Downtown

Project: 6th Street Rail to Trail

Area(s): Downtown, College Park / University Heights, Fifth Avenue / Pleasant Street
Type: Recreation and Parks
Budget: $30,000
Location: 1000 block of S Main to N end of 5th Ave District - runs up along the Eastside and ends at 8th Ave.
Start date: 2008
Completion date: 2010
Description: The 6th Street Corridor Rail Trail Project extends from Depot Ave. and runs northerly up to the south right-of-way line of Northwest 16th Avenue. The City will lease the corridor from the Florida Office of Greenways and Trails (OGT) for development as a Rails-to-Trails project.  CRA is funding design services and assisting City of Gainesville Public Works.