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ROS,4'81s Facilities should be constructed to provide a hiFh level of service for at least 40 years and should meet all applicable construction and operation standards from the state, region and municipality. Regional Trail Corridors Regional trail corridors provide for recreation trail activities in linear resources, performing a recreational transportation function connecting and providing access to regional park sties. Selection criteria include the following: Corridors may follow natural or man-made features to accommodale a varie~/ of recreational travel modes along linear resources of high quality, Corridors are located where analysis shows high potential use, generally near major population centers and where they will link metropolitan recreation open space system components. implementation (development and management) criteria include: ' ^ major direction is to provide safe and enjoyable recreation travel oppponunity. A major direction is to provide multi-mode and multi-season oppo."runi~' for such typical recreational trail uses as hiking, biking, ski touring, horseback riding and snowmobillhg. Other travel modes mas,, be appropriate. Limited-use corridors are possible where physical constraints make' a furl range of use impossible. Use shouid be controlled for three reasons: to stay within c~..~,ing capacfties, to ensure compatibility of uses with each other and with surroundings, and to prov;de consistent, of trail uses throughout the regiona~ system. Use by specific mode should be~in and end regional trailhead f~ciiities, or at comparable trailhe~d fscilities when the trail ends in a state or federal recreation system componem connections ~o Ioc3l trail systems. Regional Special Recreation Features Regional s~ecial recreation features are in the system tc support pa.,cicipation in needed regional recreation opportunities that ate not generally found in the regional parks, park reserves or trail com,'dors. Selection criteria include the following: Special recreation features will allow participation in a way that. may. require one or more of: 1) special managing or programming, 2) unique facilities not typical of developments in regional parks or 3) specific resources that may not qualify as a regional park or do not occur within regional parklands. Examples of thc lat~er mat, be water access sites, steep slopes or sites of great historical or archaeological significance to the region. The uniqueness of the activity, development or site forms a principal criterion, along with the participatory nature of the recreation use envisioned. Special recreation features are located where an appropriate high-qualilT site exists that will adequately serve a major unmet need or demand in the region within or without regional parkland. Special recreation features should be located, where a high-quality site, compatible in use with ils surroundings, occurs in closest proximity to potential users. Implementation criteria include the following: A direction to develop and manage the special features to provide a high ievel of participation in the highest quality and most enjoyable experience possibie consistent with a continui.n.g high level of service. MuRi-season uses are encouraged, as are multiple uses comp~;ibie with the special recreation features. %'here the nazure of the actK,i~, and the resources permits, specia] recreation features should encourage use and enjoyment by all segments of the population. To be included in the reffional system, a proposed special feature must satisfy two conditions: The special feature must be determined to be approp,qate for the regional system. A major criterion will be the potential it has for increasing use, awareness and appreciation of existing system unizs. Another wiii be potential for extending the range of recreation opportunities available 'to residents of the region. If a special feature is determined to be inappropriate for lhe system, the Council' may 15