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Why Plan? <br /> <br />'-~c, ~ph' may ask, "Why does <br /> I.-~Ramscy need to plan for <br />u~l~;? And if ~ve need to plan, why <br />d~ we nccd I;o plan now?" <br /> <br />R:unscy is at a critical stage in its <br />!<~:r)wtll. [[(,w does that affect trail <br />p!amlm!? [n rune, as wi~ all "outer <br />ri~g" su}mlTbs, Ramsey w~l convert <br />much o1' it-s undeveloped land to <br />more dcusc snbnrban development. <br />This bas ah'eady occurred for about <br />i/3 ~q: Ramscy's land area. It is much <br />u~tsjcr to phm how trails fit into this <br />5ulmrl)an ~?:owth now, than to come <br />{1~ a i:l er dcvch)pment and try to carve <br />~tll' Ir:iii FOtJ[cS. <br /> <br />,\:[,~sl: will agree thai: this is an obvious <br />approach ~() lrail planning. The City's <br />(;,m'q, rchen~;ive Phm can be a help[~l <br />g~mtc t(~ nnclerstand where growth <br />has been muicipated so that proposed <br />mdl crm[~ccti~ms and extensions can <br />bc planned in locations xvhere they <br />ar:c/will bc [mede& <br /> <br />i~u~)plc ~mtv also ask, "If we're not <br />VC{ .<,ClrC k. Vllal' \V(2 are doing, call we <br />usr.: any l>lan?' Any plan will not do <br />t'})r [ia m,xcv. <br /> <br />'i'his plan attempts to identify a vision <br />f~r lrails iu Ihe city and provide a <br />means by which that vision can be <br />made ;t ,:eality. 'Fhe plan looks at <br />tram;porrad(,.~ needs and the role of <br />ibc ;mu)mol)ilo m)w and in the R]mre. <br />'Ibc phm als(~ considers human needs <br />J3~' s,>ciali~a~ion, recreation, exercise <br />2mi ~lin]~ daU. on. Trail corridors also <br />put,vide c~)nncctivity betxveen <br />wu~hmd and other nan~ral resources. <br /> <br />R19~ <br /> <br />L"X]SI~NI~ BRIDI~ NO. 09002 <br /> <br />CONSTRUCT 8RI <br /> <br />· r~_P, 09-5g0-0 <br /> <br />INOEX U~ .~.; bt.-,, <br /> <br />DO$11NG BR'IDGE ) <br /> <br />The Ci(y of Moose Lake and its surrounding communities zvorked together to develop thdr <br />o~vn plan showing how fi~ture trails ~vi/l help connect the communit_y into a larger network of <br />trails and with future developments and attractions in the area. <br /> <br />Planning for a trail system now is one critical part of 'doing-the-work' to <br />insure that Ramsey continues to be a place where people want to live and visit. <br />Trails in particular are valued because they provide fl~e opportunity for sensory <br />contact with nature while allowing people to. travel from one place to another. <br />More simply, trails allow people to have fun while going from one place to <br />another. <br /> <br /> <br />