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