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the community continues to support the development of a more extensive pathways system that will link the current pathways system to itself, the neighboring community's paths, and the regional system creating a network that will function in the same fashion as our vehicular transportation system. This is an update of the 1997 plan. The intent of this document is to provide guidance for the future development of light traffic routes in the City of Roseville. Purpose Imagine every Roseville resident being within short walking distance of a pathway network that links them to numerous local and metro -wide destinations. Places like, schools, libraries, parks, stores, friends or work could be easily accessed just getting on the pathway network and walking, biking or skating there. A successful network would mean that people living in the Langton Lake neighborhood could safely walk or bike to Rosedale for lunch and a movie and then over to Har Mar to pick up some new books. A student from the Lake Owasso area could bike to morning class at the University of Minnesota. Someone who's out for some exercise could bike around Bennett Lake on their way to Lake McCarrons, then off to the Gateway Trail to explore the northeast suburbs. Or a homeowner near Lake Josephine could bike to their job in downtown Minneapolis. The opportunities are limitless if we develop a safe network of pathways that connect to our neighboring communities.. Pathways are not a new concept, they are found throughout the metropolitan area. Numerous communities are developing pathways with every new development or redevelopment. Roseville alone has about 104 miles of on and off-road pathways. The sidewalk, once a lost idea, is starting to snake its way back into suburban development because it connects neighborhoods creating a healthier and more livable community. The need is for a congruent system that links the existing pathways with each other creating a grid not unlike the street network. The goal is to provide a safe alternative to the automobile that can provide access as conveniently and efficiently as that allowed for the automobile. Every street within the City should have a facility that provides safe travel for light traffic, i.e. pedestrians, cyclists and in-line skaters, whether it's a shared on -road facility or separated off-road facility. The purpose of this document, the Roseville Pathway Master Plan, is to provide a set of guidelines for use in the development of a pathway network for our community. These guidelines provide policies and standards for the planning, design, construction, maintenance, promotion and regulation of the community's pathway facilities. This plan is not intended to define interior park paths, those will be defined on an individual basis as the parks are planned and developed, although, the guidelines will provide some of the necessary elements for proper design and development. The recommendations provided in this plan focus not only on the physical facilities, but also on education and enforcement as important components of a general program to promote safe pathway use. Once the master plan is adopted as part of the Roseville Comprehensive Plan it will serve as a planning tool to assist the City Council on decisions regarding pathway issues. City of Roseville Pathway Master Plan Final Review Draft August 2008 Page 4 of 31