Red Line Greenway
The Red Line Greenway is a 2.0 mile all purpose trail that follows the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s (RTA) Red Line transit corridor in the city of Cleveland. It connects the Michael Zone Recreation Center at W. 53rd Street with the Cleveland Foundation Centennial Lake Link Trail at Columbus Road and Franklin Avenue.
This project was one of five completed utilizing funds received from the US Department of Transportation's Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program in 2016 to fill critical gaps in the active transportation network in the city of Cleveland.
Project Type: All Purpose Trail Project
Opening Date: May 12, 2021
Contact: Sara Byrnes Maier, Principal Planner, 216-635-3289 or
sbm@clevelandmetroparks.com
Project Length: 2.0 miles
Contracting Partner(s): Mark Haynes Construction
Consulting Partner(s): Michael Baker International
Funding:
- US DOT TIGER Grant Program
- Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA)/Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Clean Ohio Trails Fund
- The Trust for Public Land
Partners:
- LAND Studio
- The Trust for Public Land
- Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA)
- Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA)
- Rotary Club of Cleveland
Awards:
- 2022 American Society of Highway Engineering (ASHE) Lake Erie Project of the Year (under $10 million)
- 2021 National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials (NACPRO) Award for Trails and Corridors
- 2021 National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Award for Innovation and Social Equity
- 2021 Greater Cleveland Trails and Greenways Conference (GCTGC) Project Award