RESOLUTION NO. 061242
Expressing the Councils support
for extension of the Katy Trail to Kansas City, and directing the City Clerk to
distribute copies of this resolution.
WHEREAS, the
Katy Trail, the longest rail-trail in the United States, is among the most
popular Missouri state parks, but still is not connected to the major
population centers in Missouri; and
WHEREAS,
completing the Katy Trail to create a seamless trail connection from St. Louis
to Kansas City will allow bicyclists and pedestrians to safely connect with all
cities and towns along the trail; and
WHEREAS, a
completed Katy Trail would serve as the backbone of the Quad-State Trail System
designed to connect communities within Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska;
and
WHEREAS, a
completed Katy Trail can provide tremendous tourism, economic development, and
public health benefits; and
WHEREAS,
although connections for trail users from the Katy Trail to St. Charles, other
points within the St. Louis metropolitan area, Hermann, Washington, Columbia,
and Springfield, all exist or are planned, there are no connections for trail
users to Jefferson City, Kansas City, communities throughout the St. Louis
metropolitan area, and other communities desirous of the benefits of a
completed Katy Trail; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That
the Council urges all involved parties to complete the Katy Trail network from
state line to state line and to make appropriate trail connections from the
Katy Trail to communities around the state, including particularly construction
of the Katy Trail in the Kansas City area.
Section 2. That
the City Clerk shall provide copies of this resolution to Governor Matt Blunt,
Attorney General Jay Nixon, Doyle Childers, Director of the Missouri Department
of Natural Resources, Pete Rahn, Director of the Missouri Department of
Transportation, and Brent D. Hugh, Executive Director of the Missouri Bicycle
Federation.
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