WILMINGTON — In a proposal to build a public greenway along a portion of Park Avenue in Wilmington, the city’s government is wrapping up an online survey that has allowed residents to weigh in.
The survey, found here, will expire on Friday.
The proposed greenway would allow persons to walk, bike, jog and roller-skate parallel to Park Avenue from Empie Park to Audubon Boulevard, roughly a half-mile stretch.
The greenway, separated from the road, would connect to the Gary Shell Cross City Trail at Empie Park.
The city is eyeing a possible grant from the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund that–with a local, dollar-for-dollar match–would cover the project’s costs.
According to the city, the total cost would be $303,200. The state would contribute $151,600 contingent on the city covering the remainder.
The soon-to-expire, brief survey asks participants their zip codes, whether they support the grant application and whether they would use the greenway, among other prompts.
The city has offered to answer residents’ questions about the project at 341-0701.
