2006 Canalway Symposium on April 5 

The Ohio & Erie Canalway, designated as a National Heritage area by Congress in 1996, is a 110-mile linear greenway following the historic route of the Ohio & Erie Canal. It can be explored through three primary routes: The Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, the CanalWay Ohio National Scenic Byway, and the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.

This section will cover the projects that are contributing to the development of the Canalway as one of Northeast Ohio's most important recreational, cultural, and economic assets.

Federal funds for Canalway signs

3/7/06 -- The Secretary of Transportation, Norman Mineta announced today the awarding of $400,000 grant of Scenic Byway funding for the implementation of the Ohio & Erie Canalway Signage Program. Tim Donovan, Director of Ohio Canal Corridor, submitted the grant request with the cooperation of the Cuyahoga County Engineer's Office and County Engineer Robert Klaiber in December of 2004. The grant request will underwrite the costs of fabrication and installation of signage along the federally-recognized America's Byway.

Currently, the Ohio & Erie Canalway Association, Ohio Canal Corridor and the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition are co-sponsoring public meetings that seeks comments and recomendations for the family of Canalway sign products. This announcement ensures that the proposed final designs will be implemented in the near term, some perhaps as early as summer of 2006 if local funding match can be secured.