In Annapolis, Maryland trails along four major Chesapeake Bay tributaries are being added to the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.
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Source: The Columbus
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The Philadelphia Zoo is also personally impacted by the message from The Lorax, and has opened an exciting new exhibit called “Trail of the Lorax.” This educational attraction is meant to create a way for children to see how important conservation is and to learn how to become a “Lorax” themselves.
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Children in a neighborhood with an extra-wide walking/bicycle trail were three times more likely to get vigorous exercise than those in a neighborhood with regular sidewalks, a new study shows. Read the full article here
Source: Yahoo
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New York Times op-ed contributer Eran Ben-Joseph accepts that “parking lots are here to stay” and thinks they can be better used. The parking can be covered with solar panels or be surfaced with permeable materials to it can “clean contaminated runoff”
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Source – The New York Times
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The long-anticipated transformation of an abandoned railway to a linear park on Chicago’s Northwest Side is getting the $9 million needed to begin construction. Read the
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Source: Chicago Sun Times
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In Austin, Texas a $1 million contribution for the finishing of building a trail has been made. Additional money will build bathrooms and plant more trees.
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Source: www.kvue.com
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State officials said Wednesday that they were exploring the possibility of turning the three-mile-long Tappan Zee bridge into a route for pedestrians and bicyclists. New York Governor Cuomo said it would cost $150 million to demolish the bridge.
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Source: New York Times
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