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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 />