Portland Press Herald & City of Saco - Wed June 18, 2025
Officials in Saco, Maine Consider Efforts to Remodel the Town's Historic Pepperell Park
The town of Saco, Maine, could see a remodeling project of its historic Pepperell Park in the near future. At a Saco City Council meeting on June 16, 2025, councilors heard a presentation from Ryan Sommer, the town's parks and recreation director; and Todd Richardson, a landscape architect, on the potential renovation plans, the Portland Press Herald reported....
CEG - Mon January 06, 2025
Upgraded Part of Boston's Copley Square Park Reopens; Wildlife Crossing to Be Built Over I-90
A new year brings a newly renovated section of Copley Square Park in Boston. Mayor Michelle Wu's office had earlier announced that a portion of the downtown park would reopen Jan. 1 in the northeast triangle between Boylston Street and Trinity Church after more than a year of work....
Atlanta Beltline & Office of Mayor Andre Dickens - Mon November 18, 2024
Atlanta Officials Open New Segment of Beltline Trail in City's Buckhead Neighborhood
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens was on hand in the city's Buckhead neighborhood Nov. 12, accompanied by Clyde Higgs, president and CEO of Atlanta Beltline Inc. and other community leaders, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Beltline's Northeast Trail — Segment 1....
Paterson Press - Mon October 28, 2024
Paterson, N.J., Officials Approve $1.1M in Funding to Replace Iconic Footbridge at Great Falls
More than three years after the iconic footbridge at Paterson, N.J.'s Great Falls was closed for safety reasons, city officials on Oct. 21 approved a $1.14 million contract to replace the structure....
Macon-Bibb County, Ga. - Wed October 16, 2024
Macon, Ga.'s Historic Pleasant Hill Neighborhood to Receive Major Public Space Investment
Reimagining the Civic Commons (RCC), a collaboration of national foundations and civic leaders dedicated to revitalizing public spaces in ways that benefit communities, has announced its third round of investment in 10 U.S....
Hartford Courant - Thu October 10, 2024
Billionaire Couple Buys Connecticut Island to Turn It Into 125-Acre Shoreline Public Park
Plans to turn the long-restricted Manresa Island in Norwalk, Conn., into a 125-acre public park, beach and nature center represent a massive gain not just for the state, but for the entire Northeast, speakers said at an Oct....
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management - Mon September 30, 2024
Work Has Started On New $10.6M Boardwalk, Bulkhead Project at Rhode Island Beach
Construction has gotten under way on a $10.6 million boardwalk and bulkhead project at Rhode Island's Roger Wheeler State Park in Narragansett. The state's Department of Environmental Management (DEM) in Providence announced Sept....
CEG - Thu August 29, 2024
Niagara Falls State Park's $9M 'Crow's Nest' Walkway Extension in N.Y. to Soon Begin
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled plans Aug. 27 to begin a $9 million construction on the extension of the "Crow's Nest" at Niagara Falls State Park, north of Buffalo. The expansion project will include building new stairs and an overlook structure which will connect the existing Crow's Nest feature to Prospect Point with the goal of providing a new, close-up view of the world-famous series of waterfalls....
West Virginia State Parks - Tue August 13, 2024
WV State Parks Officially Break Ground On Largest Mountain Bike Trail Project in State History
West Virginia State Parks officials announced that construction on a major bike trail expansion at Cacapon Resort State Park has begun. The $3.5 million project will add 35 mi. of professionally designed mountain bike trails to the park's existing trail system, enhancing its reputation in the region as a premier outdoor recreation destination for hikers and mountain bikers....
Delaware Public Media & Delaware CIB - Mon July 01, 2024
Second Phase of Enhancements Begin at Delaware's James Farm Ecological Preserve
After a groundbreaking in early June, construction on Phase II of improvements to the James Farm Ecological Preserve in Ocean View, Del., has gotten under way. James Farm is a 150-acre nature park located along the state's Indian River Bay and managed by the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) for Sussex County,The preserve is open every day and serves as the hub of CIB's environmental education programming....
