Interact for Health awards grant for trail system work

Interact for Health recently awarded Groundwork Cincinnati/Mill Creek a grant for $186,000. The grant will go toward research and analysis on ways to connect the existing and planned trails in Cincinnati, and for securing local, state and federal funds.
 
This past year, the Green Umbrella Regional Trails Alliance, through another grant from Interact for Health, mapped 391 miles of existing trails, 439 miles of planned trails, and 1,293 miles of potential trails in the Greater Cincinnati area. Groundwork Cincinnati/Mill Creek’s grant will advance the planning for trails that will complete the core of the city’s trail system.
 
The goal is to create a green, urban loop of interconnected trails that will link people and places, as well as encourage walking, hiking, running and bicycling. The city’s current trails include Mill Creek Greenway Trail, Ohio River Trail West, Wasson Way, Little Duck Creek, Oasis Line and Ohio Riverfront Trail East.
 
The grant will make advance planning for each trail possible, and will help ensure that connector trails are identified and built in order to create a seamless trail system.
 
The Connecting City Trails Project Steering Committee will oversee the project, and will include representatives from Interact for Health, the city, Queen City Bike, Green Umbrella Regional Trails Alliance and the six city trail groups. The committee will be assisted by a team from Human Nature.