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Michele Lindau From: Bryan Bear Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 8:49 AM To: Michele Lindau Subject: FW: U.S. Bicycle Route 41: June public open houses/comments Attachments: About USER 41 -June 2016 FINAL.pdf; usbr4l map.pdf; Route 05112016.kmz; USBR41 flyer_8.5xll-sm.pdf Let's add this to the cc agenda... June 9`h date at WBL From: Walton, Elizabeth (DOT) [mailto:Liz.Walton@state.mn.us] Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 1:26 AM To: bcollier@scicable.com; derek@cityofcarlton.com; cpedersen@duluthmn.gov; BOBUDBO@frontiernet.net; Jamie Muscha <Jamie. Muscha@ci.forest-lake.mn. us>; cityhall@boreal.org; hcclerk@gwestoffice.net; cityadmin@scicable.com; Bryan Bear <BBear@ci.hugo.mn.us>; Michael. Martin@maplewoodmn.gov; cpedersen@duluthmn.gov; poman@lcp2.net; bridgittek@ci.north-branch.mn.us; Corrin Wendell <Corrin.Wendell@northstpaul.org>; admin0l@pinecitygov.com; cityofrockcreek@genesiswireless. us; info@rushcitymn.us; lanaf@silverbay.com; jimness@stacymn.org; jotsea@ardc.org; mburch@whitebearlake.org; cityofwr@citlink.net; cmattson@wyomingmn.org Subject: U.S. Bicycle Route 41: June public open houses/comments Dear City Engineers, Public Works, Planners, Administrators, and other staff The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is developing a new bicycle route in Minnesota: U.S. Bicycle Route 41 (USBR 41). The route will connect Saint Paul to Grand Portage State Park (at the Canadian border). This email is to inform you of the project and MnDOT's desire to work with you and other partners over the summer to combine existing roads and trails to create a continuous bicycle route that's "ride -ready". USBR 41 is a designation. It is intended to complement local bicycle facility planning and to build upon communities' efforts and help move local bicycle plans forward. It is also intended to introduce bicyclists to local culture, history, scenery, and adventure. Please see the attachment "About USBR 41" for additional information. MnDOT identified USBR 41 as a high priority corridor in its Statewide Bicycle System Plan (pg. 33). The proposed route was developed based on comments from a cross-section of people statewide from 2013 - 2015. We've developed a draft USBR 41 route that is available for public comment. The draft route passes through your municipality or jurisdiction and may include using one or more of your existing roads and/or trails. I've attached the draft route for your review in a: 1) general pdf map and 2) detailed digital route file that you can download in Google Earth (see MnDOT's USBR45/Mississippi River Trail website for instructions on downloading and viewing with Google Earth). I invite you to attend one of four upcoming public open houses and to extend the invitation to your colleagues and partners you believe may be interested in learning about the bicycle route (see attached open house flyer). At the open house, people will have the opportunity to: • Help identify which roads and trails to connect to create the new route; • Suggest a name for the new route; and • Identify route map preferences. For anyone not attending an open house, an online survey and route -comment tool are available at www.mndot.gov/bike/usbr4l for comments until lune 23rd. Public open houses will be held: • Tuesday, lune 7, 4-6 p.m.at Hinckley Community Room, 106 First St. SE. Hinckley • Thursday, June 9, 4-6 p.m.at the White Bear Lake Police and Fire Building, 4700 Miller Ave, White Bear Lake • Tuesday, June 14, 3:30-5:30 p.m. at Duluth Central Library, Gold Room, 520 West Superior St., Duluth • Thursday, June 16, 4-6 p.m. at Bluefin Bay On Lake Superior, Tofte Room, 7192 West Highway 61, Tofte