Communities
Trails and Bicycle Pedestrian Planning
HeartLands Conservancy has completed or assisted with more than 21 Comprehensive Bicycle & Pedestrian Facility Plans, both in Missouri and Illinois. HeartLands Conservancy believes that communities with a well-rounded transportation infrastructure network offer a higher quality of life for their residents. The presence of a high-quality network of sidewalks and trails (in addition to safe on-street facilities) attracts new residents and businesses. It also improves property values and overall community health.
These citizen-driven planning processes result in plan documents that aid the community in determining:
- Existing Conditions, including resident survey information/data
- Community-specific planned facilities, based on citizen input
- Priorities for implementation
- Estimates of cost for phased implementation
- Identification of available funding sources
- Identification of education and enforcement programs
Completed Plans
- Festus-Crystal City, Missouri*
- City of O’Fallon, Illinois*
- City of Red Bud, Illinois*
- Vinita Park, Missouri*
- Sunset Hills, Missouri*
- Bridgeton, Missouri*
- New Haven, Missouri*
- O’Fallon-Wentzville-Lake St. Louis, Missouri*
- Cottleville, Missouri*
- Bellefontaine Neighbors, Missouri*
- Chesterfield, Missouri*
- City of Edwardsville Parks, Open Space & Trails Plan (Edwardsville, Illinois)
- Carlyle Lake Trail Plan (City of Carlyle, Illinois)
- Brentwood-Clayton-Maplewood-Richmond Heights, Missouri*
- Franklin County (MO)*
- Union, Missouri*
- Washington, Missouri*
- Des Peres, Missouri*
- Herculaneum, Missouri*
- Saint Charles, Missouri *
- Calhoun County (IL)
- Village of Swansea, Illinois
- City of Waterloo, Illinois
- City of Columbia, IL
- Scott Air Force Base Commuter Study
- Kaskaskia River Trail Phase I (Fayetteville, IL to New Athens, IL)
- Village of Godfrey
- City of Alton
- Wood River Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan
* Completed as a part of a multi-year partnership with Trailnet.