Join the Moorhead Public Library's Learnin g Series with Clay County Public Health to learn about expansion of the Heartland Trail\, a paved recreational path for year-round activities including walking\, running\, cycling\, sno wmobiling\, and cross-country skiing.
\nThe program is offered free- of-charge and will offer attendees the opportunity to learn more about the plans and process to expand the trail into Clay County\, with Patrick Hol lister\, Active Living Planner with Clay County Health\, and Dan Farnswort h\, Transportation Planner with the Fargo-Moorhead Metro Council of Govern ments (Metro COG).
\nAbout the Project:
The Heartland State Trail is currently a 49-mile paved path running from
Cass Lake\, MN\, to Park Rapids\, MN. In 2006 the Minnesota Legislature a
uthorized extension of the trail from Park Rapids to Moorhead. Hollister a
nd Farnsworth will discuss the planning efforts so far in implementing the
trail within Clay County\, including proposed alignment\, public feedback
\, challenges\, opportunities\, and the future of the project. \;
About the Presenters:
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Patr
ick Hollister is the Active Living Planner with PartnerSHIP
4 Health and is committed to helping to make communities more conducive to
active transportation (biking and walking) through improved community des
ign and encouragement. Patrick works with FM Metro COG\, city and county g
overnments\, and MnDOT to leverage opportunities for Complete Streets proj
ects and bicycle/pedestrian infrastructure. Patrick is active in efforts t
o complete the Heartland Trail through both Clay County and Becker County.
Patrick has a Master of Planning degree from the Humphrey Institute at th
e University of Minnesota and a B.A. in Mathematics from Macalester Colleg
e.
Dan Farnsworth has been with Metro CO G since 2012 and works on a range of transportation planning efforts inclu ding bicycle/pedestrian infrastructure and coordination\, traffic data col lection and analysis\, corridor studies\, and more. Dan has been working o n Heartland Trail planning in Clay County since 2014. He graduated from ND SU in 2008 with a degree in Civil Engineering.
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