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Attachment 5 unpaved trails for bikers and hikers) while protecting resources. Goal 4.4: Maintain the trail and pathway system year-round. Goal 4.5: Make the park system accessible to people of all abilities. Goal 4.6: Align development and expansion of non-motorized trails, pathways, community parkways, and other routes with the need to provide connections to and within parks, to open spaces, recreation facilities, and key destinations, as well as between neighborhoods, constellations, and sectors. Park Access Impacts The ROW in question is located in constellation K of the Parks and Recreation System Master Plan. Evergreen Park is the closest park to residents who live near the ROW, which is designated as a Community Park which “provides diverse recreational opportunities to the constellation and surrounding constellation” and balances active and passive use spaces. The City currently does not have the technology to track daily park usage. The southern point of the right of way is .51 miles from Brimhall School and Evergreen Park, using the right of way. The same route, via Roselawn to Fairview, is .69 miles. Residents could also access Falcon Heights Community Park, which is .64 miles away from that same location. The homes immediately east of the right of way (Mid Oaks) are some of the few homes in Roseville who are not within a 10-minute walk (typically ½ miles) of a park (attachment 5). Currently, 94% of residents live within walking distance of a park. Although the creation of a trail in this location would not put them within that ½ mile radius, it would reduce their walking distance from .92 miles (from the midpoint of the loop, the corner of Mid Oaks Ln and Mid Oaks Rd), to .70 miles. Another idea that has been discussed is the conversion of the parcel to parkland, pending legal review. As mentioned, this parcel lies in a portion of the City that currently lacks parkland. At only thirty feet wide, the value of the parcel for parks would predominantly be as a walking trail or natural space, and a connection to larger recreational spaces. Spaces like this are not without precedent in the Parks and Recreation System; as right of way has been used to provide access to parks in several locations, and some parks in the Parks and Recreation system exist solely as natural spaces. However, this would be the smallest park in Roseville’s Parks and Recreation system. Cost Considerations The cost of pathway installation would be somewhat unknown without a more formal study. The Public Works Department’s preliminary analysis estimated a hardscape pathway would cost somewhere between $84,000 and $177,000 (attachment 11). A non-concrete pathway could almost surely be installed for far less cost but there is still a wide amount of variability. Because such a pathway would need to meet PROWAG guidelines, some engineering and site work would be required even for a relatively simple path. There have been some conversations about volunteers and parks staff clearing invasive species and creating an informal pathway. In certain areas, this could be an effective strategy. However, where issues of grade and accessibility come into play (particularly near the north and south side of the pathway), third party support would be needed - likely for both design and Qbhf!43!pg!29: