Field Definitions

1. ID Number

   Arranged to correspond to the gap’s demand score

2. Gap Type

   1. Pedestrian and bicycle gap – no trail or sidewalk exists

   2. Bicycle gap – only sidewalk exists

3. Gap Status

   1. Current gap – gap currently exists, and is of immediate concern

   2. Future gap – gap along a future road, or gap on a rural area slated for growth, or both.

4. Demand Score

   Eleven criteria were used to determine the existing demand for all gaps. Road volume, speed, and number of lanes were not applied to the score of gaps along MnDOT and local roads. Dual Bicycle and pedestrian gaps were weighted double. The 11 criteria are:

   1. Population

   2. Employment

   3. Shopping and Services

   4. Households without Vehicles

   5. Schools

   6. Transit

   7. Young and Old Population

   8. RBTN

   9. Road Volume

   10. Road Lanes

   11. Speed Limit

5. Ownership

   The ownership of the adjacent roadway, or the agency defining the gap if the gap is not located along a roadway, such as a greenway gap.

6. Regional Bicycle Transportation Network (RBTN)

   The RBTN, defined by the Metropolitan Council, designation of the gap.

   1. Tier 1 Alignment

   2. Tier 2 Alignment

   3. Tier 1 Corridor

   4. Tier 2 Corridor

7. Regional System

   Whether the gap is part of Dakota County’s planned regional greenway system

8. Gap Weight

   Each number represents the relation of a gap to the other side of a road

   1. 1 – Sidewalk, trail other side

   2. 2 – No trail/sidewalk, trail other side

   3. 3 – Sidewalk both sides

   4. 4 – Sidewalk, no trail/sidewalk other side

   5. 5 – No trail/sidewalk, sidewalk other side

   6. 6 – No trail/sidewalk both sides

9. County Planned

   A gap line recognizes the existence of a trail gap, and not whether the County plans on completing it. This field was created to define the cases where it has been determined that the cost of a trail is prohibitively expensive due to ROW needs and other factors.

10. Municipality

The city or town the gap is located in.