Jackson County Rock Island Trail - what happened, what's next, what connections are in the works? Special FREE Zoom meeting March 9th, Noon
Submitted by Brent Hugh on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 3:11am
Jackson County has recently completed the main 13.5-mile section of the Rock Island Trail through Lee's Summit, Raytown, and Jackson County - a project decades in the making. The trail is the final link bringing the Katy Trail/Rock Island Trail system all the way across Missouri from the Mississippi River to Kansas City.
Join Jackson County Legislator Tony Miller, Deputy Director for the Jackson County Parks Department Brian Nowotny, and Rock Island Program Manager Matt Davis for an update the new trail.
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- How did the trail come to be?
- What impact is the Rock Island Trail having on the county and the communities along it?
- What's next for the trail?
- What are the possibilities for connecting the trail to the west towards Kansas City, St Joseph, and Kansas? To Missouri State Parks Rock Island & Katy Trails to the southeast? To other trails along the way?
- How are gaps in the trail and potential connections going to be addressed - the Greenwood Gap to the east and the gap to Kansas City trails to the west?
- What are the lessons learned for other communities and counties across Missouri who want to build trails?
Find out the latest about the Jackson County ?Rock Island Trail & have your questions answered.
Join us via ZOOM for this special update about Jackson County's Rock Island Trail:
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The western terminus of the Rock Island Trail is as the Truman Sports Complex. How will it connect from there to downtown Kansas City and beyond?
The trail connects Kansas City, Raytown, and Lee's Summit. How will it connect to the State Parks Rock Island Trail in Pleasant Hill and to Kansas City's existing trails?
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