Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to sign and enter into the LPA Federal Local-Let Project Agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to construct a trail connector to the Scioto Trail for the Franklinton Community. This is ODOT Project 105736.
The project will build a separated trail along Souder Avenue, from West Broad Street to Dublin Road, including a new pedestrian bridge across the Scioto River. The LPA Agreement details the grant funding agreement and responsibilities of the Recreation and Parks Department (LPA) to bid, award, and administer the project. The Recreation and Parks Department was awarded a federal transportation grant for over 3.9 million dollars from the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) to assist towards construction of a trail connection to the Scioto Trail for the Franklinton Community, from Broad Street to Dublin Road. The required match dollars are expected to be approximately 1.1 million dollars and the total project is estimated to be approximately 5 million dollars. The project will build a new pedestrian bridge and 10 foot wide separated path along Souder Avenue. The City has conducted ongoing engagement with the community for several years to address the unsafe conditions for cyclists and pedestrians, including the existing two-lane Souder Avenue Bridge over the Scioto River. Connectivity to the regional trail system and upgrading the neighborhoods active transportation network was listed as one of the community’s highest priorities. The project coincides with transformational development projects in the West Broad Street and Souder Avenue area, such as the Cover My Meds campus and Mount Carmel redevelopment which is estimated to bring over 2,000 jobs to the community by the time the trail project is completed. Over 4,000 residents and employees will be within a 10 minute walk from this project. The connector will open up access to o...
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