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Agenda Item 6A <br />Thresher Square <br />700 Third Street South <br />Minneapolis, MN 55415 <br />Phone: (612) 370-0700 <br />Fax: (612) 370-1378 <br /> <br /> <br />To: Michelle Wolfe/Arden Hills <br />City Administrator <br /> <br /> File: 31809368 <br /> <br />From: Gregory S. Brown <br />Arden Hills City Engineer <br /> <br />Date: October 7, 2004 <br /> <br />Subject: County Road E Trail Improvements <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br />The City of Arden Hills developed a Parks and Trails Master Plan, which outlines the <br />improvements for parks and trails throughout the City. The Plan was adopted in 2002 after a <br />resident survey was conducted and indicated that expanding the trail network was a high priority. <br />The Plan aims to connect the Arden Hills’ community through an efficient and safe trail system <br />that will provide residents an opportunity for healthy exercise and inter-community <br />connectedness. Currently there are very narrow walkways on both sides of the bridge. These <br />inadequate walkways along the County Road E bridge over TH51 are the only crossing between <br />Lydia Avenue in Roseville and I-694. This area is considered a weak link in the trail system and <br />a “choke point” for pedestrian traffic. For these reasons, the Council directed staff to look into <br />improving the pedestrian crossing and sidewalk options. The proposed plan would extend the <br />trail system across County Road E bridge to Lindey’s Park. Future trail plans include a trail that <br />will connect Lake Johanna to Lindey’s Park and another trail that will traverse north and south <br />from Lindey’s Park along Snelling Avenue and Old Highway 10. <br /> <br /> <br />Existing Conditions on County Road E Bridge