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Public Input <br /> <br />Basis for Ramsey Master Trail Planning Process <br /> <br />'1 hc plan should bc visiona,7 but realistic and should describe in Some detail the means by <br />which far-reaching ideas can be implemented. <br /> <br /> plan should make the most of the financial and physical resources available for the <br />devchq~mcnt of the trail system. <br /> <br />'Iht plan must make efficient use Of the public open space, private open space, existing parks <br />and trails that are already in place. The trail system must provide access to natural areas <br />without denegrating environmental integrity. <br /> <br />O'l'hc trail system must connect different parts of the community to each other. The trail system <br />sh~)uld also allow users to go from home to work, to shopping, to school, to parks. <br /> <br />~l'}~c trail system must serve and provide access to the five types of open space in the <br />o)~mm~nity including, community parks, neighborhood parks, special use areas, athletic <br />ti~.ciliti, es and natural open spaces. <br /> <br />~l'h~' trail system should be interlinked and provide a variety of looped trail opportunities ;vhile <br />als,') connecting to other local, regional and state trail and park facilities. <br /> <br />.\nd last, but not least, make ever), effort to provide an appropriate level of accessibility <br />rht-~)ttghout the trail system. <br /> <br />Value of Trails <br />1 rail~ can l~e critical to a healthy' community, serving a multitude of <br />,,.=:tim:. Thcs values include, transportation by wheel or by foot, <br />¢:()~mccri(m to recreation destinations or the use of the trail itself, as <br />xvt,ti as a benefit to personal fitness. Trails connect people to places <br />:t~d places to people. <br /> <br />l)cot'~tc require trails that are safe, do not have extended stretches <br />with excessive grades, have limited interruptions by road or other <br />,~'~ssin~4--~ and have scenic quality to the extent available.. Scenic <br />qt~:;Iity cat~ be hard to define, but research shows that trails through <br />~:t~ urai a~-cas or greenways are far more popular and have a higher <br />}:~vcl ~i' c~tmliry than trails that are within a road Right-of-Way <br />!1~.( <br /> <br /> <br />