McDowell Creek Greenway Connection to Stratford Forest Neighborhood
McDowell Creek Greenway Connection to Stratford Forest Neighborhood
This funding will be used to develop a new and accessible bicycle/pedestrian point of access to McDowell Creek Greenway from the Stratford Forest neighborhood.
Improved access is proposed at the following existing facilities:
• Colonel Francis Beatty Park
• Four Mile Creek Greenway
• Idlewild Park
• Kilborne Park
• Little Sugar Creek Greenway
• McDowell Creek Greenway
• Nevin Park
• Renaissance Park
• Westerly Hills Park
• Winterfield Park
• Matching funds for a bicycle/pedestrian accommodations on the Wilkinson Boulevard/Highway 74 bridge replacement over the Catawba River.
More information about Mecklenburg County Access and Connections Projects: https://publicinput.com/MeckConnections
Learn more about existing Park and Recreation locations and amenities: https://gis.mecklenburgcountync.gov/MecklenburgCountyParkExplorer/
Project Description
An access trail from McDowell Creek Greenway, between Westmoreland Road and Sam Furr Road, will connect the greenway to the Stratford Forest neighborhood. A bridge will be provided. The project is funded. Design has been initiated. There will be a public information session at a time to be determined.
Project Schedule
The project will be funded in County Fiscal Year 2026, with funding available July 1, 2025. Design will be initiated after funding is in place. There will be a public information session at a time to be determined.
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Additional questions? Contact:
Joyce Figueroa, Planner
Joyce.Figueroa@mecklenburgcountync.gov or 704-962-2348