Eldon views Rock Island Trail as centerpiece for revitalization | victoriaadvocate.com

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Matt Davis gets excited when he pulls out a map of this Miller County town and imagines how to help it make the transition to a more bike-friendly environment.

Davis, superintendent of the Eldon School District, traces his fingers across the map to show the different streets that would be good for children to ride their bikes. On each quadrant of the map, he’s jotted down the number of kids from that area who ride the bus to school.

Developing the Rock Island Trail through town, he said, would give children direct bike routes to the district’s elementary and middle schools. Davis and City Administrator Donald Smith said one could bike from one side of Eldon to the other in about five minutes without breaking a sweat.

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MoBikeFed comment: Development of the Rock Island Trail as Missouri's second cross-state trail is moving forward quickly now the Missouri State Parks has accepted the corridor as part of the State Parks system.

State Parks is planning to release a master plan for the corridor soon, and communities up and down the 144-mile corridor are developing their plans for building the trail and amenities like trailheads, parks, and connecting trails and routes.

More about the Rock Island Trail State Park project:

https://mostateparks.com/rockislandlinecorridor
https://rockislandtrail.org/
https://mobikefed.org/RockIslandTrail