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<br /> . <br /> III. SITE IDENTIFICATION <br /> A. Designation: Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor <br /> B. Classification: Regional Trail Corridor (excerpt from Recreation Open <br /> Space Development Guide/Policy Plan adopted by the Metropolitan Council <br /> on November 21, 1985). <br /> 1. Function: Regional trail corridors provide opportunities for recreational <br /> level travel between units of the regional system along linear resources <br /> of high quality. <br /> 2. Resource and Site Qualifications <br /> a. Regional trail corridors can be located along either natural resource <br /> or man-made features. <br /> b. Regional trail corridors that follow natural resource features should <br /> be of sufficient width to protect such natural features and <br /> accommodate travel modes with minimal disruption of the resource. <br /> . Examples are creeks and rivers, drainageways or tree lines. <br /> c. Regional trail corridors that follow man-made features should be of <br /> sufficient width to accommodate travel modes planned. Examples <br /> are railroad rights-of-way, utility easements, or road rights-of-way. <br /> d. Trailhead facilities should be located within regional parks and park <br /> reserves whenever possible. Additional user support facilities, when <br /> needed, should be accommodated along trail corridors. <br /> 3. Location and Distribution <br /> a. Regional trail corridors should be located in or near major population <br /> centers and be readily accessible to metropolitan residents. Location <br /> of specific regional trail corridors depends on their ability to serve <br /> unmet needs for trail activities. <br /> b. Corridors should link regional parks and park reserves. <br /> c. Corridor alignment between regional parks or park reserves should <br /> be determined by the occurrence of natural or man-made features <br /> with suitable characteristics. <br /> d. Corridors should occur where they provide a recreation experience of <br /> high quality within a linear natural resource. <br /> . <br /> II I-I <br /> -------.---- <br />