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RESOLUTION NO. 7505 -3- The City should implement nonmotorized pathways In the following situations: 1) There is a high probability of conflict between transportation modes. 2) Safety considerations warrant the project. 3) High use can be anticipated. Prior to authorizing large capital expenditures, the City should take appropriate steps to obtain information regarding potential users to aid in gauging anticipated use. 4) Funds are available. The City should meet the on-road pathway needs associated with skilled cyclists' needs to travel the length of the City on an east-west and north-south basis. The City should meet the off-road pathway needs associated with non- motorized travel to schools, recreational facilities (especially Central Park, Gibbs Farm Museum, and Roseville Branch Ramsey County Library), and the following shopping areas: Har Mar, Rosedale, Hamline Center, and Lexington Plaza. When determining priorities for meeting needs, the City should base its decisions upon estimates of relative cost-benefit. The City should ensure that all planned roadway construction involving recommended routes includes provision for nonmotorized pathways. The City should implement off-road pathways along routes with high traffic volume and high anticipated use. FACILITY DESIGN The design and construction criteria for on-road and off-road pathways should not necessarily conform to state standards for bike paths. Rather, nonmotorized pathways should be designed to minimize environ- mental impacts and maximum safety. On-raod pathways should be free from parking. Generally, off-road pathways should be developed on one side of the street only. Such development on both sides of the street should be considered where safety or other unique circumstances so indicate.