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PARKS AN D TRAI LS PLAN Plan Elements The character and function of parks shown on the Land Use Plan are described in the 1989 Comprehensive Park and Recreation Plan. The proposed trail system consists of on and off-street bikeways and exclusive pedestrian trails. Where adjacent land is already developed, off-street bikeways are intended to be separated from pedestrian ways or sidewalks. Off-street bikeways are preferred along Larpenteur Avenue from Fulham Avenue to approximately Fry Street and along Roselawn Avenue from Snelling to Hamline Avenues. On-street bikeways are intended to be striped and signed. Off- street bicycle/pedestrian trails are intended to be eight feet wide with paved surfaces and signs. The trail system plan is shown 4. on the Transportation Plan (Figure 9). Parks and Trails Objectives 1. To develop a park system to serve both neighborhood and community needs. 2. To provide adequate active and passive recreation programs and facilities for community residents. Parks and Trails Policies 1. Upgrade and improve existing parks. 2. Offer park/recreation programs to residents that complement recreation programs available from sur- rounding cities and the school district, and duplicate programs only when necessary. 3. Cooperate with the University of Minnesota and the State Fairgrounds in shared use of recreation and open space lands. Acquire additional park land through the City's land acquisition and park dedication program if the Univer- sity of Minnesota's agricultural land north of Larpenteur Avenue along Fairview is sold and developed for resi- dential use. 5. Build trails as an integral part of the upgrading of collec- torand arterial streets identified on the transportation plan except along Snelling Avenue. 3. To provide an interconnected park and open space system that provides pedestrian and bicycle linkages throughout the City. City of Falcon Heights Comprehensive Plan Page 37