Wasson Way

**CANCELED: Tomorrow's gardening event** 🪏🪴🧑‍🌾

Well, this is a good problem to have! 😄

Thanks to the incredible groups and individuals who’ve been out helping on Wasson Way recently, including MadTree Brewing (keep an eye out for an upcoming post about them! 👀), we’ve actually run out of gardening work to do!

So, we’re **CANCELING** tomorrow’s scheduled gardening event (Saturday, October 31). Our weeds have been pulled, our gardens have been tended, and our volunteers have earned a well-deserved break.

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who’s helped keep Wasson Way beautiful recently. We’re lucky to have a community that cares so much about this trail!

Don’t worry: nature has a way of making sure there’s always more work eventually. We’ll be back! 💚

And you can always check www.wassonway.org for the most up-to-date calendar of events!

Another great example of our community coming together to care for Wasson Way! 💚🌳

Recently, seven volunteers from Xavier University joined us as part of Xavier University's Family Day, helping clean up and care for the trail near the university's new College of Osteopathic Medicine.

We're especially excited to see this partnership growing as Wasson Way's newest stretch brings the trail right through Xavier's campus.

Thank you to these wonderful volunteers for helping keep Wasson Way beautiful and welcoming for everyone! 💙🤍

Have you heard the big news? A new section of Wasson Way is now open, closing a critical gap in the trail! 🥳

This beautiful new stretch passes alongside Xavier's new College of Osteopathic Medicine and connects Station Way to Dana Avenue. For the first time, trail users can travel continuously from Ault Park all the way to Blair Court in Avondale! (If you've never gone that far west before, note that you can cross safely at the traffic light at the intersection of Dana and Woodburn. Follow the sidewalk along Woodburn Ave. for just a moment, and you'll see Wasson Way continuing on the right!)

A fun fact: This is the first section of Wasson Way to be built on privately owned land, thanks to a special partnership with Xavier University. It's also another exciting step toward our and CROWN Cincinnati's vision of a connected Cincinnati, where people can walk, run, and bike safely between neighborhoods, parks, schools, and businesses.

And we're not stopping here! 🚴 Next up is Phase 7, which will extend Wasson Way west from Blair Court to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, bringing us closer to connecting the trail with the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and the broader Uptown area. Every new section brings us one step closer to a more connected Cincinnati!

A huge thank you to Xavier University for its partnership in bringing Wasson Way through campus, to Tri-State Trails and the CROWN Cincinnati Capital Campaign for helping make this connection possible, and to the City of Cincinnati Government and the many donors and community partners who have supported this exciting expansion!

Have you explored the new section yet? We'd love to hear what you think! 🚶‍♂️🚴‍♀️ 😄

Throwback Thursday! 🕰️ Did you run across one of the many large trees that fell onto Wasson Way this summer? Thanks to one of our volunteers for sharing this photo!

A fallen tree is a good reminder of the work that goes on behind the scenes to keep Wasson Way beautiful, safe, and welcoming. Although our nonprofit handles things like planting flower beds, planting and caring for trees, and coordinating volunteer groups for cleanups, the City handles the removal of large trees, which typically involves the use of heavy equipment.

If you run across a fallen tree, please submit a 311 request through the City's 311 mobile app. Look for the option "Weeds, Trees and Greenspace" and then "Tree/limbs down in roadway." Thanks for helping keep the trail safe for all!

And thanks to the City of Cincinnati Government for all the hard work removing trees this summer!

The movement is growing: a second Bike Bus has started on Wasson Way!!! 🚴‍♀️🚴🚴🏿‍♂️

The Norwood Montessori School starts its bike bus at the Floral Avenue entrance to Wasson Way at 7:45 a.m. on Thursdays and works its way through the neighborhood to the school. Thank you to the Norwood Police for helping with safety and to Queen City Bikes for helping with logistics and planning!

The Bike Bus will continue on Thursdays in October as a pilot program, with plans to restart in the spring!

Check out on Instagram for more videos showing the incredible turnout and infectious joy!

cc: Queen City Bike, City of Norwood Ohio

A great segment from WLWT about the bike buses popping up around Cincinnati, including on Wasson Way! 😍 See if you can spot the Way in the background 👀

'Bike Buses' growing across Greater Cincinnati as safe, healthy way to get kids to school From Pleasant Ridge to Norwood, and now Hyde Park, several Greater Cincinnati communities are calling "Bike Buses" a safer and healthier way to get to school.

So exciting!! And did you know we are also working on an *eastward* expansion, from Ault Park down to Armleder Park? Stay tuned for posts with more information! 

City of Cincinnati lands funding for final phase of Wasson Way - Cincinnati Business Courier Here's when the seventh – and final phase – of Wasson Way will be completed.

WOW!! Thank you to the volunteers from Thomas More University who got their hands dirty on Wasson Way this week as part of Saints Serve Day! 😇 These amazing volunteers helped cut back branches, plant flowers, and clean up the entire 3.6-mile stretch of the trail from the I-71 overpass to Ault Park!

Groups from Thomas More have been helping out on Wasson Way as part of Saints Serve Day since 2022. If you see thousands of daffodils popping up next spring, think of the men’s football team: they man-handled the auger to drill holes in the gravel railroad bed to plant the bulbs! 💪💪💪

Volunteer days like these are crucial for keeping Wasson Way looking its best. That's because Wasson Way, a nonprofit organization, is responsible for procuring, planting, and maintaining the landscaping along the trail.

If you appreciate the greenery along Wasson Way, please consider making a donation today at www.WassonWay.org/support/ ! 🏃🏽‍♀️ 🚴‍♀️ 🌳 ❤️

And if you'd like to volunteer, check out our calendar for information on upcoming volunteer days on Oct. 21, 30, and 31! https://wassonway.org/events/

Good places to use spray paint:

✅ On cardboard
✅ On the old bike you're refurbishing
✅ On the side of your own house, if you’re feeling bold!

And a few places where it does not belong:

❌ On a bald eagle
❌ On a loaf of bread
❌ On the stone walls along Wasson Way (or any other public property)

Unfortunately, we’ve seen an increase in graffiti on the switchbacks near Ault Park.

We love creativity. We love public art. We do not love spray paint on public property.

Wasson Way belongs to all of us, and removing graffiti takes time and resources that could be spent caring for and improving the trail. Please help us keep the Way beautiful -- and save the spray paint for somewhere it belongs.

If you see anyone using spray paint or otherwise tagging Wasson Way, please send photos to [email protected].