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#RCP 2017-8d December 18, 2017 <br />PROJECT INFORMATION <br />Project Background: Provide the context for the project, including the specific problem or opportunity to be <br />addressed and why it is being addressed now. <br />The City of Ramsey has numerous public parks for residents to use, but their location <br />precludes some residents from being able to reach them without an auto. The City's broader <br />vision, referred to as the "Circle of Ramsey," employs a strategy to connect key ecological <br />areas with larger community parks, neighborhoods and other destinations —using greenways <br />and trail corridors. The Circle of Ramsey concept has utility to focus discussion about Park <br />Dedication for new developments, and to identify priority trails for construction within the <br />city. <br />One of the key planned connections is represented by the Lake Itasca Greenway, which <br />connects Lake Itasca and the adjacent community park with The COR, the city's "Center of <br />Ramsey" mixed -use commercial -residential -recreation destination. Several gaps still exist <br />within the larger greenway that encircles the city, and may require acquiring private land to <br />fill. The city requests guidance on potential route planning for the greenway, and a <br />geographically based method of communicating the value of a greenway to residents, policy <br />makers and developers. <br />Project Description: Provide a general description of what students will do and how they will do it. <br />Using Ramsey's geospatial data, in conjunction with publicly available data, teams of <br />students in GEOG 5564 will investigate the questions and topics listed below. <br />Group 1 (Marsh Gap Region) <br />1. How can Ramsey connect segments of trail that already exist, through this area? <br />o How can land cover, ownership, safety concerns, etc. be considered when <br />planning a greenway? <br />o How can potential routes be proposed to residents in a non -confrontational <br />manner? <br />o What are the premiere and alternative routes between already existing <br />sections of trail? <br />Group 2 (School Gap Region) <br />1. How can Ramsey connect segments of trail that already exist, through this area? <br />o How can land cover, ownership, safety concerns, etc. be considered when <br />planning a greenway? <br />o How can potential routes be proposed to residents in a non -confrontational <br />manner? <br />o What are the premiere and alternative routes between already existing <br />sections of trail? <br />Page2of6 <br />