A Greenway to Nature, Joy and Opportunity

With its focus on the Mill Creek Greenway, Cincinnati is reconnecting disinvested neighborhoods to each other, a revitalized waterfront and the city’s largest employment hubs. The six-mile walking and biking path along an urban stream will transform the formerly industrial waterfront into a shining example of equitable redevelopment, linking neighborhoods that, for decades, have been separated from each other and the rest of the city by highways and railroads. A co-created community vision will guide investments in greenspace, programming and active transportation, connecting the predominantly Black residents of the Mill Creek Valley to the citywide CROWN loop trail system and reestablishing opportunities to enjoy nature and safely access the rest of the city.