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City of Ramsey <br />Comprehensive Plan Amendment <br />Transportation Element <br /> <br />Trail System IssUes and Needs <br /> <br />· Classification of trail facilities into groups based on location, design, and function. <br />· Need to e~tend the Trott Brook Multi-Purpose Trail system to the east from TH 47, <br /> south of C~;AH 27, to the Rum River. <br />· Inadequatel number of linkages between existing trails and park destinations. <br />· Inadequateinumber of linkages between trails and residential neighborhoods and the <br /> Ramsey EI{~mentary School. <br />· Trail facilil[ies are needed between residential development and activity centers south <br /> of 153rd AYenue. <br />· Trail linkal :es are needed between residential areas and lake shore amenities. <br />· Need to de.:ermine if there are additional opportunities for commuter trail <br /> developmel it. <br />· Need to ad4tress Highway 10, which is a barrier to pedestrian and bicycle movements, <br /> and prevenls access to the river from the north. <br />· Inadequate trail access to and along the Rum River. <br />· Trail use when the trail is within the right-of-way of existing streets <br />· TH 47 is m inhospitable environment for trail users (bikers) <br />· Need to inc Jude passive open space and trail development in development review <br /> process : <br /> <br />Environmental IsSues and Needs <br /> <br />· Location ofienmronmentally sensitive areas (wetlands, creeks, rivers, and parks) <br /> throughout t~he City, which inhibit continuous and direct road alignments. <br /> Presence ofmontaminated soils at the landfill site that prevent continuous and direct <br /> road alignments. <br /> <br />Page 3-19 <br /> <br /> <br />