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City of Roseville Pathway Master Plan 5. Encourage the use of non -motorized transportation by providing and supporting development of a high -quality network of both off -road and on -road pathways, and ensure that bicycle and pedestrian routes are safe, efficient and attractive. During the public involvement process for the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, continued pathway development and resident access to a safe and connected bicycle and pedestrian system continued to be a common theme. This Pathway Master Plan is an update of the 2008 plan. The intent of this document is to provide guidance for the future development of pathways in the City of Roseville and to build upon current and previous planning efforts intended to improve and enhance the City's pathway system. 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 orwork could be easily accessed justgetting on the pathway network and walking, biking orskating 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 HarMar 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 outfor 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 114 miles of on and off -road pathways. The sidewalk, once a lost idea, has made 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 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 Page 5