Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 01/14/2016

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Considerable investments in regional improvements converge in this location, including the $13 million dollar rail station, with $1.1 million dollar pedestrian skyway over Veteran's Drive, $8 million dollar covered transit and parking facility, as well as approximately one half million in boat landing and river access improvements. Additionally, the Mississippi River Regional Trail is under construction from the City of Anoka, through the City of Ramsey and into the park depicted below. The trail together with two bridges on the 80 -acre King's Island represents over one million dollars in bike facilities that are also a key component of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. n1 _ MISSISSIPPI WEST MASTER, PLAN It is this inter -jurisdictional trail with multi -modal connections and host of retail services that make this pedestrian bridge the nexus of regional systems and destinations, and merits the concurrent alignment of the Central Anoka County Trail at such time the elevated highway crossing is in place. The following highlights outcomes of an aligned regional trail with a grade -separated pedestrian crossing of Hwy's #10 & #169 and railroad corridor.