Town Hall Meeting To Discuss Multi-Purpose Trail In Solon

SOLON, OH — Residents are being asked to share their input on a proposed, multi-purpose walking trail that would link Solon and Chagrin Falls. A town hall meeting on the project will be held April 23 at 7 p.m. at the Solon Center for the Arts.

The project would cost approximately $998,416, according to an application to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The city has requested funding help to the tune of $499,208.

The two mile connector trail would be for pedestrians and bicyclists only, with no motorized vehicles allowed, according to the city's application for the trail. The trail would start at SOM Center Road, in downtown Solon, and continue east along the former Chagrin Falls and Southern Railroad right of way to a point just south of the Village of Bentleyville border.

The application further states that "Completition of this project would potentially place the north and south arms of the "Solon to Chagrin Falls Trail" within approximately 1/3 mile of each other and would significantly advance the longstanding goal of achieving a continuous trail connection between downtown Solon, the Village of Bentleyville, downtown Chagrin Falls and the larger region."

The east end of the trail would be about 1/3 mile from the South Chagrin Reservation, which is operated by the Cleveland Metroparks.

A map detailing the location of the connector trail can be seen here. To view the city's application to ODNR, click here.

Photo from Autumn Johnson, Patch