It just got easier to float Cincinnati's central waterway

It used to be that only a brave and committed crew calling themselves the Mill Creek Yacht Club floated down the waterway in the heart of Cincinnati.

But city and nonprofit leaders have been drawing up plans to change that — and, on a broader level, to re-envision the future of the Mill Creek.

Now you can make your way to Salway Park in Northside and rent a kayak from a remote kiosk to take to the waters. The rental program run by a private company called Schack's Yaks launched Saturday. The rentals cost $15 for the first hour and $10 for every hour after. The kayaks must be returned to the kiosk at Salway, meaning trips will need to go both down and back up stream.

Schack's Yaks already runs similar kiosks in several Northern Kentucky locations. The program doesn't use taxpayer money,