrfrino in .llirurc>sntn rill that rentairrs is to /ill rolrtirrrrin" ~nps <br />tlu•onglr 111!O!'Ol'Fd S7`~rlilig . nr(1O~)!ng and Jr1JH0!" inr~)r"O~'P!)rei1T.S'. <br />_llrrr•1,-r°tirag c•rur Ille>n f(T~)17alJ.e ar tiresr' svrbsrantial rrs..ec'ts. " <br />The AIRT is po~itioneil to be the first route to be designiaecl as a Mate <br />scenic bike~vav. It ha beet[ :~sesseil. improveutents have beeu <br />iileutitied. as oue often ~tate~ alou_ the \Iissi~sippi River. ~[inne.;ota's <br />DIRT has already been ilesi~~uateil a \a[ional Alillennituu Trail ;iud \iRT <br />Inc. is chontpin« at the bit to market it nationally and intenuttioltally. <br />The Modal Plan i:ite~ lliune'sonr.S'rarnes, Clrrrprer 1bU.,G~,riric/r <br />e~stahlislres a~>ro~raur Jbr flee '~r~lereloprneur ~J~bikeuars prirrrarih• orr <br />e_t•isring road riglus-qJ=n•ar" arrrl requires cacn•rlinarion ,rifle state <br />agencies to accor,rOlish ir. To dote the ileveloplllent of the \IRT has <br />ini:luileil the `ationa] Part: Service Mississippi. Riser National Recreation <br />.area. DAR Parks and Recreation. affil Tr;iil, auil R'atern'av> Division;. <br />\InDOT Envuoumeutal Sen'ices and Swtainable Transportation <br />Initiatives. \titisissippi River Parkss•a}' C'onunission. Parks auii Traili <br />C OlltlCll 01 ~h]ll1eSOta. Tntst fiu Public Land. \Ichni~ht Fouudanou. <br />~lctropolitau Council..-lnlzt'ican Heritabe Ri~~zrs Initiau~rz. thz t-ni~~zr~ity <br />of Aiinuesota allil p17~'aCe 5eCN1' pal'nlel'S. <br />• "~; eyiciencetl iu nlauv of the \Ioilal Plan photos. the \IRT etiemplifles <br />a Modal Plan vision of "n sale scenic- bila'n•ar srstenr gill more rc'adilr <br />rrcc'ornurndrrrc lr-rrQC' ;r•vrtp I)il,-c rides Crl1l1 /OC'iil 1)lI-f' T7'[i115~101't(111011 <br />rx>eds, and >>711 brnrg Ircaltlr ntrd gnalin• of lif ~ resvrnres closer to rnvrc <br />o/•Grc'ater .llirnresota. " <br />The i\Iodal Plan sus~ests "the' .Beare .S<-enic Bike,rar .Srsteur „'as <br />c-orrceii•erl as it n'cir to h~rit togctlrc'r the ren~ best routes ji)r toru•iug <br />c'rclists, regrn•r-lless n/;jrn•isdictintr, curet to rnn'kc't tlreln crs statesr•ide <br />rvurisru resource's. " The \IRT is the only bike~yay identified ou the <br />Concept Inap that has bezu anah•zed for feasibilin~ and that embraces <br />the idea of usiu~ el'lSiill° IOaih allil il'a115 10C bleycle i0llt'lll~ to hiahli~ht <br />anil prnyide aecess ro Minnesota's, and one of.-~ntrrica's, sreate~t <br />n•easures the Mississippi River. In addition to si~uing for legibilin~. the <br />pri,posed route has proven to hr lar~~eh ready to der~uate ~yith ulinur <br />11111?1'0yellleil[~ 101' Sa1et\' allil Ci,1111i~1't. <br />The DIRT in \[iuursnta is a tnas[rrpirce iu the tnakin~r• drsliurd to <br />become ~~ n,ltional attraction celrbrrltiu~ the nli~l-t~ Mississippi River, <br />enhauciua the qualit~• of life for tourist and re5ideuts ~tlil.e, tlll(1 Sel'1"Illy <br />as a model for other Spite Scenic Bike«avs to folloi~. <br />,~, The Mn/DOT Bicycle <br />- Modal Plan <br />~d~i r ~. ~ ~x "r' ". <br />s:~:? .. <br />9.~ ~ .:,a <br />I /j <br />,~ ;~, -r~~- cr;,i <br />"'r ~' ~~% ~ al. <br />R Concept for a Minnesota Scenic <br />Bikeway System' <br /> - ~ ~~a1-Y L~r~ul ~~'rW ~.:4~ <br /> <br /> r.. gyn."tVat ur~rts~in.~~~~_ <br />• <br /> , <br />.^' <br />UPI il'i' <br /> .,.,..o r..a.. ~ ..... a <br /> <br />+;4~ <br />- <br />w-' `' <br />j .~.., a.a.... <br />' <br />,' <br />L <br />`4~ _ _ <br /> <br />~ _ <br />_ _ , <br />L,. ~' ~ ~~ <br />Imo.--~r^.- .. ~..~ ~ ~;~ <br />' .. ~....a.......~..~ <br />~~ <br />