The Omaha Airport Authority has since changed a portion of the trail, redirecting it to cross Abbott Drive and run along the shoreline of Carter Lake west of the airport. According to Howard Kooper, the Omaha Airport Authority chairman, several reasons come into play for rejecting the original route of the trail. Those reasons include "the safety and security of aviation operations as well as the general safety for trail users and airline passengers alike".

Last week, Omaha City Council members voted to join Kerry and Mayor Mike Fahey in their effort to restore the original plan for the trail and build it to run along the levy just east of Eppley Airfield. They feel the rerouting of the bike and pedestrian trail could cause bigger risk of injury to those using it.

In a recent letter Kerry wrote to Mayor Fahey, he stated that the route along the river "is clearly the best, safest and lowest cost route". Although Mayor Fahey and city council members seem to agree with Kerry, the final decision still lies with the Airport Authority.

A recent article in the Omaha World-Herald stated that there are other pedestrian trails in the United States that also run in close proximity of airports such as the Mount Vernon Trail which runs 18.5 miles from George Washington's home to the Theodore Roosevelt Island near the Lincoln Memorial. One of the favorite stops along this trail called Gravelly Point is at the end of the Ronald Reagan National Airport runway. Pedestrians often stop there to view jets landing and taking off. This has not caused any security risks to the airport so far. Even during the 9/11 terrorists attack, the trail remained open.