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City of Arden Hills – 20430 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: September 28, 201609 Amended: December 12, 2016 <br />9-2 <br />Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee (PTRC) provides recommendations for <br />continuing development, expansion, and improvement of parks, trails, recreation and <br />natural resources. Through collaboration with other City committees, the PTRC has <br />aided in the. The PTOS Plan analyzed the City’s current parks and recreation system <br />facilities and developedment of a long-term vision for the City’s parks and recreation <br />system. In order to realize the City’s vision, the PTOS Plan recommended <br />improvements to increase efficiency and achieve the long-term parks and recreation <br />vision and priorities for the City. The vision and goals in the 2002 PTOS Plan were <br />updated by the Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee and adopted by the City <br />Council in 2006.The following information in this chapter was developed in consultation <br />with the PTRC. <br /> <br />Progress has been made on implementing the 2002 PTOS Plan. Since the PTOS Plan <br />was intended to guide programs, improvements, and decision-making through 2020, <br />this chapter largely reflects the content in the PTOS Plan and the 2006 update to the <br />PTOS plan. <br /> <br />As part of the 2002 PTOS previous planning processefforts, the City identified long-term <br />trends to help determine future park, trail, and recreation needs. Recreation interests <br />and participation are influenced by a number of factors, including, age, access to <br />facilities, income, available leisure time, interest in the environment, new recreation <br />technology, and social trends. In general, people are looking for quality recreation that <br />is close to home, but they are willing to travel to obtain higher quality or more <br />specialized activities or environments. <br /> <br />9.2 REGIONAL PARK AND RECREATION SYSTEM <br /> <br />Although the Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan focuses on local needs, the community <br />recognizes that Arden Hills is connected to and participates in a larger, regional network <br />of parks, pathways, and open spaces. As of 2014, tThe Metropolitan Council’s regional <br />park system includes 4962 regional parks and park preserves that cover more than <br />52,000 acres. The regional system also boasts 2840 regional trails that span 170340 <br />miles. <br /> <br />Arden Hills is linked to three regional trails and is home to one regional park (Figure <br />9.1). The Highway 96 Regional Trail crosses the City from east to west adjacent to <br />Highway 96. The trail is primarily on the south side of the highway; however, it remains <br />incomplete between Highway 10 in Arden Hills and old County Road 8 in the City of <br />New Brighton. The proposed reconstruction of Highway 96 in this vicinity includes <br />completing this trail, which would connect Arden Hills to Long Lake Regional Park in <br />New Brighton. Completion of this trail is supported by the City. Recent improvements to <br />this trail now provide a continuous connection along the southern side of the roadway to