METRO GREEN VISIONARY AWARD

In association with the 1991 ASLA National Annual Meeting, held in Kansas City, the Prairie Gateway Chapter facilitated a local service project.  Inspired by the Kessler Plan, the MetroGreen Plan identified a regional greenway system for the metro area linking existing parks, urban spaces and rural greenspaces by proposing a system of trails and bike paths.  This award celebrates the vision that the MetroGreen Plan started, but awarded to the city, county or governmental agency within the PGASLA boundary that conducts outstanding efforts to promote trails and greenways, like MetroGreen does.

2022 – Marlatt Memorial Park & Trails
2021 – Riverfront Heritage Trail, Kansas City Missouri
2020 – Haskell Rail-Trail & Burroughs Rail-Trail
2019 – Flint Hills Nature Trail
2018 – Rock Island Corridor, Jackson County, MO
2016 – Greg Ruether – City of Overland Park, Johnson County Parks and Recreation
2015 – Gary L. Haller Trail
2014 – Kansas City, Missouri, Public Works Department
2013 – Prairie Spirit Trail, Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
2012 – Arkansas River Bicycle Path, Wichita, KS
2011 – Platte County Parks and Recreation Department, Platte County, MO