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Appendix E <br />TRAIL IMPACT STUDY RESULTS <br />The Trail Commission is aware of concerns Vadnais Heights residents may have about trails in their <br />community. A survey of 101 midwest community Park and Recreation Departments found "that trails <br />within a .community have a far stronger positive impact than negative. Good design, signage and <br />enforcement of animal control regulations from the start will keep the trails from being misused?'" <br />Specifically this survey found: <br />1). There was NOT a significant increase in problems when trail systems INTERCONNECT. <br />2) Half of the respondents mentioned PET PROBLEMS as increasing in trail areas (presumably dog <br />droppings). <br />3) LITTER wasthe second biggest problem yet only 13% reported an increase in litter. <br />4) Incidents of VANDALISM, THEFT, TRESPASSING and ACCIDENTS actually decreased once <br />trails were in place. <br />5) PROPERTY VALUES. have typically increased, particularly within a block or two of the trail. <br />* A Survey on the Impact of Community Trail Systems, <br />March 28, 1992; Prior Lake Minnesota <br />17 May 5, 1994 <br />