The airport study is a land use, transportation and economic development planning study for the Greater Kankakee Airport Authority and surrounding areas.
The need for a trail along the Kankakee River was first introduced in the Kankakee County Greenways and Trails Plan adopted June 8, 1999 by the Kankakee County Board.
This study was requested by the Planning, Zoning, and Agriculture Committee of the
Kankakee County Board in response to the increasing number of requests to subdivide
highly productive agricultural land for low-density residential use.