PedNet Advocacy Alert: State of Missouri reconsidering Rock Island Trail
Annette Triplet of the PedNet Coalition wrote an excellent summary of the situation with the Rock Island Trail--and why you need to take two minutes to complete the Missouri DNR's Survey about the future of the Rock Island Trail:
At the end of 2016, Governor Nixon announced that a 144-mile stretch of the former Rock Island rail line was on track for transfer to the State of Missouri by the end of 2017, to be developed into the Rock Island Trail.
Now state officials under Governor Greitens are reconsidering whether to accept the planned donation of the rail corridor by Ameren.
The Department of Natural Resources is asking for comments about the Rock Island Trail. We are asking all trail supporters to take a couple of minutes to complete the survey at the link below. Your input will help us let the Governor know there is strong support for the trail.
Please share your support of the Rock Island Trail through this quick Department of Natural Resources survey.
Please send your message of support for the Rock Island Trail to two different places. You can copy & paste the very same message to both:
- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources online survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YRQX56F
- Governor Greitens:
Online: https://governor.mo.gov/get-involved/contact-the-governors-office
For "subject" choose "Natural Resources"
Or, give the Governor's office a brief phone call at (573) 751-3222.
Read the rest of PedNet's excellent summary of the issue.
Read MoBikeFed's summary of the issue.
Read Missouri Rock Island Trail, Inc's summary of the issue.
More about the Rock Island Trail State Park, Missouri's (potential) new cross-state trail, on our Rock Island Trail page.
Helping to create a complete, connected statewide network of trails and bikeways reaching all parts of Missouri is one of the top goals of our Vision for Bicycling and Walking in Missouri.
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