There are also plans to extend the panhandle from Collier into Carnegie. Currently it has one million in funding from the Allegheny County Redevelopment Authority.
https://www.unionprogress.com/2024/0...-improvements/
Carnegie's page on the panhandle trail extension:
https://carnegieborough.com/trail/support.html
The plans for a new park and ride garage in Carnegie also depict the trail being extended:
https://www.rideprt.org/siteassets/i...es_reduced.pdf
These two projects won't completely close the gap but we're getting closer!