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COMPREHENSIVE PlAN AMENDMENT TWIN LAKES AREA Page 4 Therefore, the amendment to the Transporta- tion Plan calls for the development of Twin Lakes Parkway as an east-west collector street connecting I-35W on the west with access to Cleveland Avenue, continuing east to a new intersection with Snelling Avenue. In addition to this major route, it is proposed to develop three new north-south local streets: Mount' Ridge Road, Arthur Street, and Herschel Street. Prior Avenue, which is pres- entlya cul-de-sac north of County Road C, will be vacated. The functional classification of the roadways in the Twin Lakes Area will be as follows: Principal Arterial · Interstate 35W (existing; ramps rel- ocated) Minor Arterial · County Road C (existing) · Snelling Avenue (existing) Collector · Cleveland Avenue (existing) · Fairview Avenue (existing) · Twin Lakes Parkway (new) Local Street · County Road C-2 (existing; closed across Langton Lake) · Mount Ridge Road (new) · Arthur Street (new) · Herschel Street (portion exists; extended to north) · Lincoln Drive (portion exists; extended north to C-2) Parks and Trails The City parks in the area, Langton Lake and Oasis, provide an amenity for attracting regevelopment to the area. They provide both a visual amenity and recreational opportuni- ties which will greatly increase the viability of the area as an asset to the community. An- other feature in the eastern half of the study area is County Ditch #4, a drainage way which winds its way from south of County Road C north to Oasis Park. It is proposed in this amendment to augment the park and trial system in the City by con- necting the major uses with a bicycle and trail system along the street boulevards, through the parks, along the ditch and other interior areas which will create a unified recreational system in the Twin Lakes Area. The City has adopted a policy which states that where tax increment financing is used to assist develop- ment on a given parcel, the City will require a dedication of 10% of the land by easement for park and trail purposes, or equivalent in cash, or evidence of private recreational spaces to enhance the city system. The character and standards governing the development of this trail system are outlined in a separate document, Twin Lakes Design Framework ManuaL Redevelopment Phasing Based on interviews with major land owners in the area, and discussions among City staff and consultants about the market and interest for development in the area, a generalized redevelopment scenario was prepared to illus- trate one way in which the area could develop in four phases. It is expected that full develop- ment of the area will be long term, perhaps 15 to 20 years, and so each phase would involve development over several years. The fIrst phase assumes the major connections at either end of Twin Lakes Parkway are developed, i.e., at Cleveland with 1-35W, and the new intersection at Snelling Avenue. Each subsequent phase assumes a continuation of the overall roadway system until the final com- pletion of Twin Lakes Parkway south of Langton Lake in the fmal phase. Throughout this process, it is understood that existing uses may choose to stay while other property may redevelop. Either way, the City of Roseville is committed to high quality, economically viable development in the Twin Lakes area.