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59 <br />Bike and Trail Planning <br />Besides driving or taking the bus,there is another option for residents of Little Canada to get around,active <br />transportation.Biking and walking are not only effective at for short range mobility (and even medium range <br />for accomplished bicyclists)they are also a great way for residents to stay active and healthy.Little Canada <br />currently provides some bike facilities,however their design varies from dedicated bike lanes,to semi-protected <br />shoulders,to completely separated trails.This is not uncommon for cities,as different bike infrastructure has <br />different intended uses and up-front-costs,however it does require that the city be thoughtful in which ways <br />it designs future bike infrastructure for optimal use. <br />In addition to the existing trails,the city is also identified by the Metropolitan Council in its Regional Bicycle <br />Transportation Network or RBTN.The RBTN was developed based upon the 2014 Regional Bicycle System <br />Study,which saw a need to develop a cohesive plan for bicycle facilities in the future.The RBTN identifies <br />critical corridors for enhanced bike infrastructure,and where specific alignments can help improve overall <br />system connectedness.These alignments and corridors are split into two tiers,ranked by the priority of their <br />development.Little Canada has a Tier 1 alignment along Edgerton,and both Tier 1 and 2 corridors.Tier 1 <br />priority corridors/alignments are planned in locations where they can attract the most riders and where they <br />can most effectively enhance mode choice in favor of biking, walking, and transit over driving alone.