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79 <br />4. Develop a system that is highly accessible and enjoyable <br />to a diversity of users <br />• 4.1 - Improve the trail user experience through improved <br />maintenance, wayfinding, signage, and amenities <br /> »4.1.1 - Incorporate wayfinding signage in strategic locations to <br />assist users in better understanding locations, destinations, <br />and distances throughout the system <br /> »4.1.2 - Identify and resolve any trail surfacing issues that make <br />trails difficult to use <br /> »4.1.3 - Add seating opportunities along trails favored by younger <br />and older residents <br /> »4.1.4 - Further expand opportunities to tie non-athletic outdoor <br />activities into the trail system, such as birdwatching and hiking <br /> »4.1.5 - Look for opportunities to collaborate with artists to <br />implement public art along the trail <br /> »4.1.6 - Add soft surface trails within open space preserves <br />• 4.2 - Reduce barriers to accessing and enjoying Lake Elmo’s trail <br />system <br /> »4.2.1 - Implement a snow-removal plan for trails <br /> »4.2.2 - Ensure there is safe, accessible, and nearby trail <br />access to senior citizen centers and multi-family housing <br />developments <br /> »4.2.3 - Explore opportunities to pilot a mobility-device charging <br />station at a key trail connection location <br /> »4.2.4 - Look for opportunities to develop trail loops of different <br />lengths throughout the community and in certain strategically <br />chosen parks <br /> »4.2.5 - Increase awareness and understanding of the trail <br />system by developing and publicizing online and paper trail <br />maps <br /> »4.2.6 - Explore opportunities to develop trailheads <br />• 4.3 - Integrate opportunities for gathering along/near trails to <br />promote social experiences for trail users <br /> »4.3.1 - Create informal gathering spaces (with benches/seating <br />and litter receptacles) at major trail intersections where room <br />allows <br />Figure 5.26: Wayfinding signage <br />and kiosks (like the one above in <br />DeMontreville Wildlife Park)help orient <br />park visitors to nearby parks, trails, and <br />destinations <br />Figure 5.27: Lake Elmo does not currently <br />have a snow removal plan for trails, which <br />causes confusion for some community <br />members <br />Figure 5.28: Developing trailheads with <br />amenities and/or accessible restroom <br />facilities increases trail usership and <br />safety