" It is not feasible for our group to ride from Ozark/Nixa/Republic/Ozark/Rogersville/etc to the downtown area or C-Street."

None of those are in Springfield. I'm officially confused what your point is... Galloway (and Springfield for that matter) has welcomed the bike riders. I haven't hit a single one yet. Galloway is closer than entire towns you are correct there. I wonder what you bike rides will look like with ~200 extra cars on that tiny street.