Cities realize hike-bike trails good for local economy
by Amy McCullough
Published: December 4,2011
Tags: bike trails, economic development tools, Farmer’s Market downtown, Flowood Mississippi, Heart of Mississippi Trails, Jackson Mississippi, Mississippi Agriculture Museum, Ridgeland Mississippi
Cities are realizing that hike and bike trails are not only important for citizens’ quality of life but are also a powerful economic development tools.
Recently, the cities of Jackson, Ridgeland and Flowood received a collective total of $3.1 million for pedestrian trail enhancements awarded through the Mississippi Department of Transportation.
Jackson received $1.1 million to build a new hike and bike trail that will start at the Mississippi Agriculture Museum and end at the Farmer’s Market downtown. Heart of Mississippi Trails signs will appear along the route…
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