Winston-Salem holds ribbon-cutting ceremony for new Twin City Trail

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Published August 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM EDT

A photo of Mayor Allen Joines and Mayor Pro Tem D.D. Adams walking along the new Twin City Trail

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Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines and Mayor Pro Tem D.D. Adams walk along the new Twin City Trail.

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A photo of Winston-Salem officials at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Twin City Trail

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Winston-Salem officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Twin City Trail on Thursday, August 28, 2025.

Courtesy city of Winston-Salem

A photo of residents walking along the Twin City Trail in Winston-Salem

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Residents walk along the Twin City Trail in Winston-Salem.

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The Winston-Salem Department of Transportation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday for a new trail for cyclists and pedestrians.

The Twin City Trail was formerly known as the Salem Parkway Multi-Use Path. A new pedestrian bridge connects communities downtown from West Fourth Street to Liberty Street.

The Twin City Trail received its name from a community campaign led by the city’s DOT. The name was selected out of 30 proposed options after a final public poll.

According to the city, the $5 million project is phase one of a larger initiative to connect downtown to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. The new path is also part of an effort to create a continuous network for pedestrians that links neighborhoods across Winston-Salem.