2006 Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan - City of Lakeville

Existing Trail Facility Inventories & Assessments
Currently, the City has numerous trail segments and corridors which are developed and
readily utilized. Map 8 shows the existing trail segments by location and corridor type.
Multiple Purpose Trailways
Multiple purpose trailways (MPTWs) are most prevalent in the City because of their
versatility and ease of construction in association with street improvements. They
provide the most direct routes to user destinations and can be accommodated easily
within street rights-of-way, where physical limitations are fewer. Furthermore, the
acceptance of trails located along major thoroughfares within residential areas is higher
because they are less intrusive to homes relative to traffic and privacy. Ease of visibility
and the ability to provide controlled crossings are also benefits of multiple purpose
trailways.
MPTWs exist along County Roads 5/50, County Road 46, Ipava Avenue, Highview
Avenue, Cedar Avenue, Flagstaff Avenue, Pilot Knob Road, and 165 th , 175 th , 185 th ,
195 th and 205 th Streets. Overland trails are predominantly located within park areas and
along greenways, traversing between other on-street or multiple purpose trails in the
City. They provide necessary access into and around park facilities and make critical
connections over longer stretches in a few areas of the community to link heavily
populated areas to major destinations. The overall goal of the MPTW corridors is to
provide for community wide circulation and connections to adjacent communities,
access to major destinations within the City such as the Lakeville Central Business
District and regional destinations such as the Vermillion River or Murphy Hanrehan
Regional Park.
On-Street Bike Lanes
On-street bike lanes are located in older areas of the City that are not conducive to the
provision of off-street trails due to existing development, limited street right-of-way,
natural features, or other physical limitations. Future development is expected to be
limited only to providing connections between these on-street bike lane segments and
other portions of the trail system.
Sidewalks
Sidewalks are less common in the City. Since 2000, the City has been requiring
sidewalks to be constructed by the developer along one side of all local residential
through streets and on both sides of local streets within commercial areas. As such,
sidewalks mainly exist in a piecemeal manner within older neighborhoods and the
central business district where they were established many years ago or where limited
right-of-way widths do not allow for a wider, multiple purpose corridor and in newer
developed areas of the City. The requirement for construction of sidewalks is to
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Chapter Three
2006 Comprehensive Park, Trail, & Open Space System Plan Page 52