In a purchase facilitated by the Trust for Public Land [2], ParkWorks acquired 3.23 acres of a former rail corridor on the west bank [3] of the Flats for the planned [4] Lake Link Trail and Greenway. They secured a trail easement for another 1.75 acres, protecting 1.3 miles of the route that will connect the Towpath Trail [5] with Lake Erie. Funding for the $1.2 million purchase [6] came from a Clean Ohio Conservation Fund gran [7]t.
Links:
[1] http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2009/12/#009927
[2] http://www.tpl.org/tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=23268&folder_id=251
[3] http://blog.cleveland.com/architecture/2009/12/land_purchase_moves_trail_plan.html
[4] http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2009/03/#008751
[5] http://www.wksu.org/news/story/24632
[6] http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29116
[7] http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/nrac/09projects.html
[8] http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/