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<br />Northeast Metro Trail Plan <br />January 7, 2003 <br />Wayne LeBlanc, 651-426-0168 <br /> <br />Centerville, Lino Lakes, Hugo, Anoka Parks, Anoka County, Washington County, Ramsey County, and the <br />surrounding Metro area benefit from the trail plan in Figure 1. The trails connect the Hugo trail that will <br />apparently go to Duluth to other trails connected to the Chain of Lakes Park and south to Otter Lake Park including <br />a future recreational park at Birch Street and Centerville Road. The trails in and around Centerville are designed to <br />promote safe pedestrian and bicycle routes to parks, commercial areas, other trails, homes, and places of interest. <br />Inaddition, loops in the design enhance flexibility and appeal. <br /> <br /> <br />The purpose of this plan is to <br />coordinate the participating <br />organizations. Please contact <br />Wayne LeBlanc. <br /> <br />On Sep 25, 2000, people <br />representing Centerville, Hugo, <br />Lino Lakes, Anoka County Parks, St <br />Paul Water, and Washington County <br />Parks met and agreed to pursue this <br />plan. <br /> <br />Considerations for particular areas <br />are identified with the large letters <br />and described below. . <br /> <br />Area A: BUl!:o to Pedestrian. <br />Bridl!:e at 35E . <br />Hugo, Washington County, Lino <br />Lakes, and Anoka County plan to <br />coordinate the route of a trail from <br />the existing Hugo trail to a proposed <br />pedestrian bridge at Area B, where <br />35E and Clearwater Creek intersect. <br />With Hugo's planned reconstruction <br />of the road from: Area A to Hugo in <br />the next couple years, the inclusion <br />Figure 1. Trail Plan of the trail follows naturally. The <br />urgency here is to include the trail in <br />forthcomin~ developments. Hugo is also looking at providing an attractive trail along Clearwater Creek and at least <br />one development has already included it. ' <br /> <br />Area B: Pedestrian Bridl!:e at 35E <br />Area B was chosen for a pedestrian bridge to cross 35E because there are plans in Hugo to provide a trail along <br />Clearwater Creek and because it would more easily accommodate pedestrian traffic than at the automobile <br />intensive freeway interchange at 35E and County Road 14 (Frenchman Road). The urgency here is to control <br />development in the surrounding area on both sides of the freeway now to provide a route for the pedestrian bridge. <br />At the meeting. everyone thought this appears feasible. A small section of land west of35E to 20th Ave needs to be <br />coordinated by Lino Lakes, Centerville, and Anoka County. <br /> <br />~3 <br /> <br />1 <br />