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Victoria Street Roadway & Trail Conceptual Design Study | Study Report - DRAFT | PAGE 11 Emmet D. Williams Elementary School (Roseville Area Schools) is located just west of Victoria Street along County Road D in Shoreview. Island Lake Elementary School (Mounds View Public Schools) and St. Odilia School are located along Victoria Street just north of the study area. Figure 6 shows the location of parks and schools in relation to the study area. Corridor Resources Attachment A provides additional details on other resources that were reviewed in the process of developing the project team’s understanding of the corridor, including: • Utilities. • Above ground structures. • Water resources, including wetlands and floodplains. • Threatened and endangered species. • Historic and cultural resources. • Land use. Opportunities and Constraints Based on the existing conditions analyses described above, a list of opportunities and constraints was identified to inform the creation of concepts for the corridor. Key opportunities include: • Improve overall pedestrian and bicycle safety, connectivity and access for the corridor and surrounding residential neighborhoods. • Improve safety, convenience and access to three elementary and middle schools: Island Lake Elementary, Emmet D. Williams Elementary and St. Odilia (K-8). • Opportunity to seek funding for project construction through Safe Routes to School grants, Metropolitan Council Regional Solicitation grants or other grant funding opportunities. • Building of an "All Ages and Abilities" link as consistent with the Ramsey County Pedestrian & Bicycle Plan. • Opportunity to increase corridor aesthetics and residential real estate value through development of a boulevard-separated trail on one side of Victoria Street. • Opportunity to link to the existing trail near the project's northern terminus to provide a seamless and "All Ages and Abilities" walk/bike connection for area neighborhoods to Island Lake County Park and to the employment and residential district near County Road E and Victoria Street. • Opportunity to provide a safe environment for bicycle riders and pedestrians while also facilitating the mobility and safety needs of vehicle traffic. • Opportunity to tie into existing trails and planned roadway safety improvements at County Road C. • Provide safe crossings of Victoria Street for the surrounding neighborhood - potential for installation of Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB), median crossing refuges and/or other measures as needed.