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Current Issue Inside Stories GREENBELT From its earliest days, Greenbelt was created with a City Limits reverence for non-motorized modes of transporta- Historic Greenbelt Inner tion. The inner walkway system was created as a Walkway System means for people to walk to almost any destination Roadside Pedestrian Trail Raiders Girls Retro Town Fair without having to cross a street at grade. Street (Includes Sidewalks) underpasses allowed pedestrians to avoid interac- Public Off-Road Pedestrian Trail Soccer, p.11 Winners, p.2 tion with automobiles. An Independent Newspaper eviewHistoric Greenbelt Inner As the city has grown to areas east of the FOREST Walkway Underpass Baltimore-Washington Parkway and west of the PRESERVE Capital Beltway, some of the planning features which Walking Tour were built into old Greenbelt have been lost. The ews American Discovery Trail Capital Beltway and Baltimore-Washington Parkway Use Metro N R VOL. 84, No. 44 15 Crescent Rd., Suite 100, Greenbelt, MD 20770-1887 SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 have divided the city in thirds and have limited the Underpass East Coast Greenway opportunities for getting from one area to another. Caution (Busy Intersection) In an effort to unite Greenbelt’s disparate sections and rekindle the spirit of free non-motorized move- Public Facility ment throughout the city, the Greenbelt City Council has worked with its advisory boards and interested Retail Facility/Dining citizens to develop a comprhensive city-wide master trails map for pedestrians and bicyclists. FOREST ElectionCampground 2021 PRESERVE Walking or bicycling for transportation or recreation enhances the quality of life for Greenbelt residents Council Tackles Park Issues, Picnic Area by reducing pollution and congestion, enhancing 16-, 17-Year-olds Can Vote health and fitness, and promoting a sense of FOREST School community. PRESERVE The purpose of the Trails Map is to promote the Museum (Limited Hours) Indian Cre Approves Lakeside Drive Study existing trails network as a transportation and e k T In Nov. 2 City Council Election ra i Info Center recreation resource, and to provide guidance for the l planning, design and construction of additions to Greenbelt Station Parkway by Diane Oberg Parking the trails system and related support facilities. by Mary Moien FOREST Main Streets & Miracle Miles It is intended to provide direct and safe routes e n a PRESERVE Heritage Route Destinations L between and among all parts of the city, with k n Parkland was a subplot at a B particular emphasis on providing access to public am tre transportation, recreation, education, and commer- S the September 13 Greenbelt For only the second time, resi- How to Register cial locations. City Council meeting as coun- dents of Greenbelt who are 16 To be registered to vote, ap- It is also intended to provide a scenic, safe and varied system of pedestrian and bicycle routes which Branchville Road cil added Greenbriar Park to and 17 are eligible to vote in the plications must be received at the provide a recreational experience for people of all Greenbelt city election on Tues- Prince George’s County Board of m the Forest Preserve, supported ages and physical conditions, including persons with ste Sy ils disabilities. a r day, November 2. These teens Elections by Monday, October l i 5 T a 8 the Forest Preserve Advisory tary r T u t ib k h r e A T e Cr v as well as all adults 18 and over 4. The easiest way to register a i n e t a i . Board’s (FPAB) proposed trail s d o n c I The American Discovery Trail (ADT) is a non-motor- a n who want to vote must be regis- at this point may be to contact ized, coast-to-coast, multi-use hiking trail. The trail A maintenance plans and rejected a passes through several metropolitan areas, including proposed referendum that would tered in Prince George’s County. Greenbelt city offices and request Washington D.C., and incorporates not only hiking trails, but also bicycle routes and equestrian trails. In require purchase of land adjacent There are only a few more days the registration form. Forms can Greenbelt, the ADT travels through Greenbelt Park, to register. be picked up by appointment at across Greenbelt Road to Buddy Attick Park, and on to Greenbelt Station. In addition, to the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC). council directed staff to conduct After several years of discus- the Municipal Building, 25 Cres- Learn more at http://www.discoverytrail.org/ sion, in January 2018 the Green- cent Road. Call 301-474-8000 a traffic study of Lakeside Drive Post The East Coast Greenway Office and received resident petitions. belt City Council unanimous- or email elections@greenbeltmd. The East Coast Greenway (ECG) is a 2,900-mile, non-motorized, long-distance, urban, shared-use Greenbriar Park ly voted to approve a charter gov to request forms or for more trail system linking 25 major cities along the Eastern amendment to officially allow the information. Prince George’s Seaboard between Calais, Maine, and Key West, Council unanimously ap- Florida. In Greenbelt, the ECG travels along Cherry- younger residents to vote in city County voter registration forms wood Lane, through Historic Greenbelt, through proved, as recommended by the FOREST PRESERVE Greenbelt East and on to Elkton, MD. Learn more at FPAB, adding Greenbriar Park elections. In a referendum ques- can also be accessed online at http://www.greenway.org/ tion during the November 2016 princegeorgescountymd.gov/1980/ Greenbelt is the only City in America where the ECG to the city’s Forest Preserve. The Creek Trail and ADT cross paths. ian city election, 53 percent of voters Voter-Registration. Those students d In board’s recommendation was modified on a 5 to 3 vote, to supported lowering the age of who are 15 but will turn 16 by Greenbelt Park is administered and maintained by permit the city to continue mow- eligibility. Forty-nine 16-year-olds November 2 should contact the the National Park Service. It features hiking, horse Wellesley Drive Community MILESTONES AND MARYLAND CITY OF GREENBELT MAP COURTESY and nature trails, as well as camping and picnicking ing an unforested portion of the Building and 106 17-year-olds registered to city for more information. Council approved adding Greenbriar Park, located at the corner of facilities. Bicycles are allowed on the roads in the land. Greenbriar Park is a city vote in the 2019 election. park, but not on any of the unpaved trails. For more Hanover Parkway and Mandan Road, to the city's Forest Preserve. information, call the Park headquarters at (301) park located at the intersection 344-3948. DOCTOR’S of Hanover Parkway and Mandan COMMUNITY ber Bryan Bruns provided the The activities beingHOSPITAL consid- Road. Election 2021 information, noting that although ered would address gully erosion Trail Maintenance the board had been given copies, and persistently muddy areas. As requested at an August they had not formally reviewed The trail from Eastway/44 Court Kristen Weaver, Silke Pope 23 worksession, FPAB provided or approved it. The pilot is being Ridge would see improvements to additional information regarding conducted to inform the board combat erosion, such as reshaping Have Filed for City Council the activities they are considering in its development of the Forest the trail to improve drainage or for the previously approved trail Kristen Weaver and Silke Pope, whose biographies appear below, Preserve Master Plan. relocating sections of the trail to maintenance pilot. Board mem- have completed their nomination forms and been certified by City higher land. This map shows existing pedestran and cycling Clerk Bonita Anderson. They join challengers Ric Gordon and Matt routes withing the City of Greenbelt. In no way is this The Pumpkin Walk trail has Inzeo. Biographies are prepared by the candidates and are published Trails Map intended to restrict users to the routes suggested; or is the designation of a trail or bicycle been subject to users creating in the order they are certified and received by this newspaper. route intended to indicate that the route is free from “Let Me Tell You a Story” their own trails and installing the usual hazards that accompany bicycling or walking, especially in proximity to automobile traffic. materials such as boards and The City of Greenbelt assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of this map or the safe condition of Artist Tells of Arab Family wooden pallets to avoid muddy delineated routes. Users are solely responsible for www.marylandmilestones.org any risks encountered and for their own safety. sections of the trail. In addition, Kristen Weaver by Nicole DeWald KristenATHA Weaver Inc. was born in Greeley, Colo. there are several areasFALL where 2016 fallen trees have blocked the trail. She earned a B.S. in computer science and “My brother, sisters and I are to our father.” Users have sawed the downed psychology (2004), teaching certificate (2005) fortunate enough to have our own The Community Center Art trees to reopen the path, but the and M.A. in education (2006) all from the ‘hakawati,’” artist Helen Zughaib Gallery has reopened this month sawed logs may have damaged University of Denver. Kristen taught middle shares. “A storyteller, whose sto- with a new exhibition entitled the trail or impeded drainage. school science and mathematics in Denver ries stem from his love for his Stories My Father Told Me: The The pilot would close off some Public Schools from 2005-2007. After recon- children and a desire to both Art of Helen Zughaib. The show user-created trails, reroute or necting with her now-husband, A.J. Stephens, educate and entertain. ‘Let me includes 21 paintings and prints reopen blocked trails and “selec- a friend from childhood, she moved to the tell you a story.’ And so it would from a series Helen created based tively remove” brush encroaching D.C.
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