INVESTING in OUR FUTURE Quantifying the Impact of Completing the East Coast Greenway in the Delaware River Watershed
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Trails, Parks & Open Space
Delaware River Urban Waters Federal Partnership – Resource Paper Series (7/7/14) Trails, Parks & Open Space Overview The Greater Philadelphia / Lower Delaware River Urban Waters region is fortunate to have a variety of opportunities to create a connected network of multi-use trails, including both right-of-ways (ROWs) from the area's long history as a hub of railroad activity, and greenway corridors that follow the region's creek and park systems. Some of these opportunities have been capitalized upon – a number of significant trail segments already exist or are moving toward construction – but gaps still exist. Some Trail Systems “The Circuit” is a vision of a 750-mile interconnected network of multi-use trails announced in May 2012. A coalition of foundations, governments, non-profits, economic development professionals, and numerous other groups are working together to realize this vision for the Greater Philadelphia Region (including Philadelphia, Delaware, and Chester counties in Pennsylvania, and Camden and Burlington counties in New Jersey). To date, 250+ miles have been built. (http://connectthecircuit.org) The East Coast Greenway is a long-distance, urban, shared-use trail system that will ultimately link 25 major cities along the eastern seaboard from Calais, Maine to Key West, Florida. In Pennsylvania, the East Coast Greenway enters Morrisville from Trenton, NJ and follows PA Bike Route E for much of its 55-mile route, passing through lower Bucks County, Philadelphia, and Delaware County. Crossing into Delaware near Marcus Hook, the trail then travels 38 miles through the state, including 19 miles of completed trail. (www.greenway.org) The Northern Delaware Greenway Trail spans 9 miles of northern New Castle County from Fox Point State Park on the Delaware River to the Brandywine Creek and the City of Wilmington. -
Benefits of Greenways and Trails (Pdf)
THE CAROLINA THREAD TRAIL (The Thread) is a network of greenways and conserved corridors that links 15 counties in North and South Carolina and is a collaborative project of unprecedented scale. The Thread connects our region and places of interest, and conserves our most significant natural areas. Benefits of Greenways and Trails Greenways and multi-use trails – like the Carolina Thread Trail – have had an enormous impact on the economic, physical and social well-being of communities across America. Despite tremendous examples and success stories across the country, a lack of information on the impact a trail may have on its specific community can often make it difficult to encourage governments, businesses, stakeholders or residents to financially support the construction of new trails and greenways. Quantifying the wide diversity of benefits trails have after establishment may be an even more challenging task due to the broad and multi-faceted manner in which communities can be positively affected. This compilation of facts and opinions is meant to synthesize much of the dispersed information available on greenways and trails— with particular focus in the Carolinas. Contents I. Economic Impact For more a. Business and Development information i. Development contact ii. Bike-Related iii. Trail Use and Spending (704) 342-3330 b. Real Estate c. Tourism or visit online at II. Community Living Economic Impact Business and Development Trails bring in development. “Active Outdoor Recreation” contributes $730 billion annually to the U.S. economy, supports 6.5 million jobs, and generates $88 billion in annual state and national tax revenue. Active recreation is defined as bicycling, trail activities, paddling, snow sports, camping, fishing, hunting, and wildlife viewing. -
Charles and Sandra Romesburg
ISSUE 1 SPRING 2019 Love of a Native Landscape: Charles and Sandra Romesburg Shoreline along the Casselman River, part of the property that the Romesburgs helped protect Thirty-five acres of a quiet forest stretches along a crescent-shaped “What I wanted was a group that would let me put my money mile of the Casselman River in Somerset County, across the in and get a physical piece of land,” he explains. He is pleased water from the Great Allegheny Passage. From his home in that his current support and legacy plans ensure that “critters Utah more than 1,800 miles away, Charles Romesburg likes are living life on their own terms,” especially in the region to imagine what is going on there. Maybe the area is covered where he grew up. in snow, the animals that live there are hunting for food or Charles’s life path has taken him a long bedding down in their burrows. One thing that he knows for way from Uniontown, Pa. where his certain on any day is that he has ensured that this bit of forest mother raised him after his father passed will always be wild and will always provide essential habitat for away when he was just five years old. His wildlife. Charles and his wife, Sandra, are sure of this because mother operated a hair salon from her they helped the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy protect home to be available when he got home this land in perpetuity. from school. His paternal grandfather, “I could think of it as my property—that’s the way I like to who owned the Nash car dealership think of it, because if I hadn’t done that, it wouldn’t be Romesburg Motors in Uniontown, played Charles Romesburg protected,” he explains. -
The East Coast Greenway Alliance: a Model for Grassroots Greenway Initiatives
The East Coast Greenway Alliance: A Model for Grassroots Greenway Initiatives Highlights of ECGA Progress Rhode Island and Massachusetts Ann Chapman 104 Shays Street Amherst, MA 01002 1 1. Introduction The U.S. greenway movement in the U.S. is a relatively recent phenomenon. Although historically, Frederick Law Olmsted and others created projects as early as the 1860s which we would today term “greenways”, the term itself wasn’t used until the 1950s. The contemporary U.S. greenway movement was given important encouragement when the 1987 President'’ Commission on Americans Outdoors publicly endorsed the concept. At that time, there was virtually no professional literature on the subject. However, an author’s query by Charles E.Little, placed in a variety of professional journals asking for information on active greenway projects resulted in over one hundred responses. Based on these responses, Little wrote a book, published in 1990, entitled Greenways for America, which was the first major book published on the topic (Little, 1990). Since that time, several other books and numerous articles have been published on various aspects of greenways. These include aspects of the planning design, and management of greenways in the U.S. and abroad. A good summary of the greenway movement here and abroad may be found in Greenways: The Beginning of an International Movement (Fabos and Ahern in 1996 ). An important element in understanding the diverse array of projects in the burgeoning greenways movement can be gained by categorizing them. As defined by Fabos (in Fabos and Ahern 1996 p. 5), the majority of greenways fall into three major categories: 1) ecologically significant corridors and natural systems (e.g. -
Trails for the Future of Good Health for All Americans!
NEWS • TRAINING • TECHNOLOGY • FUNDING • LEGISLATION • RESOURCES FallFall 20072007 TrailsTrails forfor thethe futurefuture ofof goodgood healthhealth forfor allall Americans!Americans! American Trails FALL 2007 On the Cover: Teton Valley Trails and Pathways, Inc., Idaho (www.tvtap.org); photo by Christian Santelices, current Board Member and past Executive Director. Features Trails ARE transportation! 4 The trails movement encounters obstacles along the path Editorials from the Chair and Executive Director of American Trails Training and education for trails 6 News from the National Trails Training Partnership Half-baked trails? 8 The Case For Trails: Well Done, Medium Rare, and Works in Progress By Robert Searns, Chair, American Trails and The GreenWay Team Helping kids get outdoors 14 New legislation and initiatives promote physical activity and nature education New National Recreation Trails for 2007 16 Designation of 40 new National Recreation Trails across America Trails across America 22 New articles and resources online at www.AmericanTrails.org Bidding for Better Trails 26 Maximizing trail budgets through competitive bidding By Tony Boone,Arrowhead Trails, Inc., and Cuatro Hundley,Anasazi Trails, Inc. Top trail projects recognized 30 Annual Achievement Awards announced by Coalition for Recreational Trails Trail Tracks Editorial: Help visitors find your trail 38 By Jim Woods, Florida Office of Greenways and Trails NEWS • AWARDS • RESOURCES • EVENTS • PEOPLE • PLACES • PROJECTS www.AmericanTrails.org 3 American Trails EditorialEditorial Executive Committee Bob Searns, Chair, The GreenWay Team, Inc. Roger Bell, Vice-Chair, Professional Trailbuilders Assn. Marianne Fowler, 2nd Vice-Chair, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Terry Hanson, Treasurer, City of Redding Jim Wood, Secretary, FL Office of Greenways & Trails Hulet Hornbeck, Member at Large Trails ARE Transportation! Mike Passo, Accessibility Expert, Elakah Expeditions Pam Gluck, Executive Director A message from the Chair Directors UST HOW MANY HIGHWAY BRIDGES can you build with the John R. -
2025 Metropolitan Transportation Plan
Wilmington Area Planning Council 2025 Update CONNECTIONS to the st 21 Century 2025 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Adopted February 23, 2000 Wilmington Area Planning Council 850 Library Avenue, Suite 100 Newark, DE 19711 Phone (302) 737-6205 Email [email protected] Fax (302) 737-9584 Web www.wilmapco.org Wilmington Area Planning Council * Council: Anne P. Canby, Secretary, Delaware Department of Transportation, Chairperson Robert J. Alt, Mayor, City of Elkton, Vice Chair Nelson K. Bolender, President, Cecil County Commissioners Jeffrey W. Bullock, Chief of Staff, Delaware Governor’s Office Thomas P. Gordon, County Executive, New Castle County James F. Grant, Mayor, Town of Odessa Marsha J. Kaiser, Director, Maryland Department of Transportation Office of Planning & Capital Programming Raymond C. Miller, Director, Delaware Transit Corporation James H. Sills, Jr., Mayor, City of Wilmington Technical Advisory Committee: Public Advisory Committee: Anna Marie Gonnella, Delaware River & Bay Authority, Chairperson Anita Puglisi, City of Newark Citizen, Chairperson Phil Wheeler, Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Barbara Washam, Upper East Side Neighborhood Association, Vice Chair Environmental Control, Vice Chair Doug Andrews, Delmarva Rail Passenger Association Eugene E. Abbott, Delaware Department of Transportation David Blankenship, Wilmington Department of Public Works David Baker, Southern New Castle County Citizen Anthony J. Di Giacomo, Cecil County Office of Planning and Jan Baty, Newark Planning Commission Zoning & Parks and Recreation Lynn Broaddus, Brandywine Hundred Citizen Bobbie Geier, Delaware Transit Corporation Harry Brown, City of Wilmington Citizen Markus R. Gradecak, Maryland Office of Planning John J. Casey, Delaware Contractors Association Herbert M. Inden, Delaware Office of State Planning Bob Dietrich, Delaware Motor Transport Association Coordination Gwinneth Kaminsky Rivera, Wilmington Department of Planning Dennis Flint, White Clay Creek Bicycle Club James P. -
Safety and Etiquette Guide
SAFETY GUIDELINES A Trail for Everyone, About the Montour Trail No Matter Their Abilities! Honored by the Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources People with physical disabilities are welcome to use Trail Rules for ALL USERS as the state’s 2017 Trail of the the Montour Trail, and the Council’s mobility-impaired Year, the Montour Trail is the policies address their special needs. All trail users are expected to obey the following rules, longest suburban rail-trail in the which are posted at all major trailheads: • Wheelchairs are always permitted, whether U.S., encompassing 63 miles. 1. No motorized vehicles powered or not. Running through communities west and south of • Other powered mobility devices are allowed if they 2. Keep right, except to pass Pittsburgh, the trail follows the abandoned rights of way are less than 36 inches wide and travel less than 3. Warn before passing of the Montour Railroad and the Peters Creek branch of 15 mph under their own power on a level surface. 4. Stay on the trail the Pennsylvania Railroad. • E-bikes, which are pedal devices with an electric 5. Leash your pet assist motor, must meet certain conditions: power The Montour Trail connects Pittsburgh International 6. Trail open daily, dawn to dusk rating less than 750 watts, weight under 100 Airport to the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP), which pounds, and top speed 15 mph. joins up with the C&O Canal Towpath that leads to 7. Camp only in designated areas Washington, DC. • Devices powered by internal combustion engines 8. No horses are never permitted on the Montour Trail. -
GWP History 1985-2015
A Brief History 1985 - 2015 The Pittsburgh region is rightly associated with the emergence of American philanthropy, as Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick and other successful 19th century industrialists promoted using their wealth to benefit the community. In southwestern Pennsylvania, as in the rest of the nation, the field of philanthropy grew in the 20th century and professional staff increasingly facilitated the work of donors and trustees. Starting in the 1960s and 1970s, membership associations and grantmakers’ interest groups began forming as philanthropic leaders recognized the advantages of connecting with colleagues to exchange information, share lessons learned and identify best practices. When Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania (GWP) was established in 1985, it became the eighteenth regional association of grantmakers created in the nation. Like other regional associations (RAs), GWP’s initial goals were to create learning opportunities for members, support grantmaking as a profession and thereby contribute to the overall effectiveness of philanthropy. GWP’s Origins While the organization was formally incorporated in 1985, organizing for the purpose of learning and exchange was an already established practice. In the 1960s, Pittsburgh’s senior corporate leaders met regularly to discuss their philanthropic interests; private foundation leaders held a similar discussion group. After meeting separately for some years, the two groups merged to form the Pittsburgh Contributions Group, GWP’s predecessor. In June 1983, the Contributions Group began to explore whether to incorporate more formally. Although a number of grantmakers participated, William Lafe (The Pittsburgh Foundation/Howard Heinz Endowment) and Phillip Hallen (Maurice Falk Medical Fund) are most closely linked with advancing this discussion. -
Delaware Valley Consortium for Excellence and Equity
DELAWARE VALLEY CONSORTIUM FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY “Recruiting Teachers and Administrators Who Value Diversity, Inclusion and High Achievement for ALL Students” 11th ANNUAL EDUCATORS OF COLOR RECRUITMENT FAIR ONDAY PRIL M , A 3, 2017 5P.M. - 8:30 P.M. PENN CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA TH 3440 MARKET STREET, 5 FLOOR CONFERENCE CENTER To register for the event, Email your full name & e-mail address to [email protected] or call 215-746-3213 Founded in 2004, the Consortium is a network of 30 well-respected regional school districts, the Chester County intermediate Unit, and PA State Education Association, located throughout southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and northern Delaware. We are collectively committed to enhancing the achievement of all students, and most specifically, to increasing the academic performance, engagement, and future success of our students of color. 2016-17 Delaware Valley Consortium for Excellence and Equity -Attending Members * Abington, PA Lindenwold, NJ Springfield Township, PA Brandywine, DE Lower Merion, PA Tredyffin/Easttown, PA Bristol-Borough, PA Neshaminy, PA Upper Dublin, PA Centennial, PA Phoenixville, PA Wallingford—Swarthmore, PA Cheltenham Township, PA Pennsbury, PA Wissahickon, PA Chichester, PA Reading, PA Woodbury, NJ Council Rock, PA Ridley, PA Radnor, PA Delaware County IU, PA Rose Tree Media, PA Great Valley, PA Southeast Delco, PA *Attending as of 3.24.2017 Hatboro-Horsham, PA Spring Ford, PA Teachers and administrators of color who are interested in exploring career opportunities with any or all of these organizations are encouraged to attend. Opportunities will be provided to network with staff of color who are currently working in the Consortium districts. -
The Schuylkill River Trail from the Past to the Present
M O N T G O M E R Y C O U N T Y P A T R A I L S Y S T E M The Schuylkill River Trail From the past to the present. From the historic river Extension. For those seeking public transportation to the trail, towns of Conshohocken, Norristown, and Pottstown to the SEPTA offers excellent access via regional rail service and bus rolling hills of Valley Forge National Historical Park. The lines in Miquon, Spring Mill, Conshohocken, and Norristown. Schuylkill River Trail in Montgomery County takes visitors Visit www.montcopa.org/schuylkillrivertrail for more through a rich blend of natural, cultural, and historical information or contact Montgomery County Division of Parks, resources. The trail runs through a variety of urban, Trails, & Historic Sites at 610.278.3555. suburban, and rural landscapes, offering nearly 20 miles to hikers, joggers, bicyclists, equestrians, and in-line skaters. Trail Rules The Schuylkill River Trail (SRT) is the spine of the • Trail speed limit is 15 mph Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Corridor. When completed, the trail will run over 100 miles from the coal region • Trail is open dawn to dusk of Schuylkill County to the Delaware River in Philadelphia. • No unauthorized motor vehicles are permitted on trail Evidence of several centuries of industrial use remains • Dogs must be leashed where river and canal navigation, quarrying of limestone and • Owners are responsible for cleaning up all pet waste iron ore, and production of iron and steel have succeeded each • No littering—please practice “Carry In - Carry Out” other as mainstays of this region’s economy.