[3] Anticipated to serve as a recreational and commuter spine for Central Virginia,[4] the trail has no formal scheduled completion date, as of mid-2021.
[2] Sports Backers, a Richmond-based tax-exempt active-living advocacy group formed in 1991 — and chief proponent of the trail — estimates that 350,000 people live within two miles of the proposed route.
The trail has developed as a collaborative effort in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), the seven localities, the Crater Planning District Commission, and PlanRVA.
In other localities it will connect existing and planned infrastructure, including the Ashland Trolley Line Trail, Chester Linear Park, Trolley Line Connector (Henrico), Brook Road protected bike lanes (Richmond), and the Northern Jefferson Davis Special Area Plan (Chesterfield).
The trail has developed as a collaborative effort in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), the seven localities, the Crater Planning District Commission, and PlanRVA.
[11] In 2024, Sports Backers announced it would renovate a 5,905 square foot former branch bank at 4921 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, to house their offices and a trailhead for the Fall Line Trail, with parking and restrooms.
Sharing direct access to the Fall Line, the center will host over an estimated 11,000 visitors annually for group fitness classes and youth coaching sessions, advocacy and community meetings.