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City to host Phase Three Cross City Trail Public Meeting on Tuesday, January 26

[Duluth, MN] The City of Duluth will hold a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, January 26 at 4:00 p.m. to discuss plans for the third phase of the Cross City Trail. City staff will review project information, answer questions, and obtain feedback from participants about the project at the meeting.

The Cross City Trail Mini-Master Plan, completed in 2017, envisions a paved, separated pathway for non-motorized users connecting the Lakewalk in Downtown Duluth with the Munger Trail near the Lake Superior Zoo. Phases 1, 2, and 4 of the Cross City Trail have now been built between the Lakewalk and Irving Park. The Phase 3 project is intended to establish a preferred route for the extension from Irving Park to Green Street. Subsequent work will complete the design and right of way elements to prepare it for construction.

The City secured $600,000 in federal transportation funding to construct the Phase 3 Trail segment in the fiscal year 2023, for which a $210,000 match will be provided by the City of Duluth.

City staff is hosting the meeting to invite comments or questions from the public on the location and key features of the project. Parts of the plan will continue ongoing stakeholder engagement, setbacks from Keene Creek, crossing Grand Avenue, coordination on MnDOT and Minnesota Power rights-of-way, other right-of-way impacts, and cost estimates.

To join the meeting, please visit: https://duluthmn.webex.com/duluthmn/onstage/g.php?MTID=e51bb582c09dc7dadd16219fa2860f3a1.

Public comments are welcome ahead of the meeting or after the discussion on the 26th. To submit comments, please include the Cross City Trail Phase Three in the subject line and email comments to planning@duluthmn.gov. Comments will be accepted until February 13, 2021.

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