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OHIO RIVER TRAIL FACTS

The Ohio River Trail will complete the hike and bike trail from Newtown to downtown Cincinnati opening up an exciting network of 255 miles of trail. The Campaign Committee will raise private funds to match public funds committed to connect the trail from Lunken airport to the Friendship and Riverfront Parks. This project is a vital link in the vision for a healthy and vibrant region adjacent to the Ohio River and its tributaries.

Responsibilities:

Ø The Ohio River Way Campaign Committee will raise $4m dollars to fund the link.

Ø The Ohio River Way Board will be responsible for Governance and Oversight.

Ø Hamilton County Parks will oversee construction and maintenance of the Trail.

Benefits to the Region:

• Increasing quality of life in and around the Cincinnati region
• Building a dynamic urban core
• Attracting the best and brightest to live and work in the region
• Improving opportunities for health and fitness along the river
• Stimulating residential development downtown and in the trail corridor
• Tying neighborhoods to downtown activities and downtown to green space and parks

Goals and Project Costs ($16.8M):

• $4 M – private sector campaign for downtown to Lunken Airport segment (2010)
• $3.3 M – Federal & City funds secured to cross the Little Miami at Kellogg and build Wilmer to Carrell segment (2012)
• $5.7M – Request to State of Ohio Capital Budget to connect Kellogg to Beechmont ($1M secured to date)
• $3.8M – Hamilton County Parks and Anderson Township funds secured to connect Beechmont to Newtown (2012)
• Tie into trail to Lake Erie by 2020 (255 of 453 miles completed)
• Create a collaborative model for completing a 150 mile regional trail from Maysville, Kentucky to Madison, Indiana by 2020

Trail Partners for the Ohio River Trail:

• Ohio River Way, Inc.
• Hamilton County Park District
• Leadership Cincinnati
• Cincinnati City Council
• Hamilton County Commissioners
• Cincinnati Park Board
• Cincinnati Recreation Commission
• Bike/PAC
• Trail Yeah!
• Cincinnati Regional USA Chamber
• Leave No Child Inside

The Ohio River Way Ÿ P.O. Box 43261 ŸCincinnati, Ohio 45202 Ÿ 513-723-1916 voicemail