We’ve Got Good News

By Ngani Ndimbie, Communications Manager
The Strip District Trail portion of the riverfront trail starts at 23rd Street and connects all the way to Point State Park. But the trail has been closed from 23rd Street to 11th Street for over two years now due to a Buncher construction project adjacent to the trail.

Luckily, for many months scores of people who run, walk, commute by bike, and ride for recreation have been reminding, emailing, calling, and tweeting elected officials to respectfully ask “When in the heck will the Strip District Trail be reopened?!”

If I could hire a gospel choir to make this announcement I most certainly would.

The we have it on really, really good authority that the trail will open no later than Saturday, October 31, 2015. No, seriously! If you’re thinking “I’ll believe it when I see it,” that’s completely understandable. But even Eric Boerer, BikePGH’s advocacy director and office pessimist – i.e. the person who is most in-the-know about these things and least likely to trust something unfeasible – really believes this is true. Not too long from now, we’ll be able to enjoy a car-free ride or walk from 23rd Street all the way to Point State Park again.

Thank you to everyone who has advocated for this important connection to reopen. See you on the trail!

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