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XV�. Parks in the Area Langton Lake Park (54 acres) is east of Cleveland Avenue and surroundsLangton Lake. The Park consists of woods, trails, play equipment, and a picnic shelter. Walking trails exist on the nortll and west side of the lake and where County Road C2 previously bisected Langton Lake. The Twin Lakes Business Park Comprehensive Plan recommends the fliture construction of trails around the entire perimeter of Langton Lake, and connecting this trail to others within the development area. Oasis Park (14 acres) is a neighborhood park northeast of parce130 on the nortll side of Terrace Drive W(the eastern portion of the proposed Twin Lakes Parkway). The park surrounds Oasis Pond and consists of a shelter, play equipment, and a trail on the south and west side of the lake. The trail ends at the drainage ditch that runs tllrough the Twin Lakes DevelopmentArea. Like Langton Lake Park, the long-term goal for Oasis Park is to construct a trail that runs the perimeter of Oasis Pond and connects into a larger trail system. This Park is sheltered f� the development area by berms and plantings, and is not visible from Twm Lakes Parkway. In addition to the above trails, the Twin Lakes DevelopmentArea contains bituminous paths along three roadways: along the west side of Cleveland Avenue witllin Centre Pointe Business Park to County Road D; on the west side of Fairview Avenue from Twin Lakes Parkway north about 350 feet and along the entire east side of Fairview Avenue f�m County Road C to County Road G2; and along the entire length of County Road C on the sauth side f� Cleveland Avenue to Snelling Avenue and on the north side of County Road C from Cleveland Avenue to Snelling Avenue when County Road C is reconstructed in 2002. The construction of Twin Lakes Parkway and its associated trail system will enhance the development area by providing links to existing and fuiure trails such as those around the parks. XVII. Consistency with E�sting Comprehensive Plan The proposed changes to the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area are consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan. The Plan discusses the development of Twin Lakes Parkway as a means to provide access to interior parcels in the business park, as well as improving the visual impact of the area and carrying a theme throughout the business park The expanded infrastructure and public services considered in this project are consistent witll the discussions in the Comprehensive Plan. The 1988 original plan for Twin Lakes called for locating the Twin Lakes Parkway just sauth of Langton Lake. However, to enhance the connection with I-3 5 W, a soutllerly mute that links direcdy into the existing on/offramps of I-35W has been mapped and was approved and adopted in October of 1998. (The Metropolitan Council, after review, �l�o approved the road alignment amendment to the ComprehensivePlan in 1998-99). The soutllerly position of Twin Lakes Parkwayprovides better and more direct access to redevelopmentparcels. Fewer roadways may be needed to provide access to the parcels, and more desirable development sites will be created along Langton Lake. The Twm Lakes RedevelopmentArea now consists of 27S acres. This expanded area includes an additiona152.6 acres of developable property to the nortll of County Road C-2 along Cleveland Avenue and the industrial properties adjoining the nortll side of Terrace Drive as illustrated 'm the �