Savannah Mayor Van Johnson made the case to Gov. Brian Kemp in Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 30, to reinstate a grant to build a nearly 2-mile stretch of the multi-use Truman Linear Park Trail. “I met with the governor this morning and requested his support for the restoration of or to minimize the loss of the $3 million which is absolutely critical to this project moving forward,” Johnson wrote in a text message.

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The Truman Linear Park Trail — or at least part of it — exists! Additional progress is visible on the east side of the Truman Parkway. Construction will likely be completed later this year. The trail is the first portion of the Tide to Town urban trail system, which will consist of nearly 30 miles of protected walking and bicycling trails throughout the city from downtown to the marshes and waterways, and eventually to other municipalities and areas of the county. 

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The long-anticipated Truman Linear Park Trail was set to receive a $3 million grant from the state’s new Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program when that newly earmarked funding came up short.

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The City of Savannah had secured grant funding through the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program to the tune of $3 million to help construct phase 2B of the Truman Linear Park Trail project, which runs from DeRenne Avenue to the intersection of Bee Road and 52nd Street.

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