▁of ▁Wend y ▁Park ). ▁ ▁Neg oti ations ▁to ▁obtain ▁title ▁to ▁the ▁C & M V ▁track bed ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁Trust ▁for ▁Public ▁Land ▁( TP L ), ▁a ▁national ▁non pro fit ▁which ▁coordinates ▁and ▁facilities ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁park land , ▁negoti ated ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁with ▁West bank ▁Development ▁Cor p . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁T PL ▁purchased ▁for ▁$ 3 . 2 ▁million ▁($ ▁in ▁ ▁dollars ) ▁title ▁and ▁an ▁eas ement ▁covering ▁ ▁of ▁former ▁C & M V ▁track bed ▁between ▁the ▁Old ▁Sh ip ▁Channel ▁and ▁the ▁C uy ah oga ▁River ▁near ▁Kings bury ▁Run . ▁ ▁Cleveland ▁Metro par ks ▁o vers aw ▁initial ▁design ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁proposed ▁trail , ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁ag ency ▁began ▁bridge ▁design ▁work ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁A ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁rest ud y ▁of ▁I ris ht own ▁B end ▁ge olog ic ▁inst ability , ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁Cleveland - C uy ah oga ▁County ▁Port ▁Author ity , ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁delay ▁in ▁construct ing ▁trail ▁along ▁I ris ht own ▁B end ▁until ▁the ▁hill side ▁was ▁perman ently ▁stabil ized . ▁ ▁The ▁ ▁southern ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Foundation ▁Cent enn ial ▁Lake ▁Link ▁Tra il ▁opened ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0