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Please create some natural-surface trails of wood chips or dirt! They are so wonderful for taking long walks or running on. Playgrounds are kind of rundown but trails are good. Some mountain biking trails in Arden Hills (in Tony Schmidt with the count) would be neat. More walking/biking trails that connect parks from neighborhoods and/or make getting around Arden Hills easier. Connections to the other trails in the area (e.g., Shoreview or Roseville) would be wonderful. Would b e great to see some trails that go around area lakes, not just to them. I would like more trails. Would love to see the trail system near me expanded. We need more trails. The way it is now it is very difficult to get to commercial facilities in anything but a car. Running on the wood chips is terrible. Nicely maintained dirt trails are preferred. I walk the trails but do not use the parks. Visit Tony Schmidt trails regularly. I walk on the trails almost every day. I do not use ballfields or children’s play areas. I’m glad you left the foot trail located before the tunnel in its natural state. Kids can see deer tracks, etc., and need to have a “wild” path to explore. Water fountains or paved paths. Poor upkeep of grass and trails. More trails. Regularly walk on trails through Floral and Cummings from my Wynridge Drive home. Arden Hills seriously needs a bicycle trail system that connects our parks and allows access to other regional trails in the metro area. We need more paths, especially paths that connect to other parks and roads. Need more trash cans along the paths. I would like to see emphasis in developing natural trails that could be used for hiking and biking by residents of all ages. I think it would be helpful to coordinate with Ramsey County since some Arden Hills neighborhoods are deeplyinterconnected with Tony Schmidt Regional Park. I would be interested in helping assist in development, creation and trail maintenance if there wasan effort with Ramsey County to develop trails. No motor vehicle signs. Like the benches on the trail, don’t use but it is good for people who are challenged. I hate all the plant destruction on trail. I understand why but think it is unnecessary. I have lived here almost 70 years without a problem of the wire coming down. It has greatly reduced the pleasure of walking, destroyed many wild flower species and reduced habitat for birds and butterflies. I think the paved trails in my area are well done (Valentine Hills to Lake Johanna). Should have walking/running/biking paths in park and connected to neighborhoods. The new path that connects Valentine Park to neighborhood behind it is a start; however, it should go further --all the way to the high school and should extend to County Road E2 path and to my neighborhood to the north. We have lived on Valentine Court for 12 years and had no off-road route to the parks or connection to any trails without riding on and crossing busy streets. Old Highway 10 is very dangerous for any pedestrian, runner or cyclist --high speed, very busy (with lots of young drivers -high school & college-age), curves and a crumbling shoulder. Lake Valentine Road, itis also a busy road which provides access to the high school (and it too has lots of inexperienced young drivers) yet there is no paved path to the school from any of the neighborhoods around it. How can we encourage our youth to walk, run or bike to school when there is no safe way for them, especially in the winter when the snow is piled and there is not even a shoulder on which to walk . What better way to incorporate healthy living than to enable our youth to rely on their own two feet to get to and from school rather than having to rely on rides and to provide safe routes for the citizens of our community to walk, bike, cycle to our neighborhood parks, rather than driving. I feel like these trails/paths should be a high priority. Really enjoy the trails and the connection to the Country Financial walkways. Would love to see an additional link to Country Financial loop from the end of the existing Hamline bike path parallel to Snelling Avenue. I'm sure there is adequate public easement to accommodate it and relatively little construction work would be needed. Trail connectivity to get from south to north. For example from the Tony Smith Regional Park to Highway96. Sometimes I walk down to the Johanna Beach on the trail and it is nice to have so much green space, parks, and trails to enjoy. I would like to see more control of poison ivy, buckthorn and no motor vehicle signs on trails. I have called a few times about this but get blown off by staff. Boo. I like that the trails are well maintained and plowed. [6]