The Connecting Toledo Neighborhoods to Opportunity project is a $53 million project that will redevelop the streets in the Uptown and Junction neighborhoods, repaving the streets and making those streets bicycle and pedestrian accessible and friendly through enhanced pedestrian infrastructure, bike lanes, and bike shelters. It will also provide new water and sewage infrastructure, improved lighting, and will plant about 2300 trees alongside the streets.
The project was awarded a $20 million RAISE grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The remainder of the funding will come from the City of Toledo.
“At the core of the mission of this project is people, it’s all about providing better connectivity for people to various opportunities whether that be workforce, education, even just basic necessities,” said Brandon Sehlhorst, Director of Economic Development for the City of Toledo, and “one of the reasons why this project is so important is because of its economic development potential.”…