Trenton Walks! and the Reconnecting Trenton’s Riverfront Campaign host an on-the-ground exploration of an inland option to redevelop downtown Trenton and reconnect people to the city’s riverfront on Saturday, December 6.
The roughly 2.5-mile walk leaves from Coopers Riverview, 50 Riverview Plaza, at 10 a.m. and concludes around noon.
The realignment of Route 29, which the campaign calls the Draft Preferred Alternative #2 – the Inland Alignment Option, is one possible way to reconfigure the limited-access expressway that divides most of Trenton from the Delaware River. This is the preferred route of the Reconnecting Trenton’s Riverfront Campaign, which New Jersey Future is leading.
The December 6 walk is designed to help residents, advocates, and local leaders envision the future boulevard, potential open spaces, and connections to the riverfront. This redevelopment project proposes transforming downtown Trenton with a mix of new and existing land uses while adding roughly 26 acres of parkland and trails to and along the Delaware River.
For more information on NJ Future’s project, visit www.njfuture.org/issues/development/route29.
For more information on Trenton Walks! and additional upcoming events, visit gmtma.org/trail-happenings.