Elevating Erie

Reimagining the future of the historic canal corridor.

Spanning the Gap.

Spanning the Gap.

Through the community survey, we got to hear your thoughts and big ideas!

Through the community survey, we got to hear your thoughts and big ideas!

It all started with an international ideas competition!

It all started with an international ideas competition!

Stay connected!

Stay connected!

In the fall of 2015 we launched an International Ideas Competition to hear what folks had to say about the future of Erie Boulevard between DeWitt and Syracuse. We received lots of ideas, nearly 70 proposals from 16 countries around the globe. 

Since then, we have been working with local community and world wide experts to reimagine the Erie Canal Corridor!

 

What's next?

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We will share the latest news, as well as thoughts and ideas that we receive from the community.

 

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Our EE Blog
New York State Announces $20 million Empire State Trail Investment for Erie Boulevard
New York State Announces $20 million Empire State Trail Investment for Erie Boulevard

This past week, we participated in the official announcement for the Empire State Trail project through Central New York. Five years ago we set out to generate ideas for how to re-imagine and reconnect to the historical Erie Canal corridor linking DeWitt and Syracuse. Those ideas helped to ignite the statewide effort to complete what will now be known as the Empire State Trail which, when completed by the end of 2020, will create a 750-mile pathway from Buffalo to Albany and from New York City to the Canadian border.

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History & Future

In 1825 the Erie Canal was the second longest canal in the world, spanning the entire length of New York State and connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes! While many sections of the original canal have been paved over for more than 100 years, the corridor has remained significant to the region by transporting people and goods.

The corridor now has the potential to become part of the longest continuous bicycle and pedestrian trail in North America! 

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This Wednesday evening (Tomorrow, 3/14) the @eriecanalmuseum_syracuse is hosting an open house on the NYSDOT’s plans for Erie Boulevard, re-envisioned as the Empire State Trail corridor! This is a ✨huge✨ moment for us; we’ll be there to review the draft plans and see how closely their project ties in with our “Elevating Erie Concept Plan” as imagined in the above image. Pop in between 5-7pm at the Erie Canal Museum in Downtown Syracuse to weigh in! #closethegap #empirestatetrail #eriecanal . . . The above image is the concept graphic commissioned from @altaplanningdesign in the Elevating Erie Concept Plan document available on our website. Link in profile!
New Elevating Erie stickers have arrived! Show your support for the project by rocking one of these awesome stickers! Like this post and tag a friend that you think would L O V E to see a bike/pedestrian lane down Erie Blvd. For every friend you tag, we’ll mail you a sticker. . . . Stickers also available for pickup at the DeWitt Town Hall planning department desk. . . . #elevatingerie #thisisdewitt #freebies #giveaway #community #syracuse #centralnewyork #eriecanal #closethegap #empirestatetrail
Headline news. . . . . . #elevatingerie #headlinenews #inprint #newspaper #bigdeal #media #community #thisisdewitt #syracuse #erieboulevard #makeover #bikelane #cityplanning #urbandesign #win #itssnowingagain
We're very excited to welcome @cusecycle to the Erie Canal Trail in DeWitt! We're hoping this will be the first of several installations to build upon as we continue to work toward an expanded trail network. Be sure to tag @elevatingerie if you have the opportunity to take one of these beauts for a spin!
Great day for a ride along the Erie Canal! These folks travelled from Maine to make the full trip from Buffalo to Albany. We happened to catch them while we were out on a special mission with @cusecycle - exciting news to come!
Friends! We've got something cool up our sleeve to unleash on the world tomorrow. Come join us (7/11 at 11:00am) at the Erie Canal Museum in downtown Syracuse to review the synthesis of our 2016 Survey! Event details are listed on our FB page. Sneak peak of @varietystudios handiwork, overlay graphics by yours truly 😏 (we just love that red stamp!)
Love this scene from the Erie Canalway Trail in DeWitt by the inimitable @humansofsyracuse ! #Repost @humansofsyracuse (@get_repost) ・・・ Night falls on the Erie Canal. #eriecanaltrail humansofsyracuse #eriecanal #elevatingerie #closethegap #cycletheerie #eriecanaltrail #thisisdewitt
The tale of our epic journey to "span the gap" in the Erie Canalway Trail from DeWitt to Camillus is on the blog today! Check it out, link in bio.