MAY 31, 2011 – Ride your bike with the residents of Vinita Park and Trailnet, as they dedicate Vinita Park's new bike and pedestrian trail at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 4. The trail connects local residents to the Charles M. Forrester Park, city hall, and the Indian Trails Branch of the St. Louis County Library while providing a safe and shaded way to travel from Page Avenue to Midland Boulevard.

Trailnet, a nonprofit agency dedicated to fostering healthy and active communities, has facilitated the trail building as part of their continued partnership with the City of Vinita Park. In 2009, Trailnet received a grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health to fund the Touchstone Project which includes physical improvements to the trail, teaching the Earn-2-Bikes bike maintenance and safety class, hosting monthly bicycle rides, educating employers about bike-friendly workplace policies and working with Vinita Park to adopt land use policies that promote physical activity. Trailnet's partnership with Vinita Park began through Trailnet's creation of the city's Bikeable–Walkable Community Plan, completed in 2007.

Source: Trailnet Press Release

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