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| Mayor's riverwalk idea gains some funding, footing | |
| Aug 8, 2007 | |
| Ames Boykin rboykin@dailyherald.com | |
| Daily Herald | |
| Pertains to Des Plaines River Trail, Des Plaines | |
| Picture Caption: A riverwalk project in Des Plaines would capitalize on this bicycle path under construction next to the Des Plaines River. The path, built as part of the Levee 50 project, will be completed next summer. Des Plaines officials want to extend the path. Article: A wave of federal money is expected to give Des Plaines Mayor Tony Arredia's riverwalk project a needed $1 million boost. As he awaits word on other grant money the city is seeking for the project, this award gives the mayor's dream project some solid footing. "That's the one grant we thought we wouldn't get," Arredia said Tuesday. The federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program also awarded another $450,000 toward the mayor's bicycle path. This path would be created along the river to extend a bicycle path being built as part of a flood control project. Arredia expects to get the check for both projects this fall, so he wants to get moving on formal planning for the project. The mayor pegs cost of the riverwalk adjacent to downtown at $3 million. Arredia envisions statues, sculptures and other amenities along the walk. Arredia, who must leave his mayoral seat in two years due to term limits, has set a personal deadline to complete the project by then. The bicycle trail will be built on the river side of the flood wall. It will be attached to the flood wall and levee being built between Minor Street and Rand Road, including a culvert under Minor. The mayor would take the trail north to Central Road to connect with the Des Plaines River Trail System, which starts near Elmwood Park and continues along the river through Lake County to near the Wisconsin border. Some of the federal money could go to create a plan for a history campus, including a new facility for the Des Plaines History Center, around the site of the McDonald's museum, which recognizes the first outpost of the fast-food giant. The history center is bursting at the seams, officials say. A larger home would allow for larger exhibitions and programs, said John Burke, historical society president. |
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