Wilmington Rail Trail

11/29/2023

Public invitation to collaborate:

https://www.wect.com/2023/11/28/community-invited-give-input-proposed-trail-downtown-wilmington/?fbclid=IwAR1kCBsysL5amuAlG7LVJ5iiVbH8qzLkgSpNmTA5cKm4zQwqXIQ6dNJHPJ4

The community is invited to give input on the proposed Wilmington Downtown Trail at two upcoming meetings and via an online survey.

04/13/2023

Some updates for the rail trail and the Northside in general.

Cut beneath the grade of the surrounding streets in Wilmington’s Northside is a grassy corridor running from North Third Street to McRae Street, a stretch of land that was once home to an Atlantic Coast Line railway.    After the railroad relocated its Wilmington headquarters to Jacksonville, Fl...

03/01/2023

WILMINGTON — A long-awaited multi-use path connecting neighborhoods to downtown has an amended plan — one that will allow residents to more easily access the new grocery store planned for the…

10/12/2022

Happening now.

09/05/2022

A step forward.

Given approval, the city will use $492,795 of that funding for an agreement with WSP USA, Inc. to design and engineer the 2.2-mile segment

03/03/2022

https://portcitydaily.com/local-news/2022/03/02/ncdot-awards-680k-for-phase-one-of-wilmington-rail-trail/

WILMINGTON — Tuesday, city council unanimously approved funds that will kick off the design phase of the initial 2.2-mile portion of the Wilmington Rail Trail. The trail will encourage multimodal…

03/01/2022

https://www.wect.com/2022/03/01/wilmington-city-council-considers-680000-downtown-multi-use-path/

11/24/2021

https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/wilmingtons-northside-connect-downtown-trail-110433419.html

The trail will link 'traditionally underserved' communities like Northside and Love Grove with downtown Wilmington.

08/01/2021

https://portcitydaily.com/local-news/2021/07/31/wilmington-to-apply-for-grants-to-give-northside-love-grove-a-multi-use-path/

WILMINGTON –– The City of Wilmington is seeking design and engineering funding for a 2.2-mile section of a planned multi-use path on the Northside. A 10-12-foot path will connect the Love Grove…

04/22/2021

https://portcitydaily.com/arts-and-culture/2021/04/21/meadowlark-lemon-bridge-light-installation-marks-first-of-wilmington-rail-trail-public-art-displays/

WILMINGTON — Meadowlark Lemon Memorial Bridge has illuminated the Northside of downtown Wilmington for a week now. Red, white and blue lights representing the Harlem Globetrotters — for which Lemon…

04/15/2021

WWAY NewsChannel 3: City of Wilmington unveils light display on downtown bridge.

A lighting installation at a bridge in Downtown Wilmington was officially revealed Wednesday night for the first time.