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F 4 <br />Guidance forTrail Crossing <br />Three River Park District <br />Three Rivers Park District retained SRF to provide a <br />range of services focused on the improvement of their <br />trail crossings. The comprehensive assessment of trail <br />crossing conditions involved an intensive review of trail <br />crossing facilities, which exist in 38 cities and townships <br />in four counties in the Twin Cities. The purpose was to <br />examine crossings for safety issues, consistency in trail <br />crossing treatments, and opportunities to reduce opera- <br />tions and maintenance costs by eliminating unnecessary <br />signage and pavement markings. <br />SRF's final task was the development of a trail crossing <br />guidance document to ensure safety for trail users and <br />conform to state and national best practices in trail cross- <br />ing treatments. SRF has reviewed trail crossing facility <br />design and best practices documents, has compiled and <br />synthesized relevant findings, and developed additional <br />design process charts and trail crossing treatment deci- <br />sion-making tools. SRF also reviewed the Three Rivers <br />trail crossing database to identifygeneral issuesthat may <br />be present within the park system. <br />Based on this guidance, SRF has provided design guid- <br />ance to Three Rivers Park District on several challenging <br />trail crossings, such as the Dakota Rail Trail crossing of <br />County Road 15 in Mound and the Lake Minnetonka <br />Regional Trail crossing of County Road 19 in Tonka Bay <br />and Shorewood. <br />Key Personnel <br />Joni Giese, Design Guidance <br />Sean Jergens, Design Visualization <br />Rachel Burand, Design Visualization <br />SAF Consulting Group, Inc. <br />