Posts by Debra Karrat

Eagle Scouts Create The Summit Park Line Path

Eagle Scout candidate Henry Lord, with the help of other scouts and scout leaders create the phase one path of the Summit Park Line Saturday, April 22nd by spreading gravel over the path to maintain it and prevent overgrowth. Scout masters Keith Halper and Terry Dwyer, Frank Friedel and other volunteers pitched-in, for the community effort. Phase one of the Park Line will make a linear park connection between Broad Street and Morris Ave with a view of the NYC skyline in the distance.
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David Burwell, who saw bike paths where trains once ran, passes away at 69

  David Burwell, the co-founder and first president of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a Washington-based organization that has led nationwide efforts to convert thousands of miles of unused railroad corridors to trails and parklands, died Feb. 1 at his home in Bethesda, Md. He was 69. He had complications from acute myeloid leukemia, said his wife, Irene Burwell. Inspired in part by his mother, who helped create an 11-mile bike trail on Cape Cod, Mass., Mr. Burwell was instrumental in building a national movement to preserve green space and to provide options for alternative modes of transportation. As thousands of miles
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Center For Active Design: The Importance Of Execution

Assembly: Shaping Space for Civic Life The Center for Active Design (CfAD) is leading a pioneering initiative to understand how place-based design informs a range of civic engagement outcomes: civic trust, participation in public life, stewardship of the public realm, and informed local voting. The findings will be translated into practical design strategies and disseminated in an upcoming publication known as Assembly: Shaping Space for Civic Life. Assembly will serve as a groundbreaking resource for city leaders and designers who seek to strengthen their communities by harnessing design to support civic life. This work is generously supported by the John
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