See below for good news on additional funding for the Mill Creek Greenway Trail and for the Greater Harrison Bikeway West from State Senator Eric Kearney.
The Mill Creek Greenway Trail Grant is for a 3.4 mile multi-purpose, off-road hiking and bike trail that will connect with existing streets, on-road bike lanes, METRO and Access bus stops and pedestrian side walks. The first .6 mile of the trail through Solway Park in Northside/Spring Grove Village will be dedicated in November. Construction of an additional .9 mile will begin this spring.
Long-term plans are for a total of 13.5 miles of trail in the Mill Creek corridor from the Hamilton County Fairgrounds in Carthage, through Winton Hills, Clifton, Spring Grove Village, Northside, South Cumminsville, Millvale, English Woods, North Fairmount, Lower Price Hill, and to the Ohio River, where it will connect to a future Central Riverfront Park and Ohio River Trail, according to an article in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Greater Harrison Bikeway West grant is for construction of a paved multi-use trail, 10ft wide and 3800 feet long starting at the Miami Whitewater Forest (Shaker Trace Trail) and continuing to Hickory Flats Drive.
From: Senator Kearney
Date: Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Subject: Kearney Announces Mill Creek Greenway Trail Grant
To: Senator Kearney
For Immediate Release: Contact: Nick Torres
Thursday October 8, 2009 (614) 466-5980
(Columbus)—Ohio State Senator Eric H. Kearney (D- Cincinnati) announced today that the Clean Ohio Trail Fund (COTF) has awarded a maximum $500,000 grant to the nonprofit Mill Creek Restoration Project for the City of Cincinnati’s Mill Creek Greenway Trail Program.
“The Mill Creek program is a worthy investment of state funds. Cincinnatians certainly have a love for recreation and parks, and this grant is part of a great initiative to improve on the area’s natural beauty,” said Kearney.
Funds provided by the grant will be used to construct the second phase of the multi-purpose Mill Creek Greenway Trail. The plan includes improvements to water quality and wildlife rejuvenation in the areas surrounding Mill Creek as well as a floodplain management program. The Mill Creek grant is one of 26 COTF grants awarded in 2009, and one of two in Hamilton County. The City of Harrison is receiving a $173,215 grant for the Greater Harrison Bikeway-West.
“This grant will have wide ranging benefits. From immediate job creation to recreation and health benefits and even increased property values in the long term, the Mill Creek Greenway Trail Program is a natural winner,” Kearney said.
Senator Eric H. Kearney represents parts of Cincinnati, St. Bernard, Elmwood Place, Cleves, Cheviot, Norwood, Golf Manor, Columbia Township, Deer Park, Silverton, Springfield Township, North Bend and Addyston.
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