2020
Coronavirus pandemic gives fresh impetus to global bike boom including trail projects in Cleveland, Northeast Ohio – Cleveland.com (Steven Litt) – December 2020
Short and long-term plans will improve walk-ability, trail and water access at Canal Basin Park in Cleveland – WEWS (Kevin Barry) – November 2020
Do Good Cleveland: 3 Ways To Do Good For The Environment – Cleveland Magazine (Viola Sullivan) – October 2020
How’s Cleveland’s Towpath Trail coming along? Kenny shows us the latest additions – FOX 8/Kickin’ It With Kenny (Kenny Crumpton) – September 2020
Virtual ‘ribbon cutting’ marks completion of Towpath Trail Stage 3 in Cleveland – Cleveland.com (Steven Litt) – September 2020
Open for leisure: Stage 3 of the Towpath Trail sees its first visitors with ribbon cutting – FreshWater Cleveland (Karin Connelly Rice) – September 2020
Go exploring: Canalway Partners invites you to discover the Towpath Trail by bicycle – FreshWater Cleveland (Karin Connelly Rice) – September 2020
Free ‘Cycle Canalway’ Offers Self-Guided Bike Rides on Towpath Trail – Northeast Ohio Parent Magazine – September 2020
Cleveland’s Own Helping Cleveland’s Own – Riversweep – FOX 8 – September 2020
Volunteers clean up along Cuyahoga River for annual RiverSweep – WEWS (Jade Jarvis) – September 2020
Visions, money and construction proceeding at different rates for Canal Basin Park, Irishtown Bend Park – Cleveland.com (Gallery) – August 2020
Ohio & Erie Canalway Association awards $600,000 in grants for restoration programs – Cleveland.com (Robin Goist) – July 2020
Legislation Introduced to Extend Ohio & Erie Canalway National Heritage Area Funding Authorization – News Release – May 2020
Canalway Partners’ Mera Cardenas talks Towpath Trail – Cleveland Magazine (Sheehan Hannan) – May 2020
Volunteers hold do-it-yourself RiverSweep event in Cleveland – WEWS – May 2020
The last leg: Crews resume work on the final stage of Towpath Trail extension – FreshWater Cleveland (Karin Connelly Rice) – May 2020
Clean Sweep: Annual RiverSweep practices social distancing, promotes neighborhood cleanups – FreshWater Cleveland (Kelsey Lauriel) – May 2020
2019
From $10 to a Priceless Amenity: Driving Force Behind Towpath Trail Set To Retire – WEWS (Jordan Vandenberge) December 2019
Canalway Partners Changes Leadership – 90.3 WCPN/The Sound of Ideas (Mike McIntyre) – December 2019
Artists in Place: Stephen Yusko on the Towpath – Frame One Media – November 2019
Canalway Partners Names New Director as Tim Donovan Prepares to Step Down – The Plain Dealer (Steven Litt) – November 2019
Cleveland Magazine 2019 Community Leader of the Year: Tim Donovan – Cleveland Magazine (Jill Sell) – November 2019
Hulett display at North Coast Harbor gains steam – Freshwater Cleveland (Karin Connelly Rice) – August 2019
Historic Hulett Ore Unloader Could Rise Again On Lake Erie’s Shore – 90.3 WCPN Ideastream (Afi Scruggs) – August 2019
Landmarks Commission approves plan to erect giant Hulett part on lakefront – The Plain Dealer (Steven Litt) – August 2019
Concept design to incorporate, pay homage to vital piece of Cleveland’s industrial history – WEWS (Joran Vandenberge) – August 2019
Giant Hulett ore unloader parts could rise again as part of Cleveland lakefront plan – The Plain Dealer (Steven Litt) – August 2019
Happy trails: Final stage of Towpath Trail extension to get underway in July – Freshwater Cleveland (Karen Connelly Rice) – June 2019
The Sound of Ideas Community Tour: Cuyahoga River 50 Years After Fire – Ideastream (Mike McIntyre) – June 2019
Burning River 50 years later: Meet those who dedicated themselves to cleaning it up – Fox 8 Cleveland (Suzanne Stratford) – June 2019
How Ohio Is Reclaiming The Cuyahoga River, 50 Years Later – WOSU Radio (Mark Arehart & Kabir Bhatia) – June 2019
Ceremony celebrates Cuyahoga River’s journey from shame to pride 50 years after fire on water – The Plain Dealer (Steven Litt) – June 2019
The Cuyahoga River Caught Fire at Least a Dozen Times, but No One Cared Until 1969 – Smithsonian Magazine (Lorraine Boissoneault) – June 2019
A Cleveland River Once Oozed and Burned. It’s Now a Hot Spot – The New York Times (Erik Piepenburg) – June 2019
Burning River legacy: Towpath Trail spurs rediscovery of Cuyahoga Valley, erasing east-west divide – The Plain Dealer (Steven Litt) – June 2019
Tremont project may break new ground near Towpath – Crain’s Cleveland (Stan Bullard) – May 2019
Cuyahoga River Will Have Its 30th Annual RiverSweep Tomorrow – WKSU (Kabir Bhatia) – May 2019
See how the Towpath Trail now connects Steelyard Commons to Merwins Wharf – Cleveland.com (John Pana) – April 2019
Final Stage of Towpath Trail Construction to Start in June – Cleveland.com (Courtney Astolfi) – April 2019
2018
New Towpath Trail bridge in Tremont heals a highway scar with a neighborhood connection – Plain Dealer (Steven Litt) – August 2018
Construction to begin on a tiny, yet complex, section of the Towpath Trail – FreshWater (Karin Connely Rice) – July 2018
Canalway Partners seeks $4 million for first piece of future Canal basin Park on Cuyahoga River – Plain Dealer (Steven Litt) – July 2018
Building on the Reconnection of Parks and Waterways along Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River; Urban Land Institute – July 2018
Michael Deemer recaps Cleveland History Days; WTAM 1100 – June 2018
Cleveland”s Active Transit Awakening; ASLA’s “The Field” – June 2018.
Cuyahoga County seeks public input on greenways that would retrofit a region designed for the car; Cleveland.com – January 2018
Drone footage of the Cuyahoga River with some great views; Aerial Agents – April 2016
Progress of the Towpath Trail Mounds; Cleveland.com – October 2017
Stage 3 Construction Progress; Cuyahoga County – August 2017
Ohio & Erie Canal Stage 3; Environmental Design Group – October 2017
2017
First Look: Lake Link Trail in Flats Opens Friday (photos); Plain Dealer June 2017
The whole family can complete the cycle with Canalway biking tour; Cool Cleveland May 2017
Cleveland port’s dredging solution uses innovative, environmentally friendly interceptor; Plain Dealer May 2017
Northeast Ohio’s Towpath Extension – Good Times Ahead; TechOhio May 2017
Towpath Trail Phase 3 Breaks Ground; Tremonster May 2017
25 Cheap Cleveland Dates for $15 and Under; Cleveland.com May 2017
Best National Parks for Running; Runner’s World May 2017
Northeast Ohio’s Towpath Extension – Good Times Ahead; TechOhio May 2017
30 Photos of our Earth Day Stroll; Share the River April 2017
NOACA Connection; April 2017
Stage 3 of the Towpath Trail in Cleveland will mix nature, industry and great views; Plain Dealer April 2017
Ceremonial groundbreaking launches Stage 3 of Towpath Trail in Cleveland; Plain Dealer April 2017
Earth Day groundbreaking scheduled at Clark Field for Stage 3 of Towpath Trail; Plain Dealer April 2017
Groundbreaking for the next leg of the Towpath Trail on tap for Saturday; WVIZ April 2017
Dig This: A Groundbreaking Earth Day Ceremony for the Towpath Trail; Cool Cleveland April 2017
New Urban Trail: 1.9 miles breaks ground in Tremont; Freshwater Cleveland, April 2017
Broadview Heights seeks state grant for trail improvements; Cleveland Metroparks continues $4.2 million trail project nearby, Cleveland.com, April 2017
Bike Aboard! Bring your bicycle on Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad starting April 1, Cleveland.com, March 2017
Port hires design team to envision transformation of Irishtown Bend, Cleveland.com, February 2017
Five Old-School Places that Rock the Rust Belt, Freshwater Cleveland, January 2017