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�... <br />ACTIVE COMMUNITIES MINI-GRANT APPLICATION FORM <br />Applicant Information: <br />Organization: City of Pequot Lakes Minnesota <br />Contact Person: Nancy Adams, Mayor <br />Mailing Address: 4638 County Road 11, Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 <br />Telephone: 218-568-5222 <br />Email: ma,�(�a�peauotlakes-mn.� <br />Fax: 218-568-5860 <br />Proposed Action Plan: <br />Goals & objectives: Pequot Lakes has a wonderful park system. In conjunction with the <br />numerous initiatives ongoing in the area, we want to make these <br />parks more bicycle-friendly. <br />`.• Why needed: As the parks have been studied, bike racks have been noticeably missing or <br />in short supply. Racks would make biking into town and/or visiting the <br />parks a much more attractive activity. <br />Population impacted: Pequot Lakes is a community of approximately 2,000 residents. <br />For 2010, there were 31,977 registered visitors at the Chamber's <br />Trailside Center. We certainly acknowledge that not all of these <br />people will avail themselves of the bike racks, but we do know that <br />a lot of these people used the Paul Bunyan Trail and would have <br />like to have a safe spot for their bikes. <br />Sustained policy, system &/or environmental change resulting from the project: <br />Having bicycle racks available throughout the parks encourages bike riding <br />into and within the community. People understand that they have a secure <br />place to lock their bikes and walk around the community or play at the parks. <br />In the neighborhood parks, it encourages parents to ride their with their <br />children (rather than come by car). <br />How to know the project is successful: The bike racks will be installed permanently in <br />the parks and will be used by the many people <br />who need to lock their bicycles. <br />� <br />