Grand Rapids has completed a section of a riverfront trail that will eventually connect the western Michigan city's downtown to a larger trail system.
The Grand Rapids Press (http://bit.ly/2sH08Ll ) reports that city officials gathered Thursday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Coldbrook Edge Trail. The trail covers nearly a quarter mile along the eastern bank of the Grand River.
David Marquardt is the director of the city's Parks and Recreation Department. Marquardt says the $1.8 million project is a small but important piece of the project. The riverfront trail will eventually total 2 miles connecting the downtown trail system to the larger White Pine Trail system.
The project is funded by the West Michigan Trails & Greenways Coalition, a Michigan Department of Transportation grant, the Monroe North Tax Increment Finance Authority and the city's capital fund.
