Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 02/08/2018

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Central Anoka County Regional Trail .. • Joint Powers Agreement will outline and confirm use of the city owned right-of-way and easements for regional trail use. Therefore, no acquisition costs related to this trail change will be required. Demand Forecast Overall, demand for parks, trails and recreational opportunities have been on the rise over the past several years. In 2016, according to the Outdoor Foundation's Topline Reports, nearly half of all Americans or 144 million Americans participated in at least one outdoor activity. This number is up from 2010, when there was only 137.9 million participants. The increase in participants is indicative of an increase recreational demand. Looking at the metropolitan regional area, according to the Metropolitan Council's 2040 Regional Parks Policy Plan, the metropolitan region is expected to gain over 850,00 for an estimated total population of over 3.7 million people in 2 expected to grow approximately 30-35% between 2010 and 2 440,420 in 20402. The City of Ramsey's population is anti' . ted to g idents between 2010 and 2040, noka County's population is otal population estimate of ro •m 23,668 in 2010 to 34,700 in 2040. There are still many undeveloped tracts of 1. ith' • e City that will allow the City to continue to grow. The increase in population throughou etropolitan area, Anoka County and the City will only increase demand for recreational - tunitie d for trail gaps to be filled. While the current gaps in the trail may deter som have approximately 95,000 visits in 2 more recreational opportunities a The use estimates for Anoka County visits in 20093 to over 1.2 It is anticipated that the n it's complete due to the prox the proximity to commuters an tral Anoka County Regional Trail did ional segments are completed, that will create connectivity through the cities and county. nal trail use has almost doubled from 583,500 6, further illustrating the increasing demand for trails. 4 rs to this particular trail segment will grow substantially once e trail to the large numbers of planned residential homes near it, Northstar Rail Station, as well as the existing residential, business and entertainment land uses nearby. The average weekday Northstar Line ridership for 2016 was just over 2500 people. Lastly, while the portion of Central Anoka County Regional Trail discussed in this master plan amendment is not on the Regional Bicycle Transportation Network (RBTN), it is proposed to connect to a Tier 1 Priority Regional Bicycle Transportation Corridor, the state and federal designated Mississippi 1 Outdoor Foundation's 2017 Topline Report on Outdoor Recreation Participation in 2016 2 Metropolitan Council's Thrive 2040 MSP - Local Forecasts as of September 1, 2017 3 Metropolitan Council's Annual Use Estimate of the Metropolitan Regional Parks System for 2009, April 2010 4 Metropolitan Council's Annual Use Estimate of the Metropolitan Regional Parks System for 2016, July 2017 Demand Forecast • 4