Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/13/2017

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"Provide improved opportunities to increase the share of trips made by bicycle." The dramatically improved, safe connections the skyway extension will accomplish - together with access to transit will increase the likelihood of choosing bicycling for transportation over other travel modes — and especially for Metropolitan area residents beyond the City of Ramsey. F1aVRE 1- bgtuy ua! Fatal Gnashes (2e93-2612) Legend r Municipal Boundary Injurylype 1.4 -- Na.toad # I odhslar Commuter Red 3 In®paaating Injury FOR! CITY OF RAMSEY I III41 WAY 10 ACCESS PLANNING STUDY Excerpt from the Hwy 10 Study - Injury and fatal crash locations along Hwy 10 in Ramsey, 2003-12 The Draft Amendment cites on page 11: "Conflicts between pedestrians and vehicular traffic will be kept to a minimum by reducing the number of trail and road crossings within the park and by working with the City of Ramsey to ensure safe crossings at city road intersections. Treatments for these areas may include signing, striping and signalized pedestrian crossings." The above strategy to mitigate conflicts may be effective immediately adjacent to the park, but would be deficient with respect to bicyclists and pedestrians utilizing the Central Anoka County Trail as it exists today. The intersection of Ramsey Boulevard and Highways #10 & #169 (below) has traffic speeds of 60 MPH and is more than 220' feet across — and including turn lanes, has 32 points of conflict to negotiate. Mississippi West Regional Park Master Plan Amendment — City of Ramsey Response Page 12 of 15