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Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. ©© ®® Roe that he disagrees with the assertion that Twin Lakes Parkway is being developed to create a pass-through route from I-35W northbound to other northbound streets in Roseville. He explained that the purpose for creating Twin Lakes Parkway was to enable traffic from the Twin Lakes area to have better access to I-35W. Ihlan suggested that Twin Lakes Parkway would function better if it was designed as a loop from Cleveland Ave/1-35W down to County Road C rather than providing a connection to Fairview Ave. The consultants responded that Twin Lakes Parkway has been officially mapped for many years. Ihlan suggested that the Comp Plan could support changing Twin Lakes Parkway. Grefenberg suggested that sidewalks are not discussed enough in the Transportation Chapter, and that bikeways are overemphasized. Bloom responded that sidewalks are included as part of the pathways network. Burwell disagreed that bikeways are being overemphasized in the Transportation Chapter. He suggested that there needs to be a policy in this chapter regarding education for citizens about non-auto travel options, including transit, biking and walking. Bakeman is concerned about the Transportation Chapter having sub-goals, principles, initiatives, guidelines in multiple sections of the chapter. She suggested that it would be clearer if all the goals were located in one section. She also suggested that the four (4) general goals on Page 5- 2could be moved outside of the Transportation Chapter because they really apply to all chapters of the document. She questioned whether the content of the Implementation Plans and Recommendations section should be moved to the Implementation Chapter. Goedeke explained that the City has discussed for a long time the need to better connect the high school campus to neighborhoods south of Highway 36. Kids living within 1.5 miles of school do not receive bus service. It should be easier for students to walk to school from the south side of Highway 36. He described the new bridge over Highway 36 that was recently built in North St. Paul as a beautiful example of what Roseville might consider. Bloom described the current Pathways Master Plan update process that is underway in Roseville. Grefenberg asked what opportunities are available for the City to improve County roads within Roseville. Bloom responded that the City can offer to partner with the County or the State on proposing improvements to roadways that aren't under the City's jurisdiction. For example, it is possible for the City to plant trees and maintain them along a County or State road as long as they meet the other jurisdiction's safety requirements and the City is willing to pay for installation and maintenance of the trees. Burwell suggested modifications to Policy 4.1 to remove the words "to continue" since transit is not currently being provided to all areas of the City and to add "to improve transit provision".