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PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER HWY 10 <br /> QUALIFYING CRITERIA <br /> CRITERIA #1: <br /> Metropolitan Council Transportation Department has been contacted <br /> and a copy of the Regional Transportation Policy Plan has been <br /> reviewed. This project is consistant with the policies of this <br /> plan as reviewed on policy 20, pages 57-60. Consistencies <br /> include: <br /> The policy calls for safe and continuous, barriar free bicycle <br /> and pedestrain systems to function as integral parts of the <br /> region's transportation system. <br /> Without a safe passage across Highway 10, the <br /> pedestrian/bicycling system is not safe. With the installation <br /> of a pedestrain bridge pedestrains and bicyclists would have a <br /> safe passage way across Highway 10. <br /> In addition, the presence of a bridge would provide for a <br /> coninuous, barrier free sidewalk connection between the sidewalks <br /> north of Highway 10 along Long Lake Road and the sidewalks south <br /> of Highway 10 along Long Lake Road. <br /> The bridge offers compliance to a pedestrian and bicycle system <br /> which offers coninuous and safe passage along trail routes within <br /> the City and connection with trails of other neighboring cities <br /> in compliance to a regional transportation system. <br /> The Policy also encourages bicycling and walking as attractive <br /> modes of transportation. Since a sidewalk is currently available <br /> on both the north and south sides of Highway 10 along Long Lake <br /> Road, and since there are many facilities and services in this <br /> area, the potential for usage is great. Many of the facilities <br /> are attractive to youths including schools, parks, library, fast <br /> food franchises, Bridgemans, Video Store, and two strip malls on <br /> either side of Highway 10 offering many stores and services <br /> attractive to youth and therefore the passage would be generally <br /> pedestrian or biycling for these users since they are not yet <br /> eligible to drive vehicles. <br /> In addition, many senior citizens would make use of this <br /> pedestrian bridge since seniors live at Wildwood Manor and <br /> Scotland Green Apartments and Silver Woods Manor Homes. (Please <br /> refer to the map to reference the location of these housing <br /> units) . Residents of a proposed Senior Housing Complex would also <br /> make good use of this bridge crossing. <br /> The installation of a bridge over Highway 10 would provide safe <br /> passage as well as complimenting the communities' access to <br /> facilities in an alternative mode of transportation. In <br />