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lighting near trail entrances or road crossings should be employed ¢laenever possible. Trail <br /> lighting, however, should be used only when necessary to minimize operating costs. <br /> <br /> The City of Ramsey uses two standard minimum trail corridor widths: 35 feet in the urban <br />area and 75 feet outside the urbanized area. The wider width allows for development of two <br />separate treadways. One of the treadways would consist of either a mowed surface, woodchips, <br />or crushed rock to be used by cross country skiers, horses, joggers, and mountain bikes. The <br />other, an eight or ten foot bituminous surface designated for pedestrian, bicyclists and wheeled <br />skaters. Both widths of trail corridor shall contain the paved bikeway / walkway. The narrower <br />urban width of 35' maximizes the developable land in the urban area. Along urban trail corridors, <br />consideration should be given for picnic nodes or other types of rest areas which also provide <br />deviation in the narrow width. Both corridor widths should be considered minimum to provide <br />adequate buffering, green space and public control of the aesthetics. <br /> <br /> The City should make an effort to ensure all trails are barrier free. Trail elevation shall not <br />be more than 5% in grade or areas that exceed 5% shall have limited alternate travel routes such as <br />residential streets. Entry and exit ramps connecting the paths to the roadways may be 8% in grade. <br />Areas exceeding 5% must be identified. <br /> <br /> Ail hard surface trails should be designed for routine travel by maintenance vehicles and <br />patrol cars. Signage should be used to exclude unauthorized motorized vehicles. In problematic <br />area, gates or posts may be needed. In these cases, break-away posts or locking gates should be <br />considered to provide access for police, fire and ambulance. <br /> <br /> C. Park Narratives sorted by Park District <br /> <br /> 1. Itasca District <br /> <br />Lake Itasca Trail/ Boardwalk/Park <br /> <br /> Lake Itasca has an important part in Ramsey's history. The f'~rst settlement in Anoka <br />County was near this tract where several homesteads and an Ojibway village were located. The <br />village of Itasca as well as Lake Itasca was named by the f'~st governor of the territory of <br /> <br /> <br />