The Star has a new profile of the Riverfront Heritage Trail that is finally coming together.  Yours truly build the trail’s new web site, and I was very excited to learn about all of the various projects that about to bring the trail to completion.  Work has already started on a big segment across the [...]

The Star reports that the Johnson County’s Mill Creek Streamway trail is closed today at College Boulevard for bridge construction.  It is hoped to re-open tomorrow.

June 2nd is National Trails Day, and the KC region has several events planned on local trails.  Check out the Mid-America Regional Council’s list of all trail events.

[ June 2, 2007; ] Events are planned in all parts of the metro area to mark National Trails Day.  MARC has a complete list of area events, times, locations, etc.

The City of KCMO is developing a master plan for a city-wide network of trails for bicyclists, pedestrians, and even equestrians. While the emphasis is on multi-use trails along stream corridors, the plan will include a substantial portion of on-street bike routes in the urban core and other developed areas.
This week the city is [...]

KCMO is planning for a new multi-use trail along Line Creek and Second Creek in the Northland. It’s part of a longer MetroGreen corridor that will eventually extend from the Missouri River in Riverside up to Smithville. Thursday night you can attend an open house to learn more about the proposed trail.
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The city of KCMO is in the process of planning for a city-wide system of trails for bicyclists, pedestrians, and equestrians.  This plan would focus on creating priority east/west and north/south corridors for both recreation and transportation.  It would build on existing plans like BikeKC, MetroGreen, and the city’s walkability plan, but hopefully provide an [...]

Star columnist and cyclist Mike Hendrick has yet another column on the topic of extending the Katy Trail to Kansas City. He explains that circumstances are better than ever for an extension, but that the fate of the trail is caught in the middle of a nasty political fight between Governor Blunt and Attorney [...]

Jackson County is proposing a new multi-use trail to link the towns of Buckner and Sibley in the north part of the county. The 3 mile trail would mostly parellel Buckner-Tarsney Road and include the Fort Osage historic site on the Missouri River. The route is generally flat and runs through open country. [...]

Local bike blogger/commuter Warren has an update on Johnson County’s Indian Creek Trail, which has been partially due to highway construction.