Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to apply for grant funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program. The RAISE Fund Program is accepting applications for funding to implement critical passenger transportation infrastructure improvements. If awarded, the funding will be used to construct a portion of the Linden Green Line Linear Park.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is accepting grant applications for the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Fund Program. The grant offers assistance to governmental agencies to complete critical freight and passenger transportation infrastructure, including mobility and community connectivity projects that help remove barriers to opportunity. Grant applications are due February 28, 2024. The notification of the grant acceptance will be awarded by June 27, 2024.
In October of 2023, Ordinance 2662-2023 authorized the acquisition of the rail corridor providing a transformative opportunity for over 131,000 residents living nearby to create a unique large-scale linear park through a dense inner city community. The purpose of the Linden Green Line project is to provide a new 58-acre linear park stretching along seven miles of an abandoned rail corridor to one of the region’s most underserved areas for parks, open spaces, and natural areas. It will range from Windsor Park, near 17th Avenue, to Cooper Park in the Northland community. The Linden Green Line Linear Park also passes through the center of what will become one of the region’s premier sports parks, Kilbourne Run, now under development by Recreation and Parks and planned to open in 2025.
The Linden Green Line Linear Park will include seven miles of pathway, the restoration of the surrounding natural area, and some small-scale ameniti...
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