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PROJECT OBJECTIVES The overall obj ective for the construction of this trail is to provide connections, as well as increase safety for pedestrians within this corridor. The proposed facility will serve to enhance and provide transportation alternatives for users between a number of features in the area, including but not limited to regional trails, schools, recreational facilities, parks, business and retail districts. The most significantof these is the direct connectionsbetween Central Parlc Elementary, ConcordiaAcademy, Roseville Area High School, Rosedale Center and surrounding shopping district, the Gateway Business Parlc, the Highcrest Business Parlc and the Northeast Diagonal Regional Trail. The County Road B-2 trail would provide a safe and convenient linlc between the local and regional trail networlcs that will allow users access to numerous area amenities. Roseville, with its current trails system and the proposed additions to that system, has tried to address the transportation needs of the pedestrian and cyclist. Through the development of this proposed trail we are expanding the networlc of trails into the larger community allowing users safer linlcages to the regional system. When it crosses Snelling Avenue, the most challengingand significantbarrier, it would utilize the vehicular underpassprovided for County Road B-2. The grade separatedcrossing malces the County Road B-2 corridor an excellent alignment for a pathway because it is the only grade separated crossing of Snelling Avenue for miles, both north and south. The proposed County Road B-2 pathway project will connect Roseville and its neighbors to the larger regional networlc by directly connecting to the Rice Street pathway, Dale Street pathway, County Road C Pathway, the Lexington Avenue pathway, and the proposed Northeast Diagonal Regional Trail. All of these facilities have regional significance. � The Rice Street pathway directly linlcs to the Ramsey County Trout-Broolc Trail, which leads to the State Gateway Trail. In addition this connection will provide access to the Phalen-Como- Mississippi River Regional Trail, Como Regional Parlc and Phalen-Keller Regional Parlc. • The Dale Street pathway linlcs directlyto the Reservoir Woods Trail, which also leads to the State Gateway Trail via the McCarrons Lalce Trail and the Trout-Broolc Trail and it also linlcs to the County Road C pathway, a major east-west pathway in the City. • The Lexington Avenue pathway has great regional significance linking users to the Highway 96 Regional Trail and Grass-VadnaisRegional Parlc. • The Northeast Diagonal Regional Trail, a proposed regional trail in the existing abandoned Burlington Northern Railroad corridor will directly connect the City of Roseville to the pathway networlcs in the cities of St. Anthony and Minneapolis. The Northeast Diagonal Regional Trail is a joint proposal by the City of Minneapolis, City of St. Anthony, City of Roseville, Hennepin County and Ramsey County Regional Rail Authorityproposed for construction in 2006. The linlcing of these regionally significant trail corridors will create a networlc of pathways that provide numerous transportation options to area users. County Road B-2 Trail FeasibilityReport May 24,2004 �