Examiner Business Review: Metro trails system is coming together, will boost development: Rock Island & more | Independence Examiner

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A longer and better connected network of hiking and biking trails is beginning to materialize in the metro area, including significant parts in Eastern Jackson County.

Trail advocates say bikes mean dollars and that steady, noticeable economic development follows when trails go in.

It’s not just visitors’ wallets that are in play. Trails to walk and bike are a quality-of-life issue for residents, and Independence Mayor Eileen Weir says attitudes have shifted.

“It’s really no longer a ‘yeah, that’s a nice thing to have’ thing,” she said. “It’s more of an essential.”

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Examiner Business Review: Metro trails system is coming together, will boost development: Rock Island & more | Independence Examiner