GetAbout Columbia officials optimistic about program's future

Saturday, January 3, 2009 | 9:41 p.m. CST; updated 10:30 p.m. CST, Saturday, January 3, 2009

COLUMBIA — In the summer of 2005, the hard work of city officials and Columbia biking enthusiasts paid off in the form of a $22 million grant from the federal government to see if nonmotorized transportation could work on a citywide scale. The announcement was met with excitement and high expectations of just how quickly the grant would translate into tangible changes.

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