ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin (foreground) tours the Elk River in a kayak with neighborhood planner John Butterworth on July 15, 2020. The city recently installed a kayak launch behind the ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Coliseum & Convention Center for easier ingress into the water.
ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin (foreground) tours the Elk River in a kayak with neighborhood planner John Butterworth on July 15, 2020. The city recently installed a kayak launch behind the ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Coliseum & Convention Center for easier ingress into the water.
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The City of ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä has been awarded $674,500 in grant funds to create a new pedestrian and bicycle pathway from the confluence of the Kanawha and Elk Rivers to the ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Coliseum and Convention Center, according to a media release from the city.
The funding comes from the federal Transportation Alternatives Program, which is administered by the state.
The city will provide a $168,600 match.
The project will create a quarter-mile concrete trail with pavers, fencing, landscaping and amenities such as benches, bike racks, trash cans and a viewfinder.
The path will “enhance†the Capital Connector Project, the release says. The Capital Connector Project — for which planning is underway — will add enhancements to the pedestrian and bike pathways along Kanawha Boulevard.
The path will end at the ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Coliseum and Convention Center, which has a boat ramp onto the Elk River.
