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CHAPTER 4 TRANSPORTATION 88 <br /> publication, Bikeways Guide, of the Minnesota State Planning Agency, indicate that at <br /> present there is no place in New Brighton where separate bicycle paths are warranted <br /> because of the volume of bicycle traffic. Total separation of bikeways from motorized <br /> vehicles is, however, a desirable safety feature and should be done whenever it can be done <br /> at a reasonable cost with minimal inconvenience to property owners. Routing bike paths <br /> through City parks is one way this can be accomplished. <br /> PEDESTRIANWAYS <br /> The public form of pedestrianway, and the only form which exists in New Brighton, is <br /> the sidewalk. Walkways can also be included in planned residential developments but at <br /> present these are all privately owned. <br /> New Brighton has a skeleton sidewalk system, begun in 1974, which creates an <br /> interconnected set of publicly maintained sidewalks along major roads. Detailed criteria <br /> covering pedestrian volumes, traffic volumes, roadway characteristics, and American <br /> Association of State Transportation Officials standards are used to determine which areas will <br /> be included in this system. The skeleton sidewalk system was reviewed and updated by the <br /> Citizen Study Committee in 1986. <br /> In many cases, these new sidewalks will be best done as part of a road upgrading project, <br /> but in others State Aid or other City revenues should be used to add sidewalks to major <br /> streets already having an urban design. <br /> OBJECTIVES: BIKEWAYS AND PEDESTRIANWAYS <br /> 1. Provide a safe and convenient sidewalk system in areas of high pedestrian and <br /> automobile traffic volumes such as schools and major commercial areas. <br /> 2. Link City sidewalks to sidewalks in adjacent communities. <br /> 3. Locate sidewalks along all collector and minor arterial streets. <br /> 4. Provide for pedestrian ways in the upgrading of bridges over I-694 and I-35W. <br /> 5. Provide a safe and convenient system for short distance recreational bicycle travel which <br /> also provides opportunities for longer distance recreational trips, work trips <br /> (commuting), shopping trips and school trips. <br />