OHIO AND ERIE CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR | PHASE 1

Group 2: Organizational Landscape9 March 2011

Katie Kowalczyk | Sherry Tulk | Zak Mau | Cassie Gaffney

STATUS OF CORRIDOR PROJECTS LISTED IN THE CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN

Corridor Management Plan, June 2000

Heritage Venues- Four types recommended Towpath Trail Existing and Future Navigable

Reaches of the Canal Ohio & Erie Canal Scenic Byway Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway East-West Connecting Trails and

Greenways

STATUS OF PROJECTS

Harvard Road to Lake Erie Towpath Scenic Railroad

Connector Trails Steelyard Commons Interpretive Site WRHS Core Experience

PARTNERSHIPS- PARK

National Park Service Cleveland Metroparks Stark County Park District Cuyahoga Valley National Park Assocation MetroParks Serving Summit County Parkworks

PARTNERSHIPS- NONPROFIT/NEIGHBORHOOD Ohio Erie Canalway Association (OECA) Western Reserve Historical Society Ohio Canal Corridor Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition Flats Oxbow Association Trust for Public Land Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Great Lakes Science Center West Creek Preservation Committee Watershed

Cuyahoga River/Lake Erie

PARTNERSHIPS- STATE/COUNTY/LOCAL

ODOT County (Cuyahoga & Summit)

Engineering/Planning Departments Summit Soil and Water Conservation District Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District

Local Municipalities

TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES

Towpath Trail Extension Phases I – IV Neighborhood Connectors

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Extension to Downtown

America’s Byway Continue to Monitor for Safety/Ease of Access

TOWPATH TRAIL EXTENSION

PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY

Day-Trip Oriented Target Demographics

Cleveland Residents Akron Residents Suburban Residents

Accessibility/Connectivity Public Transit Pedestrian

PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY

Government Non-Profit

Neighborhood Associations Museums

Businesses Adjacent businesses Providers Users/Sponsors

Schools Recreation Groups Health Groups (weight watchers, gyms CC)

PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY

RTA Great Lakes Science Center Cleveland Public Art Lake Erie Nature and Science Center NOACA NEFCO Green city Blue Lake Ingenuity NEORSD Cleveland Independents

RECOMMENDATIONS

Keep Momentum of Projects!! Interim Projects

Increase Use Provide environmental Restoration/beautification

Increase partnerships Expand scope of projects

Provide variety Broaden user base