Mahoning Movement

07/09/2023

06/28/2023

"PhD Student Bicycling I&M Canal Trail for Thesis ~ 1st stop, Lockport"

Jacob Harver, a Kent State PhD student, focuses on the history of transportation and advocacy. He has bicycled many canal and railroad trails (including Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C.; St. Louis to Kansas City; and Youngstown to Cincinnati). For his “canal research” project and thesis he has one last canal trail to bike, and it seems he has saved the best for last, the I&M Canal Trail!

On July 8th Harver will leave Youngstown Ohio by train arriving at Chicago’s Union Station. There he will bicycle his way to the I&M Canal Trail and onward to Lockport for the first night’s stay of his journey. In Lockport he will be staying at the Historic Hideaway, a BnB guest house filled with artifacts & antiques relating to Lockport, Illinois, Route 66 and the I&M Canal.

On July 9th, Harver will be bicycling onward towards Ottawa, IL (Starved Rock), Davenport, IA and then north to Minneapolis MN with many stops along the way. He will be camping and collecting information for his academic requirements and thesis while advocating for the “Mahoning Movement” which aims to create a continuous bike trail from Washington, D.C., to Cincinnati.

As we celebrate the I&M Canal 175th we also wish Jacob safe travels and great success!

Press and media wishing to interview, experts wishing to provide information about the I&M history and trails, or those wishing to offer support or hospitality should email [email protected] or call 330-550-5637.

For more information see:
www.mahoningmovement.com
www.iandmcanal.org/trails
www.HideawayBnB.com

04/23/2022

Hope you are enjoying Celebrate Trails Day and out there on Mill Creek MetroParks Bikeway, Western Reserve Greenway , Stavich Bike Trail , Portage County Hike & Bike Trail and advocating for Eastgate Regional Council of Governments ' Mahoning River Greenway to connect them all! Thanks to Rails-to-Trails Conservancy for the great swag. Hope to see you 3pm 4/28 at YSU Maag Library and 5/6 at Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor for the premiere of the "Masters Edition" of the Mahoning Movement!

03/04/2022

https://thejambar.com/historic-trails-in-development/

thanks for the interview Chris & The Jambar!

ShareTweetPin itShareEmailMore Historic trails in development Arts & EntertainmentMarch 3, 2022 / 8:00 AMMarch 3, 2022 Jacob Harver plans to document his active transportation journey, which involves biking, running and hiking across the Mahoning Valley. Photo by Sydney Stalnecker / The Jambar By Ch...

11/13/2021

How great will it be to put the bike on the front of the WRTA bus, ride out to Akron, then peddle back to City of YOUngstown on the Freedom trail/ Portage County Hike & Bike Trail/ new Eastgate Regional Council of Governments Mahoning valley Greenway!

There will be seven fixed routes to serve Warren. Additionally, the Warren express will continue to run on its regular route.

10/12/2021

Thanks to Youngstown Studio for giving a weekly live platform to talk about the Mahoning Movement Project (and more!) for the region. You can find the audio from the first three episodes on their website, and full video on Facebook! https://www.youngstownstudio.com
Great guests coming up!
10/12 Honeycomb Arts and Wellness Collective pioneers Megan Thomas (Coy Cornelius & Judy Rogers Studios) and Jessica Romeo (Mercy Health)
10/20 Trina Williams of A Fresh Wind Catering LLC and Dan Martini of the The Federal
And feel free to revist Maple Turner's interview with Jacob Harver and Joe Danyi a couple weeks ago, to get hyped up for Maple Turner III Art Gala this Friday 10/15 at KNOX BLDG!

09/26/2021

Thank you Congressman Tim Ryan for your continued support for the Steel Valley National Heritage Area and Active Transportation Trails! Continue feeling better and looking forward to gathering in person again next time

08/14/2021

A great day at Friends of the Mahoning River Riverfest at Canoe City, come say hi! 10am-4pm

Mahoning River Adventures Eastgate Regional Council of Governments Trumbull County MetroParks Youngstown State University

07/24/2021

Let’s do this! Eastgate Regional Council of Governments

07/14/2021

What awesome progress in Girard in revitalizing the river corridor, demonstrating history, and connecting our communities!

GIRARD, Ohio -- The city is poised to take a major step in redeveloping the entire Ohio Leatherworks site.