More trails in Conway? Here’s how you can have a say.
The City of Conway this week is beginning the process of developing a plan to expand the city’s network of parks and trails.
And leaders want to know what you think.
The city is developing a “pathways and trails master plan” that will assess current paths and trails for bikers and walkers and identify “critical gaps” where the city can add new ones.
A public meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday will let residents weigh in. It will be held at 196 Laurel Street in downtown Conway.
For those who can’t make the meeting, the city is also accepting input via an online survey. In a news release Tuesday, the city shared a link to an informational website where residents can find the survey.
The city will present a draft of its “pathways and trails master plan” sometime in April and finalize the plan in the months afterward. That plan will allow the city to prioritize and fund various park and trail projects.
In its news release, the city suggested that such projects could include extending the Crabtree Greenway in partnership with the county, and granting rights-of-way or easements to make walking and biking easier.
The city notes that its developing the plan to promote health and wellness, increase property values and better connect the city for pedestrians.
“The plan will be more than ‘lines on a map,’” the city said. “It will demonstrate how a citywide system of pathways and trails can promote economic development, natural resource protection, health and wellness, mobility and connectivity and increased property values.”
