Construct 1 mile of paved linking trail for Battle Creek Regional Park
Battle Creek Regional Park, construct 1-mile paved off-road bicycle and pedestrian trail on the north side of Lower Afton Road, from Pt Douglas Rd to McKnight Road. Links the regional trail system to communities including Maplewood and Woodbury.
Battle Creek & Indian Mounds Regional Park
Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$12,641,000$15,140,000
(a) $12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway.
(b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes.
(c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding.
(d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with the Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract restoration, maintenance, and other activities.
Growth in visits to Battle Creek Regional Park via the bike trail over time. The 2015 annual report will compare 2011 visits (pre-construction) to 2013 visits (post construction) bicyclists/pedestrians from this trail.
All construction activities for the Lower Afton Trail were completed in spring of 2013. Remaining signage for the Lower Afton Trail were installed in 2014. Park visits to Battle Creek Regional Park was 638,800 in 2012 (pre-construction) and Vadnais Snail Lakes Regional Park was 644,800 in 2012 (pre-construction). The number of park visits to Battle Creek Regional Park were 761,900 and Vadnais Snail Lakes Regional Parks were 746,300 in 2013.