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City of Arden Hills – 20430 Comprehensive Plan Approved: September 28, 201609 Amended: December 12, 2016 9-3 the City of New Brighton. Regional trail planned improvements include a north south segment of trail located near the intersection of Snelling Avenue North and Highway 96. This planned trail will be critical, providing users with direct access to the Rice Creek North Regional Trail. In addition, Ramsey County is in the planning process and anticipates amending the Rice Creek Regional Corridor of Fall 2017. The Lexington Parkway Regional Trail spans the entire length of the Shoreview and Arden Hills border on the eastern side of the City. While the trail is complete on the Shoreview side of Lexington Avenue, it is only extends from Tanglewood Ave. to County Road F in Arden Hills the city pathway along the western side of Lexington Avenue contains several incomplete sections within the city limits. As redevelopment occurs and other opportunities arise, the City does seek to complete the trail to both the north and south on the Arden Hills side of Lexington Avenue. In addition, the Metropolitan Council has identified Lexington Avenue as a regional trail search corridor. The future alignment will be determined by Ramsey County through completion of a regional master plan for the Lexington Avenue corridor anticipated to be completed in 2018. This extent of this corridor is expected to extend from County Road J to Larpenteur Avenue. In 2006, Ramsey County acquired 113 acres of land within the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) property for the Rice Creek North Regional Tail Corridor. The new trail corridor is located in the northwestern corner of the TCAAP site adjacent to Rice Creek and Interstate 35W. This land was transferred to the County by the National Park Service as part of the Federal Lands to Parks Program. An amendment to the Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor Master Plan in 2003, identified an additional 49 acres to the east of the existing area to be acquired as a wildlife corridor. Following the County’s purchase of 427 acres of the TCAAP site for redevelopment, a subsequent amendment was made to the Master Plan identifying 60 additional acres for the Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor. This area generally extends from Highway 96 to County Road I and would facilitate a trailhead entry, additional trails, and a 150 foot wide trail corridor along the eastern side of the TCAAP development. Designated a regional park in 2006, the 217 acre Tony Schmidt Regional Park extends from the northern shore of Lake Johanna to the west side of Mounds View High School on Lake Valentine Road. Perry Park, a City of Arden Hills park, divides Tony Schmidt Park; however, a railroad underpass completed in 2006 provides a trail connection across Charles Perry Park to the two sections of Tony Schmidt ParkRecent improvements include the completion of a trail underpass connecting the north and south sides of the park, which were previously bisected by the railroad. While much of the park is open space, the park offers a variety of amenities and is connected to local paths.