WE DID IT!! THE DEAL IS OFFICIALLY SIGNED AND THE TRAIL THROUGH DELLWOOD IS FINALLY HAPPENING!! THANK YOU FOR STAYING LOUD AND PUSHING THIS OVER THE FINISH LINE BECAUSE WE ARE FINALLY GETTING OUR SAFE PATH AROUND THE LAKE!!
February 11, 2023
Final supporters
The vision of a safe biking-walking trail around White Bear Lake has been around for 2 decades. In 2018, $2.6 million in state bonding funding brought together Ramsey County, the City of White Bear Lake and White Bear Township and set in motion the incredible transformation along South Shore that will soon include a safe, separated shared-use trail.
In 2020, the Minnesota Legislature assigned another
$2.6 million in bonding funding to
complete one of the last
remaining segments for a safe trail around White Bear Lake; a
1.5-mile trail segment through Dellwood along State Highway 244. The
funding for this shared-use trail is set to expire on December 31,
2024 unless the core stakeholders, Washington County, the
City of Dellwood and MNDoT, come together quickly to work out a
solution.
Collaboration was essential
to finding a solution for South Shore and it can work on
State
Highway 244 in Washington County. Help us urge these three
stakeholders to collaborate and implement the State Highway 244
segment through Dellwood.
Together, we can get this done, but we have to speak up!
Please sign this petition urging Washington County, Dellwood and MNDoT to collaborate to complete this project. Explain in the comments what having a safe separated trail through Dellwood along Highway 244 means to you and your family and your ability to safely bike, walk, and roll around the lake and connect to other trails throughout the region. We will forward your comments to the City of Dellwood, MNDoT and Washington County, as well as your legislative representatives. Petitions like this help communicate to them the grassroots support for this trail, that otherwise might not be heard.
Remember there is a sense of urgency, as the funding window expires at the end of 2024 and the work has to be done by 12/31/2024
THIS PETITION HAS BEEN CLOSED as of 14 July 2023. All comments and the petition results have been forwarded to the elected representatives at state, county and city level. This matter is now in their hands.
Thank you so much
Lake Links Association
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
January 26, 2023
Reached 100 supporters
January 19, 2023
274 Comments
Even as an experienced on-road biker, this stretch of road, with narrow shoulders, curving path, rough patches and occasional debris on the road make this a perilous stretch. An off road trail in this section is essential for the safety of all riders.
As a former Mahtomedi City Council member and biking enthusiast, I have biked through Dellwood. An off-road trail is so critical to provide safe travel in the community and opportunities for residents to participate in healthy, physical activities. We need to get the trail done!
I am an experienced cyclist and a ride leader for the Twin Cities Bicycling Club. I live in Mahtomedi and have tried to avoid riding on 244 through Dellwood because I consider it dangerous. Please get the Lake Links trail built though there to make this beautiful route safe.
As a biker and runner I would really appreciate a safer route around white bear lake. As a grandmother I want my grandchildren to be safe on their bikes and runs. People driving are not paying attention- they are on devices so please fund and finish the trails around the lake.
I grew up in Dellwood and would bike to the beach a bunch in the summer. But it always was scary biking along 244 with all the traffic. Having a dedicated bike path would have made it so much easier and safer to get around and enjoy the lake.
Let’s do this! Safe trail systems are a wonderful investment for all of us!
We go out of our way thru residential neighborhoods to avoid riding that part of 244
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WE DID IT!! THE DEAL IS OFFICIALLY SIGNED AND THE TRAIL THROUGH DELLWOOD IS FINALLY HAPPENING!! THANK YOU FOR STAYING LOUD AND PUSHING THIS OVER THE FINISH LINE BECAUSE WE ARE FINALLY GETTING OUR SAFE PATH AROUND THE LAKE!!
February 11, 2023
Final supporters
The vision of a safe biking-walking trail around White Bear Lake has been around for 2 decades. In 2018, $2.6 million in state bonding funding brought together Ramsey County, the City of White Bear Lake and White Bear Township and set in motion the incredible transformation along South Shore that will soon include a safe, separated shared-use trail.
In 2020, the Minnesota Legislature assigned another
$2.6 million in bonding funding to
complete one of the last
remaining segments for a safe trail around White Bear Lake; a
1.5-mile trail segment through Dellwood along State Highway 244. The
funding for this shared-use trail is set to expire on December 31,
2024 unless the core stakeholders, Washington County, the
City of Dellwood and MNDoT, come together quickly to work out a
solution.
Collaboration was essential
to finding a solution for South Shore and it can work on
State
Highway 244 in Washington County. Help us urge these three
stakeholders to collaborate and implement the State Highway 244
segment through Dellwood.
Together, we can get this done, but we have to speak up!
Please sign this petition urging Washington County, Dellwood and MNDoT to collaborate to complete this project. Explain in the comments what having a safe separated trail through Dellwood along Highway 244 means to you and your family and your ability to safely bike, walk, and roll around the lake and connect to other trails throughout the region. We will forward your comments to the City of Dellwood, MNDoT and Washington County, as well as your legislative representatives. Petitions like this help communicate to them the grassroots support for this trail, that otherwise might not be heard.
Remember there is a sense of urgency, as the funding window expires at the end of 2024 and the work has to be done by 12/31/2024
THIS PETITION HAS BEEN CLOSED as of 14 July 2023. All comments and the petition results have been forwarded to the elected representatives at state, county and city level. This matter is now in their hands.
Thank you so much
Lake Links Association
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
January 26, 2023
Reached 100 supporters
January 19, 2023
274 Comments
It is not safe to ride a bike along 244 in Dellwood due to the narrow, curvy road with no shoulder. This means that I cannot cycle around the lake, and I will not ever be able to do so unless this last, crucial segment of the Lake Links Trail is completed.
Even as an experienced on-road biker, this stretch of road, with narrow shoulders, curving path, rough patches and occasional debris on the road make this a perilous stretch. An off road trail in this section is essential for the safety of all riders.
As a former Mahtomedi City Council member and biking enthusiast, I have biked through Dellwood. An off-road trail is so critical to provide safe travel in the community and opportunities for residents to participate in healthy, physical activities. We need to get the trail done!
I am an experienced cyclist and a ride leader for the Twin Cities Bicycling Club. I live in Mahtomedi and have tried to avoid riding on 244 through Dellwood because I consider it dangerous. Please get the Lake Links trail built though there to make this beautiful route safe.
As a biker and runner I would really appreciate a safer route around white bear lake. As a grandmother I want my grandchildren to be safe on their bikes and runs. People driving are not paying attention- they are on devices so please fund and finish the trails around the lake.
I grew up in Dellwood and would bike to the beach a bunch in the summer. But it always was scary biking along 244 with all the traffic. Having a dedicated bike path would have made it so much easier and safer to get around and enjoy the lake.
Let’s do this! Safe trail systems are a wonderful investment for all of us!
We go out of our way thru residential neighborhoods to avoid riding that part of 244
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It is not safe to ride a bike along 244 in Dellwood due to the narrow, curvy road with no shoulder. This means that I cannot cycle around the lake, and I will not ever be able to do so unless this last, crucial segment of the Lake Links Trail is completed.