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• Connect to the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge and the Sand Dunes <br />State Forest. <br />• Pursue additional regional trail funding by working with Sherburne County <br />and the state on grant opportunities. <br />6. Expand the trail system along with community growth. <br />Strategies: <br />• Create trail extensions shown on Figure 5.6 Trail Connectivity. Identify and <br />update 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 and <br />reconstruction projects. <br />► Consider grade- separated crossings at the time of road construction. <br />► Build trails and or /sidewalks on all collector and arterial roadways. <br />As collector and arterial roads are constructed or rebuilt, build <br />multi -use trails on both sides of the road where possible. If both <br />sides are not possible, ensure at least one side has a multi -use trail. <br />On rural collector and arterial roads that cannot have trails or <br />sidewalks, provide paved, wide shoulders, ideally 6 -10 feet on both <br />sides. <br />On existing collector and arterial roads, prioritize trails or other <br />safety measures in places with low visibility or other dangerous <br />conditions (curves, topographic change, blind entrances, difficult <br />intersections, etc.). Aim for a trail on one side of the street on all <br />collector and arterial roads. <br />• Where feasible, provide paved trails that create community connections in <br />greenway corridors away from roads. <br />► Work towards locating the Mississippi River Trail along the river, as <br />opportunities arise. <br />► Capitalize on opportunities to integrate trail connections with <br />natural resource / greenway conservation along with new development, <br />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, and <br />water trails. <br />Continue to develop programming, such as mountain bike and cross country <br />skiing races, that bring people to the trail systems. <br />Chapter 5: How We Get There 58 <br />