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Open House to be held for Trestle project on June 18

By: Danni Eickenhorst

The Trestle, a transformational project being developed by Great Rivers Greenway, which has been in the early design and planning phases until now, is looking to move forward with the help and input of the public. The abandoned rail trestle will be transformed into an elevated park, putting St. Louis on a short list with New York City and Paris, France, as one of the only cities in the world with such an attraction.    

The Great Rivers Greenway District Shines With Two Awards

The Great Rivers Greenway District was honored to receive two awards on May 30 for its work to make the St. Louis region a better place to live. The District was recognized both for its collaborative partnership with the public and other regional organizations and for its regional conservation efforts. 

Missouri Park & Recreation Association and Missouri Trails Alliance launch statewide trail-mapping initiative

The prestigious award, given to the top trail state every two years, recognizes innovative and successful trail sharing efforts, programs and systems. American Trails applauded Missouri trail managers for understanding the importance of pooling their resources together for the betterment of the trail system as a whole through initiatives like VisitMissouriTrails.com and the State Park Trail Inventory Database project.

Governor Nixon issues 100 Missouri Miles challenge

Fellow Missourians, 

Earlier this year, Missouri was named the “Best Trails State” by American Trails, a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting our nation’s hiking, biking and riding trails. From our cities and suburbs, to our small towns and rural areas, Missouri is crisscrossed by hundreds of miles of trails to accommodate a wide variety of activities and interests. 

#CarFreeSTL Trail Ride & Picnic for June 1 now in partnership with Governor Nixon's Trail Challenge Kickoff in Forest Park

Public invited to walk, ride, bike to celebrate

By: Danni Eickenhorst

Governor Nixon announced this week that he will be issuing a challenge to Missouri residents to ride, walk, hike and bike 100 miles of Missouri's award winning trails in 2013. Earlier this year, Missouri was named "Best Trails State" by American Trails, a national nonprofit organizational which promotes biking, hiking and riding trails. The Governor and First Lady will be in Forest Park on Saturday June 1, National Trails Day, to kick off the initiative and have invited Great Rivers Greenway and local blogger Jess Leitch to take part in the kickoff.

District to be honored with awards for conservation & collaboration on May 30

We are thrilled to announce that Great Rivers Greenway will be honored twice on May 30, 2013 for our work to make the St. Louis region a better place to live. The Open Space Council for the St. Louis region will recognize the work of the District with the 2013 Land Conservancy Award, and the St. Louis County Municipal League will bestow their Creative Collaboration Award to the District the same night.

These honors for conservation work and collaborative partnerships would not be possible without the support and partnership of the residents and organizations region-wide. For your continued support, we offer our thanks.

Great Rivers Greenway announces the CarFreeSTL Challenge during National Bike Month

The Challenge:

Make the choice.
During National Bike Month, we encourage you walk, bike and utilize Metro transit more often in St. Louis. Maybe you bike to work one day a week, or just give up the car for your daily errands - no matter how car-free you decide to be, you'll feel healthier, happier and better for improving local air quality during the month of May.

Without many people realizing it was happening, the entire St. Louis region has become more walkable and bikeable in recent years.

Great Rivers Greenway has developed 114 miles of a planned 600 mile network of off-street bike and pedestrian trails from St. Charles County to downtown St. Louis. Additionally, 84-miles of Bike St. Louis on-street bike paths are complete, and municipalities around the region are working to create similar on-street facilities through the Gateway Bike Plan. Both systems are developed to work in tandem with Metro Transit, with various points of connection so that by utilizing on-street and off-street facilities and Metro buses and trains, you can get where you need to go, and never use a car. 

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St. Charles County residents invited to open house to discuss extension of Centennial Greenway in St. Charles & St. Peters

Proposed extension to connect Centennial Greenway from Katy Trail to Laurel Park, Wapelhorst and Spencer Creek

By: Danni Eickenhorst, Communications Manager

On Thursday May 2, Great Rivers Greenway, will host an open house at the Heritage Museum from 4 to 7 pm to discuss Phase II of the Centennial Greenway, which would extend through areas of the cities of St. Charles, St. Peters and St. Charles County. The event will be held in partnership with the Francis Howell School District, Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Charles City, St. Charles County and the City of St. Peters.

Newest Centennial Greenway trail to open April 26 with "Party on the Greenway" in Shaw Park

Submitted by: Danni Eickenhorst, Great Rivers Greenway

Thousands of residents and employees in the neighboring communities of Clayton, Ladue, Olivette and University City will soon have a safe and accessible path to shopping, work, nature and outdoor recreation thanks to a new two-mile trail in the Great Rivers Greenway trail system. 

Great Rivers Greenway thanks supporters for passage of Proposition P

Thank you to all of our supporters who are working with us to improve the quality of life for our region.

Thanks to your continued support, we will continue to connect communities, to preserve nature, to promote good health and to improve the quality of life in the St. Louis region, and we will continue to be responsible stewards of the funds you entrusted us with, both now and in 2000.

We wanted to take a moment to say thanks to those who went above and beyond in their support of the measure, including: