Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 10/13/2016

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Greenway Trail Connection Lake Itasca and Proposed Park Extended Greenway Corridor Links at Northfork Golf Course COR Trail GreenwayOd - Conn ct'on Mississippi River The roil ;4 Greenway Trail Connection Plan(Jacobson/LHB 2015) This essential Greenway Trail Connection provides another great potential to frame this quadrant on the north and south opportunity within The COR to meet overlapping objectives for with attractive green corridors. Both of these travel routes multiple use,district systems,wildlife habitat and other desired accommodate multi-modal options,but with heavy emphasis on functional and aesthetic outcomes. While traditional bicycle/ the automobile. pedestrian trails and related amenities will certainly be a key A third option, a meandering Greenway Trail Connection component, the series of ponds, wetlands and other water- through the center of this quadrant not only provides a much- resource related features will provide the unique setting and needed green amenity in this part of The COR,but also creates ecological benefit derived from a more innovative approach to another valuable development `frontage' to enhance land value greenway design.For the purposes of defining potential costs for and encourage private investment. This centrally located future construction,a preliminary list of greenway trail elements alignment will also provide opportunities for innovative (or basic design program)includes: approaches to district systems, particularly water resources - • Combined bicycle/pedestrian trail with the added benefit of an off-street, dedicated bicycle and • Multiple locations for rest stops, interpretive / educational Pedestrian corridor linking local and regional trail networks. elements The location and alignment of the Greenway Trail Connection • Multiple locations for boardwalk/bridge crossings will have considerable influence on development patterns in this quadrant of the COR. The various scenarios illustrated on • Integrated drainage / stormwater management system to pages 10 and 11 attest to the wide range of land use options;from serve this district `super block, car oriented, destination convenience shopping, to finer grained, pedestrian-scaled, residential neighborhoods. Recommendations This kind of imbedded public amenity will build value across There is an opportunity to explore alignments for this Greenway multiple objectives,at individual site and district scale—leading Trail Connection that might provide greater benefits to the to innovative,economically sustainable outcomes. northwest quadrant of The COR-measured in social,economic and environmental value added. With modest enhancements to the existing trail along Bunker Lake Boulevard, and expanded greening initiatives west of the Ramsey Parkway, there is 10 The COR Parks+Public Places City of Ramsey