First leg of Riverfront Commons opens

Earlier this month, a 3,000-foot pedestrian bridge and path atop and carved into the earthen levee between the Purple People Bridge and Daniel Carter Beard (Big Mac) Bridge. It's the first leg of the Riverfront Commons project, an effort to create more accessible walking and biking routes on the souther banks of the Ohio River. And it represents a tenacious community-driven effort to better connect Northern Kentucky's cities. Reports the Cincinnati Enquirer:    This is a symbol of what can be accomplished when public officials get together and work toward a common goal," said Roger Peterman, chairman of the Riverfront Commons Committee, a member of Southbank's board of directors and chairman of the Northern Kentucky Port Authority. The $1.2 million path connects the restaurants, condominiums and apartments along Riverboat Row with the Purple People Bridge and with Newport on the Levee. Eventually, it will be one piece in an 11.5-mile multi-use path that stretches along the Ohio River from Fort Thomas in the east to Ludlow in the west. Read the full story here.