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�('''T' <br /> SEP 1997 <br /> Sept. 21, 1997 <br /> P <br /> To: Editor, St. Paul Pioneer Press <br /> cc: Cynthia Boyd, Staff Writer, St. Paul Pioneer Press <br /> Dennis Probst, Mayor, Arden Hills, City Hall <br /> --Cindy Walsh, Director of Parks & Recreation, Arden Hills <br /> Beverly Aplikowski, City Council member, Arden Hills <br /> Larry Holmberg, Ramsey Co. Dept. of Parks & Recreation <br /> Jim Tolass, Highway 96 Construction Project Manager <br /> Brian Fritsinger, City Administrator, Arden Hills <br /> Editor, <br /> The August 27 Metro section of the Pioneer Press reported Arden <br /> Hills ' safety concerns about the Ramsey County design for the west <br /> end of the Highway 96 walking and biking trail. There are six busy <br /> intersections in that last half mile, at Old 8, both 35W ramps and <br /> the frontage road, Old 10, and Highway 10. The city's arguments <br /> support making it easier to get around without a car, exactly the <br /> county's goal. <br /> The construction manager argues against the safety changes saying <br /> "the trail is not being built for recreation" but "to promote <br /> alternative types of transportation. " This is illogical . Biking <br /> for any purpose will be discouraged by dangerous conditions . The <br /> • alternate route suggested by Arden Hills is not as direct, but it <br /> connects directly to the excellent trail system in Long Lake <br /> Regional Park, and on west into Fridley. <br /> The expense and planning inconvenience will diminish in importance <br /> when a taxpayer or child dies biking to work or anywhere, using a <br /> trail which is "most useful if it' s the most direct. " <br /> Michael F. Collins <br /> 5101 Brighton Lane <br /> Ramsey County, MN <br /> (H) 786-8394 (Mounds View) <br /> (W) 415-4655 (Arden Hills) <br /> att. <br /> • <br />