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City of Roseville <br />4. ISSUES <br />Pathway Master Plan <br />Over the last two decades, the City has continued to expand and enhance the pathway <br />system. But it still lacks some important elements that will meet the needs of its users <br />over the next two decades. These are the types of elements that come with time and <br />public support and demand for a complete network. Periodic updates of this master <br />plan is an importantstep in identifying and monitoring issues that can provide the City <br />with a complete pathway network consistent with current demands and anticipated <br />future needs. Thefollowing is an updated list of issues relevant to Roseville. <br />1) Safety <br />a) Provide transportation facilities for all ages and abilities (children, senior <br />citizens, people with disabilities, pedestrians, and bicyclists). <br />b) Improve the ability to safely travel from one location to the next. <br />2) Connectivity <br />a) Use of the pathway system for transportation -related trips as an alternative <br />to the automobile. <br />b) Enhance access to transit service and stops, and especially the A -Line BRT <br />stations along Snelling Avenue. <br />c) Provide linkages between major destinations and to the rest of the <br />metropolitan area. <br />d) Connecting to regional bikeways and the regional trail network. <br />e) The continuation of bikeways into Roseville being developed by the City of St. <br />Paul and Ramsey County along major north -south roadways including Rice <br />Street, Dale Street, Lexington Avenue, and Cleveland Avenue. <br />f) Coordination of pathway connections with the Connected Ramsey <br />Communities Network map. <br />g) Provide neighborhood access to the City's pathway system. <br />h) Complete pathway connections to City parks. <br />i) Complete links within and between park constellations. <br />j) Support connections to neighboring community's pathways. <br />k) Provide pathway facilities along regional transportation corridors. <br />1) Overcome barriers that deter pathway use: <br />i) Highway 36, Snelling Avenue, Interstate 35W, arterials, <br />ii) Narrow bridge decks and underpasses, <br />iii) Poorly defined crosswalks at intersections, and <br />iv) Major intersections that have high traffic volumes and deter pedestrian <br />activity. <br />3) Maintenance <br />a) Maintain funding for equipment and personnel to support the City's pathway <br />system. <br />b) Meet the needs of a demanding traveling public during all four -seasons. <br />c) Continue to preserve the current pathway facilities. <br />Page 19 <br />