Post by Stealth on May 23, 2008 21:04:28 GMT -5
$250,000 grant to go toward Huntington Greenways
By Herald-Press Staff
A $250,000 state grant announced Tuesday will allow for the construction of a pathway along the Little and Wabash rivers near the Forks of the Wabash Historic Park.
The one-mile-long, eight-foot-wide trail will be the first leg of the Huntington Greenways project to be completed. Jennifer Hotchkiss of the Huntington Parks and Recreation Department said the trail could be completed by fall.
“We are very excited to get this money, to see that the greenway system is about to get started,” Hotchkiss said. “A lot of people, including many people who have been on our Parks Board, have worked a lot of years on this.”
The trailhead will be built across from Huntington Nursery, 2964 W. Park Dr., and not far from the intersection of Quayle Run and West Park Dr. It will go west to the bridge that carries Rangeline Road over the Wabash River.
There will be access and parking at the trailhead and at the Forks of the Wabash.
The money for what is referred to as the “Forks of Wabash Trail” came from a Transportation Enhancement Grant from Indiana Department of Transportation. The money, however, is being distributed by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The official announcement was made by the governor's office Tuesday.
The $250,000 for the Huntington project is part of $19 million in grants announced Tuesday. Other area projects include $900,000 for a 1.7-mile trail along the former route of the Wabash and Erie Canal in Fort Wayne and $500,000 for two miles of trail in Grant county that connects the Grant County/Cardinal Greenway trail to the Sweetser Switch Trail west of Marion.
The Huntington Greenways project has eight parts. What was approved for funding Tuesday was actually part of one of the eight steps. The original plan calls for the trail to run from the Forks of the Wabash to Elmwood Park.
Other Huntington Greenways segments are:
€ Riverwalk from Briant Street to Elmwood Park. This was the Huntington Parks and Recreation Department's first priority, although the Forks trail was funded first. Hotchkiss said it may be possible to acquire a grant for this trail segment this summer.
€ Riverside Park, the section of rivergreenway east of Briant Street between the Little River and Riverside Drive.
€ Riverside Park to Huntington University.
€ Riverside Park to the Police Athletic League (P.A.L. Club) along Riverside Drive.
€ Riverside Park to the P.A.L. Club on a south loop that would include part of Taylor Street and part of the former Erie Railroad right of way.
€ Taylor Street (near Hier's Park) to Waterworks Road.
€ Forks of the Wabash to the J. Edward Roush Recreational Area.
By Herald-Press Staff
A $250,000 state grant announced Tuesday will allow for the construction of a pathway along the Little and Wabash rivers near the Forks of the Wabash Historic Park.
The one-mile-long, eight-foot-wide trail will be the first leg of the Huntington Greenways project to be completed. Jennifer Hotchkiss of the Huntington Parks and Recreation Department said the trail could be completed by fall.
“We are very excited to get this money, to see that the greenway system is about to get started,” Hotchkiss said. “A lot of people, including many people who have been on our Parks Board, have worked a lot of years on this.”
The trailhead will be built across from Huntington Nursery, 2964 W. Park Dr., and not far from the intersection of Quayle Run and West Park Dr. It will go west to the bridge that carries Rangeline Road over the Wabash River.
There will be access and parking at the trailhead and at the Forks of the Wabash.
The money for what is referred to as the “Forks of Wabash Trail” came from a Transportation Enhancement Grant from Indiana Department of Transportation. The money, however, is being distributed by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The official announcement was made by the governor's office Tuesday.
The $250,000 for the Huntington project is part of $19 million in grants announced Tuesday. Other area projects include $900,000 for a 1.7-mile trail along the former route of the Wabash and Erie Canal in Fort Wayne and $500,000 for two miles of trail in Grant county that connects the Grant County/Cardinal Greenway trail to the Sweetser Switch Trail west of Marion.
The Huntington Greenways project has eight parts. What was approved for funding Tuesday was actually part of one of the eight steps. The original plan calls for the trail to run from the Forks of the Wabash to Elmwood Park.
Other Huntington Greenways segments are:
€ Riverwalk from Briant Street to Elmwood Park. This was the Huntington Parks and Recreation Department's first priority, although the Forks trail was funded first. Hotchkiss said it may be possible to acquire a grant for this trail segment this summer.
€ Riverside Park, the section of rivergreenway east of Briant Street between the Little River and Riverside Drive.
€ Riverside Park to Huntington University.
€ Riverside Park to the Police Athletic League (P.A.L. Club) along Riverside Drive.
€ Riverside Park to the P.A.L. Club on a south loop that would include part of Taylor Street and part of the former Erie Railroad right of way.
€ Taylor Street (near Hier's Park) to Waterworks Road.
€ Forks of the Wabash to the J. Edward Roush Recreational Area.