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of Zimmerman and Princeton to extend the trail north. <br />Connect to the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge and the <br />Sherburne State Forest. <br />Pursue additional regional trail funding by working with Sherburne <br />County and the State on grant opportunities. <br />6. Expand the trail system along with community growth. <br />Strategies: <br />• Create trail extensions shown on graphic (p. 36). Identify and update <br />priority projects on an annual basis. <br />• Install trails in neighborhoods as part of the development process. <br />• Coordinate new trails with city, county, and state road construction <br />and reconstruction projects. <br />► Consider grade- separated crossings at the time of road <br />construction. <br />► Build trails and or /sidewalks on all collector and arterial roadways. <br />As new collector and arterial roads are constructed, build <br />multi -use trails on both sides of the road where possible. If <br />both sides are not possible, ensure at least one side has a multi- <br />use trail. Hwy 10 from Proctor Avenue to Orono Park is a <br />good example. <br />On rural collector and arterial roads that cannot have trails or <br />sidewalks built next to them, provide paved, wide shoulders. <br />On existing collector and arterial roads, prioritize trails or <br />other safety measures in places with low visibility or other <br />dangerous conditions (curves, topographic change, blind <br />entrances, difficult intersections, etc.). Aim for a trail on one <br />side of the street on all collector and arterial roads. <br />Where feasible, provide paved trails that create community <br />connections in greenway corridors away from roads. <br />► Work towards locating the Mississippi River Trail along the river, <br />as opportunities arise. <br />► Capitalize on opportunities to integrate trail connections <br />with natural resource /greenway conservation along with new <br />development, particularly east of Highway 169. <br />Develop trail loops in new neighborhoods and community parks. <br />7. Promote natural surface hiking, cross country skiing, and mountain <br />biking trail networks in the park system. <br />Strategies: <br />Support efforts to develop mountain bike, cross country skiing, hiking, <br />and water trails. <br />Continue to develop programming, such as mountain bike and cross <br />country skiing races, that brings people to the trail systems. <br />Draft 11.25.1 4 Chapter 5: How We Get There 48 <br />