City, YSU, others seek federal grant

YOUNGSTOWN — YOUNGSTOWN

A proposed project would link Youngstown State University, St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, the city’s downtown and Mill Creek MetroParks.

“The targeted area is the corridor from Mercy Health to Wick Park and down Fifth Avenue to the Spring Common Bridge,” said Michael Hripko, YSU’s associate vice president for research. “We’re calling it Meds to Eds to Tech to Rec.”

The city is the lead entity for a U.S. Department of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant.

There are several partners in the project including YSU, Eastern Gateway Community College, the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown and Western Reserve Transit Authority.

“We also talked with Fifth Avenue and downtown developers,” Hripko said. “We tried to engage a large constituency as we put this together.”

The project is expected to cost about $20 million and the application requests about $15 million.

“The remainder will be cost share,” Hripko said.

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