The 1.5-mile Ram Trail officially opened on December 1, connecting the high school campus to downtown Holt, and the outer neighborhoods to the newly completed Sycamore Trail that also feeds into the Lansing River Trail.
When the non-motorized master plan was put in place in 2007, says Delhi Township Director of Community Development Tracy L.C. Miller, the stretch that is now the Ram Trail was a high-priority route.
“The trail was built to provide a path for kids walking to school or sports practice,” she says. “It’s been a problem for years, particularly during football season when the kids are showing up at 6 a.m. and it’s still dark. The path’s creation is for both recreation and safety.”
A reception and ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the Ram Trail opening included township, state and Ingham County officials — and a dozen students from nearby Washington Woods Middle School.
“That’s what this is all about,” Delhi Township Supervisor C.J. Davis said of the children. “We gave them a safe path.”