Route E: Six Mile Creek Trail
People enjoying the Six Mile Creek Bridge Plaza. Conceptual rendering by Whitham Planning & Design, PLLC
The Six Mile Creek Trail links Downtown, Southside, and West Hill by building connections along quieter neighborhood streets. Along the way, the trail connects directly to Wegmans, a popular everyday destination which is currently poorly served by transportation alternatives to private vehicles. Because of this connection and the fact that this route will be directly linked with all other proposed routes, the Six Mile Creek Trail is expected to be a major east-west corridor. This trail is recommended within the most recent Southside Neighborhood Plan by the City of Ithaca and is one of the top priority projects of the Better Bike Network.
The extension of the Black Diamond Trail from Floral Avenue to Cherry Street via a new bridge is an exciting kickstart to the Six Mile Creek Trail route, providing West Hill residents a more direct, protected path to shopping destinations while avoiding the congested roads on Inlet Island. The trail is currently composed of informal footpaths along the creek on North and South Titus Streets. The Six Mile Creek Trail route could be upgraded to a shared-use path throughout, or a combination of wide sidewalks and on-street bike infrastructure appropriate for all ages and abilities.
