Furnishing Our New Trail

The Cayuga Waterfront Trail is two-thirds of the way constructed - our community’s vision for a connected waterfront is now within reach.  With your support, the new two-mile section linking the Farmers Market to Stewart Park will be furnished with benches, bike racks, mile markers, overlooks, additional landscaping, interpretive and directional signs, and other amenities. 

The gap between Cass Park and the Farmers Market will likely be connected in 2012. Connections from the schools, adjacent neighborhoods and the downtown to the Waterfront will be improved at both Dey and Third Streets in 2012.

The Cayuga Waterfront Trail Initiative has been working with the City of Ithaca on trail development for 10 years now.  While we never imagined that building the trail would take more than a decade, we also believe that our planning, fundraising, maintenance, and advocacy efforts have kept this effort moving forward in partnership with the City of Ithaca.  The heavy use of the trail has exceeded our expectations and the Trail has become integral part of our community’s recreation and transportation system. 

If you love the trail, please consider making a donation now, so that we can finish the original trail vision and ensure responsible trail sustainability for the future.

All the best,

Jean McPheeters, President                                        
Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce                 

Rick Manning, Coordinator
Cayuga Waterfront Trail Initiative

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  Celebrate the newly designated Ithaca Silent Movie Month!

  Please join the Ithaca Motion Picture Project, one of the amazing partners of the Waterfront Trail, on Thursday, May 24th at noon as Mayor Svante Myrick signs a proclamation designating October as Ithaca Silent Movie Month. The signing will take place at the former Wharton Studio in Stewart Park.

  Check back soon for more information about exciting events along the trail in celebration of the newly proclaimed Ithaca Silent Movie Month!

  Here is the IMPP Proclamation Signing Invitation, and a press release.