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Introduction <br />Active Living Ramsey Communities seeks to empower <br />local communities with the tools and framework to <br />enhance their local network with county -wide benefits. <br />Built from local networks and guided by regional planning efforts, the Connected <br />Ramsey Communities network links all of the communities in Ramsey County <br />through high quality long-distance and connector routes. These are the <br />countywide connections that will bring people from place to place throughout <br />Ramsey County, and will act as a county -wide backbone between communities. <br />The County -wide Planning Framework <br />The Connected Ramsey Communities network is a planning framework for the <br />County and local jurisdictions to refer to when planning, prioritizing and designing <br />an active transportation network. <br />Three types of bikeways work together in the Connected Ramsey Communities <br />network: <br />Major County -wide Corridors <br />Major routes provide long-distance travel between communities. They act as <br />bicycle freeway corridors, and are envisioned as high quality facilities that can <br />accommodate large volumes of users of all ages and abilities. <br />These routes require wider -than -standard bikeway widths, separate pedestrian <br />space where pedestrian use is expected and enhanced crossings of streets where <br />bicyclists receive protected traffic signals or upgraded crosswalks designed for <br />motor vehicles to yield to bicyclists. <br />County -wide Connector Corridors <br />Connector routes provide frequent links between major routes to provide a dense <br />level of connectivity and minimize out of direction travel. <br />These routes are also designed for all ages and abilities use, but may not require <br />the high -capacity design elements desired on major routes. Intersection crossing <br />safety and comfort are very important on the connector routes in order to <br />maintain a high -quality experience. <br />Local Corridors <br />Local bikeways are the adopted networks endorsed by the communities within <br />Ramsey County. These may be included in local bikeway plans such as the Saint <br />Paul Bicycle Plan, multi -jurisdictional plans such as the Lake Links Trail Plan or <br />routes identified in the transportation, recreation or other sections of a local <br />comprehensive plan. <br />4-3 I THE CONNECTED RAMSEY COMMUNITIES NETWORK <br />