There’s a new way to get out and enjoy nature in Savannah. It’s the first phase of the Truman Linear Park Trail. The 3.1 mile long trail runs from Lake Mayer to Jenkins High School. The second phase will eventually extend from Jenkins High to the Police Memorial Building. But, there’s more. The plan is to eventually create a 30 mile trail network called Tide to Town.
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Using parts of the landscape that are invisible or at least ignored — such as canal banks, utility corridors, and other rarely noticed parcels — the network of trails will allow people to walk or bike to places that are currently unsafe and unpleasant to reach using streets designed exclusively for cars.
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“We made sure that we incorporated a lot of the things that they want to see, residents want to see, from safety features, to the width of the trail, from the surface of the trail, and all those things,” Savannah Director of Sustainability Nick Deffley said.
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“This is a truly exciting event to make sure that in a city that’s very walkable, very enjoyable, that we can actually get out and see it, see it by foot,” County Commissioner Helen Stone said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the start of the trail at the northwest corner of Lake Mayer.
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“This is a whole other mode of transportation that’s not your car. People are able to get out, have active recreation, get together with friends, especially during a pandemic, this is something that folks can still do and stay socially distanced,” Deffley said.
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