Katelyn Freil is communications coordinator for the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition, an Akron, Ohio, partner in the Reimagining the Civic Commons national initiative.  Earlier this year, I wrote about iTowpath, an ongoing project led by our organization and supported by Knight Foundation to enhance, activate and better connect the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail in […]

Above: A simulated view of the northern entrance into downtown Akron via the Towpath Trail.  Photo Credit: Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition. Katelyn Freil is communication coordinator for the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition, which has received Knight Foundation support to improve public spaces in northeast Ohio with the goal of helping attract and keep talented people, expand economic opportunity and create a culture of civic engagement in Akron. Today Knight Foundation […]