PATH Connection at 14th St. W.

PATH 14th St. West Connection

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Public has opportunity to weigh in on PATH streetscape improvement plans

HUNTINGTON – The City of Huntington and its partnering agencies will host a second public meeting to solicit feedback on current design plans for streetscape improvements that will connect the Paul Ambrose Trail for Health (PATH) to 14^th Street West.

Community members are invited to visit with city officials and their partners to offer input on the plans from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29, at The Wild Ramp Online Food Hub, located at 518 14^th St. W. This will occur in conjunction with the Winter Arts Fest on 14^th Street West.

This project will include improvements for bicycle and pedestrians that would connect the Harveytown PATH section to 14th Street West, creating a safe and welcoming option for pedestrians and cyclists to access the neighborhood and draw residents and visitors alike to the corridor.

This project is a partnership among the City of Huntington, RenewAll, KYOVA and the West Virginia Division of Highways.

For more information about the project, visit https://cityofhuntington.com/residents/paul-ambrose-trail-for-health/path-connection-at-14th-st-w/.

The Winter Arts Fest is a happy hour, pop-up art gallery festival that highlights local talents of the past and present. For more information about the Winter Arts Festival, visit https://www.oldcentralcity.org/2024/02/29/171188/winter-arts-fest-2024/.

14th Street West PATH Connection Demonstration Project

Thank you to all who participated in our demonstration project for new bike and pedestrian connection at 14th Street West and Memorial and filled out our feedback survey.

If you missed the demonstration project, please see below for some background.

On September 14th from 3-6 pm the City of Huntington in partnership with the partners on this PATH connection, welcomed all people to come walk, bike, or drive through the intersection of 14th Street West and Memorial Blvd. to try out a temporary traffic pattern to help create safer connections from the Paul Ambrose Trail for Health and the 14th Street West Main Street.

The temporary traffic pattern included a proposed three way stop at 14^th Street West and Memorial Boulevard, including crosswalks and a temporary connection to the Paul Ambrose Trail for Health.

About the 14th Street West PATH Connection Project

This project seeks to create safe and appealing pedestrian and bicycle improvements for 14th Street West and connect this area to the Harveytown Trail section of the PATH. While the commercial heart of 14th Street West already has substantial pedestrian infrastructure, there are no existing pedestrian or cyclist crossings from the nearest PATH section across Memorial Boulevard to 14th Street West, and portions of 14th Street West between Memorial Boulevard and Madison Avenue do not have a continuous sidewalk. This project will include improvements for bicycle and pedestrians that would connect the Harveytown PATH section to 14th Street West, creating a safe and welcoming option for pedestrians and cyclists to access the neighborhood, and draw residents and visitors alike to the corridor.

This project is a partnership between the City of Huntington, RenewAll, KYOVA, and the West Virginia Division of Highways. Funding for this project comes from KYOVA's suballocation of the Federal Highway Administration's Surface Transportation Block Grant program, and the America's Best Communities award as part of the West End Revitalization.

For more information about the America's Best Communities Award and West End Revitalization, visit: https://www.cityofhuntington.com/residents/americas-best-communities/west-end-revitalization/

Current Events:

Our Second Public meeting for the 14th Street West PATH connection was held in partnership with the Winter Arts Fest on February 29th from 4-7PM in the Wild Ramp Online Food Hub at 518 14th Street West.

Please check out our press release for more infornation.