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It is really nice and love how it connects all the different parks. However I would love to see a trail on the west side of Snelling connecting the 96 trail to the Royal Hills Park trail and the other trail on Snelling. People are constantly walking on Snelling and it would be much safer for children and adults to have a trail. There is plenty of space for it on the west side of Snelling. The 96 trail is going to eventually connect to Long Lake Park, so this would just add another piece tothetrail system. There are occasionally some trees down on the trails that are slow to be cut. Trails arelacking some connections –however, some wide road shoulders provide current usage. The trails need to be mowed with a flail mower to clear the trail edges by 3 feet at least 2-3 times per year. Some need additional brush and tree removal. They should also be power swept 2-3 times per year. I use them daily. I feel we have plenty of trails. I use them regularly and cannot cover all the trails we have.They are never busy either. I like that. The site where the paved path ends at CountyRd E2 and Snelling/Old State Hwy 10. Are we supposed to walk along Old State Hwy 10? VERY dangerous there. I'm hoping for a paved path from Valentine Park to CountyRd E (Lindeys). Also, the path behind Chatham Avenue dumps you off in back of the Bethel tennis courts -kind of a dead end -so you have to climb over the berm to the parking lot, then there really isn't anywhere else to go. would like to help connect the parks and trails even more and to other recreation spots not owned by Arden Hills (like those owned by the county or by the school district).Also, can we get a trail all the way to Long Lake or Round Lake? Seems like we could! Off-road trails are needed up Snelling Avenue at least from Northwestern College to Bethel. Off road trails are also needed along County Road E, Lake Johanna Blvd., New Brighton Road. Ideally, trails/sidewalks should be on BOTH sides of a street -so the 8 year old, and the 80 year old, and everyone in between does not have to dodge traffic to cross a busy road to get to the trail/sidewalk. Additionally, there should be a "green" boulevard between the trails/sidewalks and the streets toact as a buffer, and to allow space for signs, mailboxes, snow removal, and to provide space for trees for shade and beauty. It would be nice if a pedestrian bridge could bridge Snelling Avenue in the vicinity of where Hamline Avenue intersects with Snelling. The area along New Brighton Road directly connecting Perry Park to the SW part of Arden Hills is currently a death trap. A trail from Stowe & New Brighton Road up to the trail on E2 would add a lot of commuter-bike safety as well as offer a safe connection to the park for those on the western side of the city. There is also no good way to bike through Arden East-West --I have friends that travel through ArdenHillsto work and it's some of the least safe biking they do. Locally, trails are good, andwhere sparse, roads are rarely busy enough to be a problem. However, crossing as a cyclist the various freeways and highways such as I-694 and Snelling can be problematic and dangerous especially in rush hour. For local improvements, extending the trail and filling the gap to Perry Park of the Elmer Anderson trail would be loved. For more "regional" cycling, the proposed underpass from Bethel under 694 would help tremendously. The Highway 96/Highway 10 underpass may help significantly; I am excited to see it completed. There are lots of ways to connect to other parks/trails, but they all involve biking on major roadways with no bike lane and fast traffic and no well marked crosswalks. Old Snelling is one example. This makes it challenging to bike with small kids/family to take advantage of the trails. You really need to drive to a location/trailhead to get onto it, and that becomes challenging without good parking in those areas. It's especially bad, specially on the bridges crossing 35W from CountyRd E and Snelling (by McDonalds). I understand this is not an easy, cheap or quick fix, but I sincerely hope that biking and walking safety throughout our neighborhood and city is a priority for city, county and state planning. The path under the railway byBethel is great -can we get one on the other side? How about on the bridge between Eagle's Nest and the high school? Since losing the AH Library -a loss that I don't think the city properly acknowledges or accepts -we need better access to the New Brighton location. If AH is working to make the CountyRd E and Lexington area more "downtown" then access needs to improve. I am encouraged by the Anderson Trail and look forward to the trail and biking options that TCAAP will bring us. Need future trail development.Link up with any and all current bike trails leading into and out of AH! Old Highway 10 has so many joggers, walkers, bikers on it, desperately need a trail there. Also bridge over Snelling feels very dangerous on a bike, need a safe bike lane there. Along Lake Johanna Blvd. would be a good place for a trail as well. [8]