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HARDWOOD CREEK REGIONAL TRAIL MASTER PLAN <br />GUIDELINES FOR LOCAL <br />The local trail interconnections with the regional trail as defined in <br />TRAIL CONNECTIONS <br />this and other sections are adopted as part of this master plan. Any <br />changes that occur due to periodic updating of local trails plans will <br />be automatically incorporated into this plan after formal approval by <br />Washington County. <br />Du !A'i- TRAn, CONNECTIONS FROM r AREAS TO <br />'rltlt REGION AL.TWUL <br />To be consistent with regional standards, whenever feasible trails <br />Reference: MN DNR S <br />coming out of private developments will connect to the local trail <br />Trail Planning, Design, and <br />Development Guidelines for <br />system before connecting to the regional trail. In select cases, <br />additional information trail <br />direct trail connections from public/private developments may be <br />hierarchies. <br />warranted where new developments occur between defined local trail <br />connections. Examples of this already occurring along the corridor <br />include: <br />• Northland Mall proposed development (Forest Lake) — includes a <br />direct connection from the regional trail to the planned Municipal <br />Center and local trailhead <br />• Millbrook development (Forest Lake) — development in Forest <br />Lake where a direct trail connection to the regional trail was <br />warranted to give access to this neighborhood; it is well -spaced <br />relative to other local trail interconnections <br />Making a direct trail connection from retail/commercial land uses <br />may also be warranted when part of an overall development proposal. <br />However, direct connections from individual or small cluster <br />businesses/residential areas will be discouraged to avoid fragmenting <br />the trail and increasing the potential for user conflicts. <br />When requested.by the local cities, Washington County will review <br />proposed trail connections associated with new developments on a <br />case-by-case basis as part of a standard development review process. <br />General review will include determining the feasibility of having <br />development -based trails interconnect with the local trail system first. <br />If not feasible, interconnections between development -based trails and <br />the regional trail will generally be limited to one or two locations to <br />remain consistent with regional standards. <br />TRAIL DESIGN STANDARDS, <br />The trail will be designed in accordance with MN DNB's Trail <br />FEATURES, AND AMENITIES <br />Planning, Design, and Development Guidelines and Mn/DOT's <br />Bikeways Facilhh, Design Manual, as well as complementary <br />Washington County and federal standards. The following provides an <br />overview of the key design standards that will be applied to this trail. <br />BASIC TRAIL. DESIGN — NFR' TRAM. SEGNIENTS <br />As per the accepted trail guidelines, the trail will be 10 feet wide and <br />asphalt surfaced, as the following image illustrates. <br />Washington <br />County <br />58 <br />