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City of Arden Hills - Comprehensive Plan- DRAFT <br /> Railway <br /> There is one railway line and a few rail spurs within the City of Arden Hills. The <br /> rail line is active and operated by the Canadian Pacific Rail System (CPR) with <br /> an average of four trains per day using the line. It runs east-west through the <br /> southern portion of Arden Hills, north of County Road E with a speed threshold of <br /> 40 mph. The line includes a spur into the Red Fox business area. <br /> There are two rail spurs that are operated by the Minnesota Commercial Railway <br /> (MNNR). One spur accesses the Gateway Business District, while the other spur <br /> is abandoned and runs into the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) <br /> site, owned by the Army. Both spurs are intended to be removed in conjunction <br /> with the redevelopment of the TCAAP site. <br /> Ramsey County has Regional Rail Authority, which reviews, recommends, <br /> proposes, and buys abandoned rail lines for future Light Rail Transit (LRT) <br /> corridors. it has identified a transitway corridor through the northeast <br /> metropolitan area. The Northeast Diagonal transitway corridor follows the <br /> partially abandoned and existing Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks <br /> from northeast Minneapolis through St. Anthony, Roseville, Shoreview, Little <br /> Canada, Vadnais Heights, Gem Lake, White Bear Township, and ending in White <br /> Bear Lake. In the interim, these routes may be used for bike paths. The route <br /> does not directly impact Arden Hills. <br /> Pathways: Bikeways, Sidewalks and Trails <br /> The 2002 Arden Hills Parks, Trails, and Open Space (PTOS) Plan evaluated the <br /> existing bikeway, sidewalk and trait locations, and proposed a number of <br /> expansion and upgrade opportunities. The PTOS Plan and the 2006 update to <br /> the PTOS Plan can be found in Chapter 9 of this Comprehensive Plan. While the <br /> pathway recommendations were included in a different chapter, the City <br /> recognizes the importance of the pathway system and its contribution to the <br /> City's overall transportation system. <br /> 11.3 Future Transportation System Plan <br /> Except for the future roads on the TCAAP property, the transportation system within <br /> Arden Hills is generally considered developed, and improvements are anticipated as <br /> reconstruction of aging infrastructure is pursued. As reconstruction occurs, it will be <br /> important for the City to improve the roadway system and non-motorized travel <br /> opportunities consistent with the recommended Transportation System Principles <br /> and Standards in this Chapter and the pathways recommendations in Chapter 9 <br /> (pages through'X)to the extent possible. <br /> DRAFT 75 <br /> 3/14/2008 <br />