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<br />· Project provides a high-demand facility or program <br /> <br />Centerville is rapidly developing into an employment and residential center contiguous to <br />I35E. The proposed pedestrian/bicycle trial linkages will be situated in this high-demand <br />recreational area and will benefit from the proposed pedestrian/bicycle trial. Centerville is <br />adjacent to Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve which has documented <br />approximately 78,200 visitors per year on the park trails. This annual use estimate was <br />taken from the Annual Use Estimate of the Metropolitan Regional Parks System for 2004. <br />A substantial portion of these visitors can be estimated to originate from the greater <br />metropolitan area. <br /> <br />Use of the proposed pedestrian/bicycle trial links, along with the addition of new trail along <br />CSAH 14, can only be anticipated to increase based on the improved ability to circulate <br />between park amenities east and west of CSAH 14. The pedestrian/bicycle trial will also <br />support trail users along CSAH 14 traveling between residential areas and employment <br />centers. <br /> <br />· Provides/supports multimodal transportation <br /> <br />The pedestrian/bicycle trial linkage project will support multimodal transportation by <br />providing an alternative to motorized vehicle circulation within the city, the Rice Creek <br />Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve and between the residential areas and employment <br />centers along CSAH 14. The safety and improved access proVided by the <br />pedestrian/bicycle trial will also promote the pedestrian and bicycle use of existing and <br />future City and County trails in exchange for motorized vehicle use. <br /> <br />· Addresses safety concerns <br /> <br />The proposed pedestrian/bicycle trial linkages address safety concerns on CSAH 14 <br />between I-35W and I-35E which carries high volumes of traffic at posted speed limits as <br />high as of 45 miles per hour (mph) and can present an unsafe condition for motorized and <br />non-motorized travelers. Currently, traffic volumes of approximately 6,000 vehicles per <br />day, are experienced along the portion of CSAH 14 near the pedestrian/bicycle trial <br />linkages. In 2030, the anticipated daily traffic volumes for this same area are anticipated <br />to be 13,300 vehicles per day. The opportunity for motorized/non-motorized vehicle <br />conflict is substantial without the proposed pedestrian/bicycle trial linkages. <br /> <br />B. Bike/Ped Programs <br /> <br />For the proposed project, it is appropriate to respond to A. (Bike/Ped Infrastructure) but not <br />appropriate to respond to B. (Bike/Ped Programs). <br /> <br />4 <br />