Open House to Discuss Grant's Trail Extension being held on Oct. 15

The Great Rivers Greenway District is pleased to announce that it will host an open house Oct. 15 to discuss the expansion of Grant’s Trail on the Gravois Greenway. The open house will feature plans to extend the popular trail, connecting it to the River des Peres Greenway. The event will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Orlando’s Event Center, located at 4300 Hoffmeister Avenue in Lemay.

Ensuring that people have a voice in greenway projects is essential to the success of the District. The first open house for this important project was held in November 2012 to gather feedback on the plan concept and the potential alignment for the proposed connection. The second open house will provide plan updates to those in attendance and will serve as an opportunity for those who utilize the trails and have a vested interest in the outcome of this expansion to provide their feedback.  The feedback received will be reviewed and taken into consideration by Great Rivers Greenway, as the organization works to improve the qualify of life for the region, through projects like this.

The proposed plan would extend Grant’s Trail, the bicycle and pedestrian “superhighway” of the St. Louis region, to a total of 10 miles, and provide connection to River des Peres Greenway. The extension would begin on the south end of Grant’s Trail, near I-55 and Union Road, and would connect cyclists and other Grant’s Trail users from Kirkwood to Lemay. The connection to the River des Peres Greenway would create total through connectivity of more than 16 miles, and may include potential amenities and improvements such as a sculpture park, meadow restoration, and a floodplain park.  Construction of the two-mile extension is slated to begin in early 2015.