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2019 Clean Ohio Trails Fund Recipients 2 0 1 9 C l e a n O h i o T r a i l s F u n d A w a r d s County City/Village Applicant Project Total Project COTF Funding Proposal Costs Ashtabula Ashtabula County Pymatuning valley $2,124,982.00 $500,000.00 The Pymatuning Valley Greenway Trail Phase 1.1 is a Metroparks Greenway Trail 3.51 mile multi-use trail in southwestern Ashtabula County, which is the initial phase of a regionally significant trail that will connect Ashtabula County and the Western Reserve Greenway Trail to Jamestown, PA and Clarion, PA. The trail itself will be designed to be off-road, paved, 10-feet-wide. Clean Ohio Trails Fund assistance will fund the construction, design, and engineering phases of this project. Clinton City of Wilmington Clarksville Connection- $2,022,601.00 $500,000.00 This project will extend the Luther Warren Peace Path Phase I Trail 3.5 miles from the existing terminus at Nelson Avenue in the City of Wilmington to Beechgrove Road and Ogden Road in Union Township as the first step towards developing a trail to connect to the Little Miami Trail in Warren County. Clean Ohio Trails Fund assistance will fund the construction phase of this project. Columbiana Columbiana County Little Beaver Creek $156,596.00 $117,447.00 The project will allow for the construction of 3.1 miles of a Park District Greenway Trail-Lincoln combination of bike lanes and bike trail along State Route Street Connector 154, east of Lisbon, to an existing park and ride near State Route 11. Clean Ohio Trails Fund assistance will fund the design, engineering, and construction phases of this project. Thursday, December 19, 2019 Page 1 of 6 County City/Village Applicant Project Total Project COTF Funding Proposal Costs Cuyahoga Cleveland Metroparks Cleveland Foundation $530,000.00 $198,750.00 Cleveland MetroParks will construct the Cleveland Centennial Lake Link Foundation Centennial Lake Link Trail (CFCT) North- Trail North Mulberry to Willow Street Bridge, a 700 foot all-purpose trail that will link the existing end of the CFCT North via the Willow Street Bridge to the Wendy Park Bridge. Clean Ohio Trails Fund assistance will fund a portion of the construction phase for this project. Cuyahoga Village of Glenwillow Glenwillow-Tinker's $556,935.00 $417,701.00 This project involves continuing the Tinker's Creek Trail Creek Trail-South Phase South Multi-Purpose Trail, a distance of 0.46 mile, from II its current termini to the village corporate line with Summit County. The 10-foot wide multi-purpose trail will be ADA compliant and designated as a non-motorized trail for walking, bicycling, jogging or other similar uses. Clean Ohio Trails fund assistance will fund the construction phase of this project. Delaware Preservation Parks of Ohio to Erie Trail $675,500.00 $500,000.00 This project will span 2.25 miles along a former railroad Delaware County corridor and will encompass parcels acquired by Preservation Parks District in 2018. The width of the multiuse trail will be 10-feet wide and asphalt. Clean Ohio Trails Fund assistance will fund a portion of the construction and design and engineering phases of this project. Franklin City of Canal Winchester McGill Park Trail $901,656.00 $450,828.00 The proposed trail would begin in the proposed McGill Connector Park Phase One, and run along Little Walnut Creek for 0.76 mile, and connect to the existing multi-use trail in the city. This trail will provide for local residents to the new proposed McGill Park, as well as, the existing parks within the Canal Winchester Park system. Clean Ohio Trails Fund assistance will fund the construction phase of this project. Thursday, December 19, 2019 Page 2 of 6 County City/Village Applicant Project Total Project COTF Funding Proposal Costs Franklin City of Columbus Eastmoor Green Line $1,409,328.00 $463,730.00 This project will construct Phase I of the Eastmoor Green Line through the central near east side neighborhoods of Columbus and the western edge of the City of Whitehall. The 10-foot-wide asphalt path will be 2.3 miles in length on an abandoned railroad corridor from East Broad Street near Maplewood Avenue, to 400 feet north of East Livingston Avenue and Maplewood Avenue, where it connects to the Barnett neighborhood. The trail is the centerpiece of a 60 feet wide linear trail corridor with natural plantings, connections to 4 neighborhoods, and multiple schools and parks. Clean Ohio Trails Fund assistance will fund the construction phase of this project. Greene Arthur Morgan Institute Agraria Trail $785,858.00 $500,000.00 This project will develop a trail that links Agraria, a for Community Solutions regenerative agriculture center, with Yellow Springs High School, the Village of Yellow Springs, and Antioch College. This 0.87 mile asphalt trail will enable students, villagers, and visitors to access educational, recreational, commercial, and conservation activities at the site. The trail will be 12 feet wide, with a 20-foot cleared corridor. Clean Ohio Trails Fund assistance will fund the construction phase of this project. Hamilton City of Cincinnati HAM ORT West $1,282,000.00 $350,000.00 The Ohio River Trail West (ORTW) is a proposed 10-foot- Segment 2 wide paved shared use path that will provide pedestrians a dedicated off-street recreation trail. The 1.0 mile shared use path will later be connected by Segment I and Segment 3 in a future improvement to link the Evans Recreational Area with the Daniel J. Gilday Recreation Complex. Clean Ohio Trails Fund assistance will fund a portion of the construction phase for this project. Hamilton City of Cincinnati Ham ORT West $548,000.00 $150,000.00 The Ohio River Trail West Segment 1 is a proposed, 0.6 Segments 1 mile, 10-foot-wide paved shared use path that will provide pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles a dedicated offstreet recreational trail. Segment 1 will start at Evans Park and continue under State Route 50. Clean Ohio Trails Fund assistance will fund the construction phase of this project. Thursday, December 19, 2019 Page 3 of 6 County City/Village Applicant Project Total Project COTF Funding Proposal Costs Lorain Lorain County Wellington Findley $1,280,000.00 $500,000.00 The Wellington Connector will construct 1.7 miles of 10- Metroparks Connector Trail foot-wide paved multi-purpose trail connecting. This trail will connect to the Upper Reservoir trailhead and end at Griggs Road near Findley State Park. Clean Ohio Trails Fund assistance will fund the design, engineering, and construction of this project. Lorain City of Sheffield Lake Lincoln Trail $301,970.00 $225,000.00 This project will construct 0.9 mile of 10-foot-wide asphalt trail connecting Lorain County Metroparks, Sheffield Reservation to Lake Road. Clean Ohio Trails Fund assistance will fund the design, engineering, and construction phases of this project. Medina City of Medina East Reagan Parkway $260,071.00 $195,053.00 This project will construct .42 mile of 10-foot-wide Multiuse Path Connector multipurpose asphalt trail on the south side of East Reagan Parkway in Medina. The path will link two existing multipurpose paths connecting Lake Medina to the business district on US 42. Clean Ohio Trails Fund assistance will fund the construction phase of this project. Medina City of Brunswick Plum Creek Greenway- $402,000.00 $301,500.00 Phase I of the Plum Creek Greenway will design and Phase I construct approximately 6,000 feet of 10-foot-wide, asphalt, multi-use trail. The Greenway will link critical recreational and institutional assets with residential neighborhoods, creating the first linear multi-purpose trail in Northern Medina County. Clean Ohio Trails Fund assistance will fund the construction phase of this project. Summit Village of Boston Heights Heights to Hudson Trail $1,243,440.00 $500,000.00 The Heights to Hudson Trail is approximately 2 miles long 10-foot-wide asphalt trail, connecting the Summit Metro Parks Hike and Bike Trail through the Village's downtown commercial center, and then to the City of Hudson border. The alignment establishes a trail through the Village and implements a direct connection into the regional trail network. Clean Ohio Trails Fund assistance will fund the construction phase of this project. Thursday, December 19, 2019 Page 4 of 6 County City/Village Applicant Project Total Project COTF Funding Proposal Costs Summit City of Twinsburg Land Acquistion $28,500.00 $19,125.00 The project will acquire a 1.5-acre parcel near Cannon Road in Twinsburg. This parcel provides access for a trail connection identified within The City of Twinsburg 2014 Comprehensive Plan and 2018 Connecting Communities First Mile/Last Mile Trail Plan. The parcel has been identified as a key connection between large tracts of City owned park land, including Center Valley Park located within the Tinker's Creek corridor. Warren City of Lebanon Lebanon Bike Trail $650,000.00 $487,000.00 This project calls for the construction of 2.38 miles of trail Northern Expansion which will consist of shared use sections, a separate 10- foot wide multi-use path, and conversion of an existing travel lane on North Broadway Avenue into a protected bike land. This project will extend the existing Lebanon- Countryside YMCA Trail, which connects with the Little Miami Scenic Trail. Clean Ohio Trails Fund assistance will fund the design, engineering, and construction phases of this project. Warren City of Franklin Great Miami River Trail $1,058,414.38 $175,037.00 The City of Franklin is proposing to construct Gap Project approximately 0.8 miles of 10-foot wide, asphalt multi-use trail from Baxter Drive to the municipal corporation limit shared with Middletown.
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