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the Council can require the jurisdiction to modify its plan to conform to the Council's <br />system plans. The City of Ramsey believes that the policies of the Thrive 2040 system <br />plans will be better advanced when it fully acknowledges and includes the Mississippi <br />Skyway as a critical connection to regional systems; including transit, the Mississippi <br />River Trail (MRT) and its important role in accessing the regional park. <br />Thrive MSP 2040 also provides specific Directives for parks' implementing agencies, most <br />notably: "Promote expanded multimodal access to regional parks, regional trails, and the transit <br />network, where appropriate." Advocating for completion of the skyway across U.S. <br />Highways #10 & #169 as part of the planning for Mississippi West Regional Park will <br />advance this Directive. <br />Ramsey believes that removal of this existing planned improvement from the existing <br />Master Plan presents a conflict with regional policies. ThriveMSP 2040 outlines several <br />outcomes: "Thrive's regional vision includes five desired outcomes: stewardship, prosperity, <br />equity, livability, and sustainability. While each outcome is described below, it is important to note <br />that the five outcomes reinforce and support one another to produce greater benefits than any <br />single outcome alone. The outcomes provide policy direction for this 2040 Regional Parks Policy <br />Plan." <br />The current/approved Metropolitan Council's approved master plan for Mississippi <br />West Regional Park, shows an elevated pedestrian crossing of U.S. Highways #10 & #169 <br />as one of the Phased improvements to the Mississippi West Regional Park. Ramsey <br />believes it important for this improvement to remain in the Master Plan. The <br />improvement would connect the following existing regional systems. <br />1. Mississippi West Regional Park Boat Landing <br />2. Northstar Commuter Rail - Ramsey Station <br />3. US Highway 10/169 (A Major Arterial) <br />4. Central Anoka County Regional Trail <br />5. Anoka County Mississippi River Regional Trail <br />6. Tier 1 Priority Regional Bicycle Transportation Corridor <br />The exhibit below shows the proposed, realigned trail corridor in a red dashed line, as <br />proposed by the City of Ramsey. <br />Mississippi West Regional Park Master Plan Amendment — City of Ramsey Response <br />Page 3 of 15 <br />