The Trust for Public Land (TPL), a national nonprofit which coordinates and facilities the creation of parkland, negotiated on behalf of the group with Westbank Development Corp. On December 28, 2009, TPL purchased for $3.2 million ($formatnum: in US dollars) title and an easement covering 1 miles of former C&MV trackbed between the Old Ship Channel and the Cuyahoga River near Kingsbury Run.