A few weeks ago, the Ohio River Trail West quietly achieved a major milestone. The ORTW from Downtown Cincinnati to Shawnee Lookout was officially adopted (in its entirety) into the OKI 2040 Long Range Plan on June 9th, 2016! OKI oversees the spending of millions of federal dollars for transportation projects throughout the Tri-State, including…
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City to Dedicate Right of Way for Section of Ohio River Trail West
Excellent news from the Ohio River Trail West camp… The City of Cincinnati is expected to dedicate right-of-way this week for about three-tenths of a mile of Ohio River Trail West in Sedamsville between the recently completed Peter Cremer building and Southside Avenue. This is property that is currently owned by the City, with sale…
Price Landing Park Framework Presentation scheduled Wednesday April 15, 2015
Join us at the next community input workshop! Nearly sixty people participated in the February 7, 2015 workshop to help visualize the future Price Landing Park along the Ohio River in Lower Price Hill. The Planning Group has distilled the community input voiced at the workshop and we are now creating the Park Framework Plan….
Ohio River Trail West Gets Major Construction Grant
River West Working Group is excited to announce that the Ohio River Trail West has been awarded a $1.045 million Federal Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality grant. With the commitment of $261,000 of City of Cincinnati bike program and other funds, $1.3 million is available toward construction of Phase 1 of the bikeway and greenway project. These…
Interact for Health Awards $186,000 Grant to Study Cincinnati Urban Core Loop Trail Network
In October 2014, Interact for Health, a local independent non-profit organization, awarded $186,000 to Groundwork Cincinnati/Mill Creek to explore ideas for a hike/bike loop around the urban core of Cincinnati. Those funds will be used to study ways to build upon an extensive, yet disjointed inventory of existing and proposed hike/bike infrastructure. A steering committee…
Ohio River Trail Preliminary Drawings!
On Wednesday July 24th, we hosted an open house with representation from the City of Cincinnati Department of Transportation and Engineering and their consultant URS. We were joined by over 50 residents, planners, community leaders and business owners! As preliminary design nears a close, we’re excited to share some drawings with you. ENJOY Update;…
Ohio River Trail West Public Open House July 23, 2014
What: Public meeting to discuss the future of the Ohio River Trail West Who’s Invited: The meeting is open to all When: Wednesday July 23, 2014 at 6pm Where: Cincinnati Christian University, Worship and Ministry Center, 2700 Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45204 (click for a map) Cincinnati’s Department of Transportation and Engineering and River West Working…
MSD Improvements Complimentary to Western RiverWalk Project
In Mayor Mark Mallory’s final State of the City Address in November 2013, he featured a presentation prepared by MSD in which the Mayor shared a vision for redevelopment along Cincinnati’s western riverfront driven by our need to reconfigure our antiquated sewer system. This presentation was a pleasant surprise and great endorsement of our vision…