The Long Branch Trail Extension RAISE Grant
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Virtual Public Meeting
The Long Branch Trail Extension virtual public meeting was held on Thursday, October 20, 2022 from 6-7 p.m.
The public was invited to join the Zoom meeting at https://hdrinc.zoom.us/j/94172082035 or participate on YouTube Live at cityofws.org/youtube. An interactive Question & Answer session was available on both platforms. The Public Comment Period associated with this meeting closed on November 20, but you can still provide your feedback for consideration.
We appreciate your input on locations where you’d like to see connections and amenities along the new trail!
Visit the new Winston-Salem Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Public Comment Center.
Increasing social mobility, improving safety, and overcoming a history of disinvestment through Winston-Salem’s urban trail network
The City of Winston-Salem was awarded a $6 million RAISE grant from the US DOT to build the 1.2-mile multi-use greenway project known as the Long Branch Trail Extension. The City will provide local matching funds of $1.72 million to cover the total project cost of $8.6 million.
This project will extend the existing 1.6 mile Long Branch Trial from Downtown Winston-Salem into communities to the north, including those currently involved in the city’s ongoing Choice Neighborhood’s initiative.
The Long Branch Trail Extension will improve safety, increase the number of zero-emission walking and bicycling trips, and expand connectivity to jobs, education, and healthcare for neighborhoods that were harmed by both redlining and urban freeway construction in the last century. The Long Branch Trail Extension will be a multi-use path greenway with amenities like benches, attractive lighting, waste and recycling bins, bike repair stations and bikeshare docks.
Long Branch Trail Extension Corridor Video depicting cross-streets and existing conditions along the rail line.
The Long Branch Trail corridor was identified in the 2019 Bicycle Master Plan, available at https://www.cityofws.org/832/Bike-Plan
2022 RAISE Grant Application Materials
