View the PDF HERE STORY BY DAN D’AMBROSIO PHOTOS BY JARROD BUNK On September 11, 2001, former New York City fireman Tim Brown was about 30 feet from Tower One of the World Trade Center when it collapsed into a maelstrom of toxic dust and materials. Brown was no longer a fireman on 9/11, but […]
See Original Article HERE By David Hurst For a century, Johnstown has ridden the highs and lows that have come with its “Flood City” nickname. At a time the city is seeing a rebirth downtown and outdoor hiking, biking and paddling opportunities growing at a rapid pace, a group of community leaders envisioned harnessing it […]
Register today to join us in Bethlehem, PA for the 2018 Eastern Pennsylvania Greenways & Trails Summit October 1st & 2nd with recreational activities on Sunday September 30 The Summit Planning Committee invites all professionals, advocates, and organizers from outdoor recreation, health, conservation, and planning professions, as well as municipal officials, to register now […]
Click HERE for original article Hometown Hero: Forest for healing By: David Winzelberg August 28, 2018 John Sferazo and his fellow ironworkers spent several weeks at Ground Zero clearing steel beams, chunks of concrete, office furniture and dozens of crushed fire trucks and police cars in the wake of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center […]
September 11 National Memorial Trail Alliance Visit’s Flight 93 National Memorial On April 15, a small group of cyclists came riding into Flight 93 National Memorial dressed in red, white and blue. The September 11 National Memorial Trail Alliance Board of Directors led the first-ever complete bike ride connecting the three 9/11 memorial locations. The […]
Original Article Found HERE Dahlgren Rail Trail Added to National Recreation Trail Program The Dahlgren Rail Heritage Trail in King George County has been named a National Recreational Trail by the US Department of the Interior. The trail was also added to the Potomac Heritage Trail Network at a ceremony held in King George, Virginia on June […]
Maryland’s WB&A Trail Posted 06/13/18 by Laura Stark in America’s Trails, Health and Wellness, Trail Use Maryland’s WB&A Trail | Photo by Glenn Gunter Trail of the Month: June 2018 “An interesting characteristic of this trail is that it touches everything.” —Jon Korin, chair of the Anne Arundel County Bicycle Advisory Commission The stars seem aligned for Maryland’s WB&A Trail, a […]
Montclair-To-Jersey City Bike Path Would Be Part Of 9/11 Trail Gill: The proposed Essex-Hudson Greenway would create a bike/walk path from Montclair to Jersey City, helping commuters to reach Manhattan. By Eric Kiefer, Patch Staff | May 21, 2018 9:00 am ET | Updated May 21, 2018 9:05 am ET Original Article Found HERE ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — If the long-heralded […]
Original Article Found HERE 11-mile railroad connecting Montclair to Jersey City could become a walking, biking trail https://www.northjersey.com/videos/news/essex/2018/04/06/old-boonton-line-essex-hudson-greenway/494010002/ Looking down from an overpass on Bay Street in Montclair, one can see through the protective fence to abandoned railroad tracks. The scene is desolate and uninviting. However, there are some people who have a different vision […]
Original Article Found HERE – By MARY ANN THOMAS | Monday, March 26, 2018, 2:18 p.m. A first-ever 1,300-mile bike ride April 11 through May 3 will connect all three national Sept. 11 memorial locations to promote a system of trails being developed to link the crash sites near Shanksville, Pa., Washington D.C., and New York City. In the works […]