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Project Title: <br />Location: <br />Contact: <br />Cost: <br />Description: <br />Project Title: <br />Location: <br />Contact: <br />Cost: <br />Union Depot Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail <br />St. Paul (Downtown St. Paul node) <br />Josh Olson (RCRRA) <br />$400,000 (requesting $80,000) <br />The proposed project involves an approximate 500-foot section of the Trout Brook <br />Regional Trail corridor from Fourth Street to Union Depot Multi -Modal Transit and <br />Transportation Hub ("The Depot").Today, no off-street trail connection is provided from <br />Fourth Street and the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary to Union Depot and Mississippi <br />National River and Recreation Area. Trail users are forced to utilize via on -street routes <br />along Fourth and Broadway Streets. The new off-street, grade -separated trail <br />connection will provide a safer and more desirable route and improve access to the <br />MISS and to the entire trail network. Several large scale transportation projects are <br />currently under construction, including the Central Corridor Light Rail, Lafayette Bridge, <br />and The Depot. Each project will improve regional mobility for bicyclists and pedestrians <br />by filling transportation gaps. The proposed Union Depot Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail <br />will provide improved and enhanced links to these transportation investments. <br />Construction of the trail will provide a vital link to the regional trail network as well as <br />the regional multi -modal transportation system. The Union Depot Bicycle and <br />Pedestrian Trail provides an improved link between the Trout Brook, Bruce Vento, and <br />Sam Morgan Regional Trails. The trail also provides a direct link to multi -modal <br />transportation options at Union Depot including Green Line, Amtrak, Metro Transit local <br />and regional bus service, as well as intercity bus companies. Union Depot will provide <br />bicycle and pedestrian amenities, including a proposed full -service bike station. During <br />development of the project, Ramsey County Railroad Authority (RCRRA) in cooperation <br />with the City of Saint Paul and the NPS will consider grading, base preparation, <br />surfacing, and aesthetic improvements such as a site furnishings, lighting, and <br />landscaping. Construction of the trail is estimated to begin in 2016 when reconstruction <br />of the Lafayette Bridge is completed. <br />Big Rivers Regional Trail — Eagan Segment <br />Eagan <br />John Mertens, Dakota County Office of Planning <br />$6,190,000 (requesting $100,000) <br />January 29, 2014 — Page 7 <br />