The City Planning Department is accepting public comment until December 10 on proposed alternatives for the Ohio River Trail.
These comments will be assembled and sent to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) along with a request for the release of previously awarded funds. The HUD funds, which total $745,125, come from the Neighborhood Initiative Grant program.
These funds would be used for the construction phase of the trail segment between Carrel Street and Wilmer Avenue, a distance of a little over one-half of one mile. Work would involve the renovation of a former freight terminal and the removal of several abandoned railroad spurs.
The City is currently undergoing the HUD Environmental Review process.
The project has been in the design and environmental document phase, which was paid for by federal highway funds. At the same time, the City has been working with FEMA on floodplain management issues because the project is in a 100-year flood plain.
HUD should make a decision on the funds by the end of the year.
Previous reading on BC:
Ohio River Trail: Three alternatives (5/18/07)
Friday, November 16, 2007
City seeking comments for river trail funds
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Written comments must be received by the DCP at the following address on or before Monday December 10, 2007: Department of City Planning, City of Cincinnati, Centennial Plaza Two, 805 Central Avenue Suite 700, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, Attention: Caroline Kellam, Senior City Planner
Thanks for the clarification.
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