Phase II and III of Nature Trail is now complete

7/31/2012

The Briarcliff Nature Trail just received a new addition. More than 1,600 feet of new path was added to the existing trail which winds through the Briarcliff neighborhoods. Phase II of the project connected the trail from the woods to Main St. A sidewalk was also added that connects to the trail and surrounds the Briarcliff Greenway. Phase III added a new access point of the trail next to the baseball diamond and soccer field at Briarcliff Elementary. It winds through the woods connecting to the existing trail and to 40th St.

Briarcliff Trails of Our Community saw an opportunity to grow the existing trail so it could be easily accessed by residents at various points in the neighborhood.

7 Comments

Jack Ellis

8/5/2012 12:40:00 am

Beautiful addition. This is visual art worthy of being draped by Christo. Great work!

Tony Wright

8/21/2012 01:50:10 am

I just want thank everyone for their hard work to expand the trail.It is a great addition to the neighborhood.Is there a map of the proposed expansion?

Tim Johnston

8/22/2012 06:05:59 am

Thanks for the kind words. It is a great addition to the neighborhood. Two years ago, the landscape architect from the Kansas City Parks Department and I walked the greenway south of 40th St to Water Works Park to get a scope of a possible route through the wide wooded area. No map was actually made when we walked this, just a determination if it was possible, which it is. The earliest the work will start on this Phase IV will be next year.

Amy Brown

8/31/2012 01:59:51 am

Our family thoroughly enjoys the new beautiful addition. We use it as a family all the time. My kids absolutely love it. I think it adds to our community. What a fabulous job! Thank you for all your efforts.

Mike Shields

8/31/2012 04:26:23 am

Looks great!!! Can't wait to start walking it with the dogs. Awesome job and a great improvement to our neighborhood!

Matt Robb

9/4/2012 01:15:38 am

Great we have roads in the woods, just what the animals enjoy, There have always been trails in the woods, we do we need asphalt to walk on. With traffic you get trash, who is going to clean that up?
The city cannot even keep the Greenway mowed most of the time, I can just imagine what the trails will look like in a few years.
Nice job alerting the community also.
What's done is done, but we don's want anymore trails running to waterworks or anywhere else. If we wanted to be overdeveloped we would move north to Zona Rosa area. Guess what,we like our undeveloped woods. We don't need more playgrounds and parking lots and any other junk that is planned, we need more Greenspace. Way to go Mr. responsible party!! This could be one of the the worst planned projects of all time.

Ellen Super

9/4/2012 03:36:03 pm

This is a great addition for the neighborhood trying to attract families to move into the neighborhood with young families. I guess people don't get "traffic" both ways of why the trail is so wide. If I was on the trail I would not be happy if I had to move off the pathway for others to pass me oncoming or pass by me from behind As for wildlife, there is plenty still there. They are WILD ANIMALS and don't live in the same place year-round. Safety issue, the more people using the trails will create more awareness from those using the trails. Therefore cutting crime down. Change is good and some people have a hard time with it.
Accepting change doesn't mean defeat. It is a new vision for new eyes to enjoy.
Are people willing to give their front yards up for sidewalks? I think not. This property is CITY owned and they can do what they want with. I would be happy to have this is my backyard so my children have a safe way to walk/ride bikes to school.

Phase II and III of Nature Trail is now complete

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