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The Vision For Ramsey County <br />Communities within Ramsey County are not alone in the effort to become <br />walkable and bikeable places. Other communities have achieved success in <br />transforming from auto -oriented places into places where walking and biking are <br />safe and normal daily activities. Cities like neighboring Minneapolis and Portland, <br />Oregon have seen a large increase in the cycling mode share, while experiencing a <br />decrease in crash rates. <br />Bicycle Ridership Increase and Crash Rate Decrease in Minneapolis, <br />MN <br />uicoe Q-MMVker5 <br />10.000 <br />Reported Gashes <br />g.000 <br />Crash Rate{Ratia of bicycle crashes to bicycle commulets] <br />m <br />� <br />r{ <br />4 <br />4. ! <br />w <br />Jill III M M <br />0 13 <br />1993 19941995 1996199719981499 20110 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ZOO7 2008 2W9 2010 2011 <br />CREATING WALKABLE & BIKEABLE PLACES <br />Ramsey County can look to other communities as a precedent for creating <br />walkable and bikeable places. As seen in the US and worldwide, there are several <br />important components that all successful walkable and bikeable cities share: <br />• Dedicated infrastructure for biking and walking, including on -street bike lanes, <br />physically separated bike lanes, sidewalks, trails and wayfinding systems. <br />• A connected system that creates access to key destinations and public <br />transportation. <br />• Fun events that create opportunities to get out and ride or walk, make social <br />connections and get familiarized with existing infrastructure. <br />1-8 1 CONTEXT & VISION <br />