Description:

A new addition to the Cleveland Lakefront Bikeway, which will be located between E. 151st Street and the Cleveland Metroparks’ Euclid Beach.

This project is part of the Euclid Creek Park Reservation and provides 3,300 lineal feet (approximately 0.6 miles) of a new 10' wide multi-modal trail.

Benefits:

In addition to public lakefront access, the project will include 2,400 lineal feet of bluff protection, including both natural and traditional infrastructure methods, to provide a resilient solution to the heavily eroded section of shoreline.

Status:

Construction scheduled to begin Q2 2026 and to conclude by Q3 2027

Partners:

• City of Cleveland
• Cleveland Metroparks
• Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

Funding Sources:

• Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) FY26 Community Project Funding
• National Park Service (NPS) Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)
• Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP)
• Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Nature Works Program
• Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Emergency Erosion Assistance Grant
• Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD)
• Ohio Lake Erie Commission Lake Erie Coastal Resilience Grant
• City of Cleveland
• Cuyahoga County

Project Costs:

Approximately $15M

Project Contact:

Trevor Hunt, Lakefront Project Manager, tfhunt@cuyahogacounty.gov

Additional Resources:

• Photo Gallery of Site, courtesy Cuyahoga County Communications
• Euclid Beach Trail Extension Groundbreaking Photo Gallery, courtesy Cuyahoga County Communications
• EBC Power Point Presentation
• Addendum No. 3
• Addendum No. 4
• Addendum No. 5
• Addendum No. 6
• Addendum No. 7

News Coverage:

• Cuyahoga County breaks ground on new Euclid Beach Connector pathway – 19 News
• New Euclid Beach trail to bridge lakefront access gap on Cleveland's East Side - Ideastream Public Media
• Dirt flies as leaders mark start of construction on new trail along Lake Erie – News 5