10-29-07 Item 4H, Safe Route to School Grant

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southern trail along E2 - see Attachment A - project map and Attachment B) thereby continuing the City and County's commitment to providing safe links for biking and walking opportunities in our communities. Ramsey County Parks and Recreation just completed a trail from Tony Schmidt Regional Park under the railroad tracks, which connects to an existing city trail ending at County Road E2 (Attachment B: photos 9,10). The proposed trail on the south side of County Road E2 will meet this city trail. The far southern neighborhoods along Lake Johanna and Tony Schmidt Park will be able to bike through the railroad underpass trail to County Road E2 and both Valentine Hills Elementary and the County Library. As part of the Tony Schmidt Master Plan (Attachment D), the County has proposed to extend this trail into Ramsey County Open space, past the Arden Hills Library to Mounds View High School, once again connecting libraries and schools within our community. Line 29: Develop a map no larger than 11" x 17". For Infrastructure projects the map must include: • current routes, • the proposed project, • relevant traffic control devices along the current and proposed routes, • and any additional trip generators along the proposed route. For Non - Infrastructure projects the map must include, • current routes, • relevant traffic control devices along the current and proposed routes, • and any additional trip generators along the proposed route. Communities without access to mapping software may use Google's mapping tools to develop their map. If the application represents multiple schools, multiple maps may be submitted. Line 30: Provide the requested data for each affected roadway. The requested data is readily available from the city or the county. Please note if the data is estimated i.e. not based on a formal traffic study. County Road E2 — Ramsey County, 2 lanes, 8 foot shoulder/parking, 4,100 — AADT, 5,000— projected (Taken from MnDOT Web site). Chatham Avenue—2 lanes, No shoulder, 585 ESTIMATED AADT. Venus Avenue —2 lanes, No shoulder, 135 ESTIMATED AADT. Line 31: Describe the proposed infrastructure improvement(s) and how it addresses the barriers described line 27. Please indicate if the proposed improvement will serve other trips in the area. The project as proposed: 1. `Construct a 10 foot wide bituminous trail on the south side of County Road E2, between Old Snelling and New Brighton Road, in front of Valentine Hills Elementary. (Attachment A: project map&Attachment B-photos 1,2,7). Approximate length of proposed trait-3,150 LF. Minnesota Safe Routes to School 13 2008 Grant Application Instructions