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Old Posted Aug 19, 2021, 9:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ardecila View Post
That section is very tricky! I don't think they can do a proper riverwalk along the South Branch, or it becomes too narrow for navigation of barges etc.

I think the best we can do is to carve a bike path out of Riverside Plaza on the west side (which would still have street crossings). Or maybe they can carve something out of the Union Station track level where Amtrak has an access road.
The city did put out the South Branch Riverwalk Implementation Plan, along the east bank, between Lake St. and Ping Tom Park, as part of an RFP last year.

Their concept for the South Riverwalk, produced in 2019, begins on page 184 of the 382-page .pdf.
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