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Media Contact:

Susan Chrzan, Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority

813.951.5787 ext. 130 or sue@tampa-xway.com

 

 

Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority to Cut Ribbon on

First Phase of Selmon Greenway on Saturday, May 2, 2015

 

WHAT:

The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony of Phase One of the Selmon Greenway, the 1.7 mile, 15 foot wide multi-use trail located within and adjacent to the Selmon Expressway right-of-way.  The Selmon Greenway will complete a key connection from the Hillsborough River at the Rivewalk to just east of 19th street within the largest, city-wide trails network that includes the Riverwalk, Bayshore Boulevard Linear Park Trail and the McKay Bay Trail.

 

Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the USF Contemporary Art Museum and the Tampa Downtown Partnership will host  Jane’s Walk: Get to Know Your Greenway – Where do We Come from, Where are We Going?, a guided conversational walk introducing the newly installed Selmon Greenway path and celebrating the legacy of urbanist and activist Jane Jacobs’ community-based approach to urban design. Featured stops on the walk include a conversation with Greenway expert, Alana Brasier, and play activities in a pop-up park designed by The Urban Conga.

 

Both events are free and open to the public.

 

WHEN:

Saturday, May 2, 2015

Ribbon Cutting- 10:30 am; Jane’s Walk – 11 am

 

WHERE:

at the park underneath the Selmon Expressway at the intersection of Borein and Franklin Streets. (See attached map.)

 

About the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority

Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) is a user-financed public agency led by a Board of local citizens. Operating with no tax dollars, THEA develops and owns toll highways, including Lee Roy Selmon Expressway, as well as non-tolled roads, including Brandon Parkway and Meridian Avenue. All tolls collected by THEA are reinvested into projects in Hillsborough County. For more information, visit www.tampa-xway.com.

 

About Jane’s Walk

Jane’s Walk: Get to Know Your Greenway is organized by USFCAM in collaboration with Tampa Downtown Partnership, Tampa Bay Chapter of the Congress for New Urbanism, Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority and USF Office of Community Engagement and Partnerships as part of RiverFest 2015.