- NYC’s Newest Parkland is Located Underneath Brooklyn Bridge Approach Ramp
New York Times Drumgoole Square is one of 13 projects in the $25 million program run by the Parks and Recreation Department and financed by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation to create and renovate public spaces south of Houston Street. (November 5)
- Health Officials Hope New LA Trail Will Improve Community Health
Los Angeles Times The new hiking trail is being offered as a potential remedy for high rates of heart disease, stroke and diabetes for nearby minority communities, which are at a higher risk of obesity. (November 16)
- Historic Trolleys May Return to the Streets of Brooklyn
New York Post The Brooklyn Bridge Coalition is planning a 1.3 mile long park along the Brooklyn waterfront. A trolley system connecting the northern and southern ends of the park is part of the proposed design. (November 17)
- Advocates Say Benefits of Open Space Extend Beyond Property Values
Lodi News-Sentinel Benefits of parks and open spaces also include keeping taxes low, retaining agriculture and tourism as a part of the local economy, and of course, improvements to quality of life and community character. (November 18)
- Urban Bike Trails Offer Connections to Community
Christian Science Monitor Providence is one city working to create utilitarian trails that integrate into everyday lives, rather than trails that are purely recreational. (November 19)
- CA Plans to Clean Up and Restore Littered Park
Sacramento Bee Candlestick State Park was acquired by the State in 1972; two-thirds of the park has remained littered with garbage and debris. Park Planners hope to have the park cleaned and restored by 2005. (November 28)
