City of Orlando Hosts Public Meeting on the Downtown Loop – Orlando's Multiuse Trail
WHAT:
On Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 5 p.m., the City of Orlando will host a public meeting on the design of the Downtown Loop, Orlando’s Multiuse Trail.
Community members are invited to learn about the proposed design of this final segment of the Downtown Loop and to provide input.
The Downtown Loop is a multiuse trail project, that when finished, creates an 8.5-mile loop through the greater downtown Orlando area and provides residents with a car-free option to access shopping, dining, entertainment, parks, offices and services. Made up of primarily off-street bikeways, the Downtown Loop will encompass more than a dozen neighborhoods and connect to the Orlando Urban Trail, Gertrude’s Walk, Lake Underhill Path, Bumby Path and Cady Way Trail.
The last few miles of the Downtown Loop are currently in design and will add a mix of sidewalk level and street level cycle tracks and wide sidewalks along portions of Washington Street, Magnolia Avenue, Pine Street, Eola Drive and Summerlin Avenue.
Click here to view the study area map.
WHEN:
Thursday, March 10, 2022
5-7 p.m.
WHERE:
Venture X Downtown Orlando
100 East Pine Street, Suite #110
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:
For interview opportunities in advance of or after the meeting, please contact Samantha Holsten, City of Orlando Public Information Officer at Samantha.Holsten@Orlando.gov.
BIKING IN ORLANDO BACKGROUND:
Since 2003, Mayor Dyer has helped transform Orlando’s urban environment by investing in bike amenities, including the bike share program, bike repair stations, green bike lanes, trail crossings, and improving connectivity through projects such as the Downtown Loop and Orlando Bicycle Plan Update.
Today Orlando, a Bronze-Level Bicycle Friendly Community, is home to more than 360 miles of off-street trails, signed routes and bicycle lanes.