The Outer Harbor Access & Activation Project consists of several capital improvements, including:

• Greenway Nature Trail: Nearly 1.0 mile of additional multi-use trails will connect the existing Outer Harbor trail system with Fuhrmann Boulevard to complete the shoreline loop.  The Nature Trail will be surrounded by over 10 acres of habitat enhancements and encompass a 4-acre Great Lawn.  With over 350 new trees and 150 new shrubs, as well as 1.5-acres of pollinator fields, these areas will see the removal of invasive species while providing habitat for several species of nesting and migratory birds.
• Bike Park: A combination of trails and skills loops, the bike park provides an introductory-level course for mountain bike riders.  The activity zone includes a Pump Track, Skills Loop and Tot Track with a viewing area and concourse.  Nearly 1.25 miles of single-user dirt trails will be installed throughout the site and present varying degrees of skills and obstacles.
• Great Lawn: A 4-acre grassed oval will provide space for events of all sizes.  Surrounded by meadows and the Greenway Nature Trail, the Great Lawn will provide a fantastic setting for sunset views.
• Overlook: At the north edge of the Great Lawn, a mounded earthen overlook provides the adventurous with views over the breakwall and beyond.

See site plan here. 

​The City of Buffalo Common Council approved the special use permit for this project in January 2018.  The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation approved a nearly $4 million construction contract to Pinto Construction Services in April 2018.  Groundbreaking is expected in early summer 2018.