ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOX) - The pandemic has driven many people to explore the great outdoors this year, including the miles of trails and open spaces that make up the Great Rivers Greenway.
"Right now we are standing in what's called an emergent wetland, on the new Gravois Greenway, Grant's Trail Extension, " explains Anne Milford, Communications Coordinator for Great Rivers Greenway, as she stands on a boardwalk on a bright, crisp December morning. "It used to be a vacant lot all overgrown with honeysuckle and other invasive plants and we've cleaned it all out and put a boardwalk across it and it gives people a green space as they walk or ride their bike."
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This is just one example of how the agency has used old train corridors and other underused spaces the last two decades to connect communities in St. Louis City, St. Louis County and St. Charles County. Now the agency is looking ahead to the next 20 years and hoping the public will provide guidance for the next five year strategic plan. Click here for a link to the survey.
Milford tells KMOX, Great Rivers Greenway has tracked foot and bike traffic and it's risen 72% this year.
"It's been a surreal year and people have turned to the outside. They've realize now that these green spaces and trails and parks aren't just amenities... ...they're necessities."
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