Iowa River's Edge Trail grant application denied

A $12 million grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to fund the construction of a fully paved 34-mile recreational trail along the Iowa River between Marshalltown and Steamboat Rock in Hardin County has been denied.

The trail would have been a hard surfaced, multi-purpose recreation trail and used by bicyclists, bird watchers, hikers, hunters and more.

Jeff Schneider of Marshalltown, president of TRAILS Inc. and an at-large city councilor, confirmed the news in an interview with the Times-Republican on Monday, and it was previously reported on KFJB Radio late last week.

“It appears that large cities — Detroit (Mich.). Nashville (Tenn.) and Philadelphia (Penn.) received a large amount of the funds earmarked for the grant — known as Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP),” he said. “We have not received a letter outlining why we were unsuccessful.”

Read more at: https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2025/01/iowa-rivers-edge-trail-grant-application-denied/

That's too bad. We have a smaller trail nearby here in Indiana and people love it.