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News coverage: Jackson County & partners purchase final piece of rail corridor to connect heart of KC to Katy Trail | Joplin Globe

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Thu, 10/22/2015 - 7:35am

Headlines are quick hits from media outlets from Missouri and around the world. Follow the headline link for the full story. The source of this headline says:

The Kansas City area would be closer to connecting to Missouri's cross-state Katy Trail under a newly announced plan.

The Kansas City Star reports that Jackson County and the area's transit agency announced Wednesday the purchase of a rail corridor from Lee's Summit to near the Truman Sports Complex. Should the $52 million deal go through, the new link would make it possible to someday hop on a bike almost anywhere in the metro area, connect to the new trail on existing paths and ride all the way to St. Louis.

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News coverage: Jackson County & partners purchase final piece of rail corridor to connect heart of KC to Katy Trail | Joplin Globe
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MoBikeFed comment: Statewide coverage of the recent announcement by Jackson County, KCATA, and other partners. The Joplin area hopes to be connected with the statewide trail network in the future, through several possible rail-trail connections.

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