2006 Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan - City of Lakeville
2006 Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan - City of Lakeville
2006 Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan - City of Lakeville
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Dakota County/Empire Township Regional Park: The Metropolitan Council <strong>and</strong><br />
Dakota County have established a park master plan for a new regional park to be<br />
located in Empire Township, east <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lakeville</strong>. The boundary for the park has been<br />
established <strong>and</strong> the l<strong>and</strong> must be acquired. Metropolitan Council anticipates<br />
development <strong>of</strong> the park facility before 2030.<br />
State, Regional & Dakota County <strong>Trails</strong><br />
State <strong>Trails</strong>: Contact with the State Department <strong>of</strong> Transportation reveals that there<br />
are no state trailways located within the corporate boundaries <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lakeville</strong>. However,<br />
there has been much discussion concerning establishment <strong>of</strong> a regional trail connecting<br />
Lebanon Hills Regional Park <strong>and</strong> Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve.<br />
Regional <strong>Trails</strong>: The Metropolitan Council’s 2030 Regional <strong>Parks</strong> System <strong>Plan</strong><br />
identifies a regional trail search area extending from Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve,<br />
through <strong>Lakeville</strong> <strong>and</strong> on into Farmington <strong>and</strong> Empire Township, eventually ending at<br />
the Mississippi River in Hastings. No specific route has been defined for the regional<br />
trail corridor, although existing <strong>and</strong>/or planned MPTW segments in <strong>Lakeville</strong> would<br />
serve to connect from Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve to the <strong>City</strong>’s east boundary at<br />
numerous points depending on possible trail locations east <strong>of</strong> the <strong>City</strong>.<br />
Dakota County: The Dakota County Bikeway <strong>Plan</strong> identifies a number <strong>of</strong> bikeway<br />
routes through <strong>Lakeville</strong> including:<br />
1. County Road 5 <strong>and</strong> County State Aid Highway 50 extending through <strong>Lakeville</strong><br />
from Burnsville to Farmington, following with County State Aid Highway 50 right<strong>of</strong>-way.<br />
2. A second north/south bikeway route is located along Pilot Knob Road between<br />
Apple Valley <strong>and</strong> <strong>Lakeville</strong>, which opened in 2003.<br />
3. A north/south bikeway is proposed between the Apple Valley boundary <strong>and</strong> the<br />
<strong>Lakeville</strong> CBD area via Cedar, Dodd, Highview <strong>and</strong> Holyoke Avenues.<br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lakeville</strong>, Minnesota<br />
Chapter Three<br />
<strong>2006</strong> Comprehensive Park, Trail, & <strong>Open</strong> <strong>Space</strong> System <strong>Plan</strong> Page 58