2021 TRAIL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS SHOWCASE
Conference Showcases: 2021 | 2018 | 2016 | 2014 | 2012
The Showcase recognizes and awards outstanding trail & bikeway projects, creative trail programming and creative community engagement/project promotion events. The Showcase is an opportunity for municipalities, non-profits, park systems and for-profit enterprises to highlight their accomplishments and share “Best Practices.”
PROGRAMS category
Any regular activity or special event on a trail or bike lane for:
- Health & fitness
- Accessibility, special needs, and socializing
- Education and safety
- Nature
- Culture & history
- Promotion of non-motorized mobility & future trail or bikeway facilities
G1- Lakeview Greening Project - Ohio City Incorporated <<GOLD>>
G2- Cuyahoga Connections - Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park <<BRONZE>>
G3- Story Book Trails - Summit Metro Parks <<GOLD>>
G4- Cycle Canalway 2021 - Canalway Partners <<SILVER>>
G5- Bike the Heights – Pandemic Rides - Daniel T. and Family <<HONORABLE MENTION>>
PROJECTS category
- Physical project of an off-road trail or on-road lane which has been completed within the past 5 years.
- Projects under construction which will be completed in the next year.
J1- Dunham Road Greenway Project - City of Maple Heights <<HONORABLE MENTION>>
J2- Lake Erie Water Trail - Cuyahoga County - Cleveland Metroparks <<BRONZE>>
J3- Skyline Overlook Trail - Cleveland Hiking Club <<BRONZE>>
J4- Lake Avenue Bicycle Lanes - City of Lakewood
J5- Orange Village Recreational Trails Project Orange Village <<SILVER>>
J6- Hemlock Creek Trail - City of Independence
J7- Big Creek Park Mountain Bike Trail - Geauga Park District
J8- Holbrook Hollows: Connecting Trails - Geauga Park District
J9- Claridon Woodlands Activity Corridor - Geauga Park District
J10- Shoreline Drive Sandusky - City of Sandusky <<SILVER>>
J11- North Shore Trail Phase 1 Ashtabula - City of Ashtabula
J12- Nord Family Greenway - Case Western Reserve University <<GOLD>>
J13- Brighton Park - Western Reserve Land Conservancy <<BRONZE>>
J14- Chardon Maple Highlands Trail Phase II - City of Chardon & Environmental Design Group
J15- Atwood Lake North Shore Trail - Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
J16- TIGER Trails - Cleveland Metroparks <<GOLD>>
J17- City of Euclid Waterfront Development Public Access Multi-Modal Lakefront Trail - City of Euclid <<GOLD>> <<PLATINUM>>
J18- Towpath Trail Extension Project - Canalway Partners <<GOLD>>
J19- Trail Lake Park - Portage Park District
RECOGNITIONS
Awards: Submissions which earned a Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum Award this year along with the rationale statement describing why it was selected.
Judging Panel
Dr. Roland V. Anglin, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University.
Hannah Belsito, Destination Cleveland
Ebony Hood,
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Michelle Jarboe, Crains Cleveland Business
Angie Schmitt, 3MPH
Patty Stevens, Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Richard Wong, City of Cleveland, ret.
CHAMPIONS OF TRAILS
We recognize these outstanding individuals for their steadfast and longstanding dedication and notable contributions to the development, use and enjoyment of our region's network of trails, bikeways and greenways. Champions bios/details
Michael Ryba
Keith Workman
Jim Sheehan
Marlane Weslian
Tim Donovan
Dave Vasarhelyi