County to unveil bike/trails plan
The Daily Insider
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Get ready to ride. . .and walk around Clark County.
The Clark County Commissioners will adopt a Lewis and Clark Legacy Project, Clark County Trail and Bikeway Systems Plan in a signing ceremony April 6, 2006 at 11 a.m. at the Port of Vancouver's Public Dock next to the Red Lion Inn at the Quay. The date has historic significance in the context of the region's trail system: it was April 6, 1806 that Lewis and Clark made their final departure from Clark County.
In conjunction with the historically significant presentation, Community Choices 2010 will introduce the new Clark County Walkaround Guide, a friendly portable publication that features maps and information on walking and biking 25 Clark County trails. The Walkaround Guide was produced by Community Choices 2010's Steps to a Healthier Clark County grant and funded by Kaiser Permanente. Two hundred commemorative first edition Walkaround Guide books will be given away at the event.
"The Trails Plan is one piece of the community's efforts to set a framework that supports an environment that assures the healthy choice is the easy choice when it comes to access to physical activity," says Kelly Punteney, Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation Trails Planner.
The Lewis and Clark "Journey Home" luncheon sponsored by Vancouver/Clark County Bicentennial Committee and the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce will directly follow at noon at the Red Lion Inn at the Quay, with Bob Archibald, a Lewis and Clark expert from the Missouri Historical Society as guest speaker. To register or for more information about the luncheon go the Chamber's website at http://www.vancouverusa.com/ or call the events line at 360-694-2588.