Vision 2015 will host an public presentation to highlight the opportunities of the Licking River Greenway and Trails plan on Thursday from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the
Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission at 2332 Royal Drive in Fort Mitchell.
According to
Human Nature, Inc. principal and landscape architect Gary Wolnitzek, residents can expect to see a plan that is based on broad community input and includes both short-term, immediately achievable projects and long-term, more ambitious projects.
"It's a vision that sees the Licking River corridor as the north-south spine of a regional parks network," he says. "It's a place of union, not a boundary - 'Where Northern Kentucky Comes Together'."
Vision 2015 teamed up with the firms of
Woolpert and Human Nature in October of 2007 to design the greenway and trails plan as part of Vision 2015's larger goal of creating more exciting, active places to live through revamping education, creating jobs, revitalizing the urban core, and promoting an expansive park system.
"A network of trails is envisioned, linking cultural and natural assets up and down the corridor, on both sides of the river, from multi-purpose paths that serve as a regional connection to more rustic natural paths," Wolnitzek says. "From a water trail with additional river access points to new and improved river crossings, and from cultural landmarks and neighborhoods to parks and green infrastructure."
He says that the greenway will help people relate to the Licking, an underappreciated local resource.
"The flood protection levees had cut off many streets and neighborhoods from the river," Wolnitzek says. "This trail offers the opportunity to reconnect people to the river and bring visitors to the area for this unique experience."
Participants are encouraged to RSVP to Mark Raines at
[email protected] or (859) 291-2020.
Writer: Kevin LeMaster
Sources: Gary Wolnitzek and Christopher Manning, principals, Human Nature, Inc.
Rendering provided by Vision 2015
Photograph by Scott Beseler
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