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	<title>CT Environmental Headlines &#187; Greenways</title>
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		<title>Windsor: Riverfront Trail In Windsor Approved</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/03/02/windsor-riverfront-trail-in-windsor-approved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WINDSOR — The town council has approved a plan to create a mutiuse trail along the Connecticut River that would run from the Barber Street Boat Launch to the Hartford city line. Construction of the $870,000 project could begin as early as June and include 10-foot-wide walking and cycling trails with access points to the<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/03/02/windsor-riverfront-trail-in-windsor-approved/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>DEP Greenways Council Accepting Nominations</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/02/19/dep-greenways-council-accepting-nominations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Connecticut DEP and the Connecticut Greenways Council today announced that they are now soliciting nominations for official state greenway designations.
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		<title>Windsor should build trail</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2011/01/29/windsor-should-build-trail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Windsor accepts a proposal by town manager Peter Souza, the dream of Riverfront Recapture's trails extending into other towns, may become a reality.]]></description>
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		<title>Murhpy in Kent Thursday to Announce $5,000 Grant for Bike Trail Effort</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/10/22/murhpy-in-kent-thursday-to-announce-5000-grant-for-bike-trail-effort/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy gathered with several regional officials at the Kent Falls State Park on Thursday to formally announce a $5,000 grant that will help improve bicycle trails in the region.
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		<title>Former Pomfret train station a tourist venue</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/10/11/former-pomfret-train-station-a-tourist-venue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former Pomfret train station will re-open Saturday Oct. 9 as a pavilion and information center for hikers and bikers. The trail cuts through two Audubon nature preserves in Pomfret and a third in Hampton.]]></description>
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		<title>Whatever happened to Danbury’s Margerie Reservoir Trail</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/18/whatever-happened-to-danburys-margerie-reservoir-trail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 02:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last two years, efforts to build a trail or walkway along the eastern side of the Margerie Reservoir have largely dried up. ]]></description>
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		<title>A trail in the making — The Norwalk River Valley Trail</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/18/a-trail-in-the-making-the-norwalk-river-valley-trail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 02:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Norwalk River Valley Trail -- an idea that's been around for years -- is moving from the realm of the possible to something far more tangible, starting this month.]]></description>
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		<title>Norwalk River Valley Trail: Grant moves project along</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/16/norwalk-river-valley-trail-grant-moves-project-along/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/16/norwalk-river-valley-trail-grant-moves-project-along/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A long path lies ahead before cyclists and pedestrians may traverse a 27-mile trail from Norwalk to Danbury, but on Monday five communities, including Redding, announced an important first step toward the goal.]]></description>
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		<title>Public meeting scheduled for Regional Naugatuck River Greenway Routing Study</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/13/public-meeting-scheduled-for-regional-naugatuck-river-greenway-routing-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Council of Governments of the Central Naugatuck Valley (COGCNV) is holding a public meeting for the Regional Naugatuck River Greenway Routing Study on Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. at their offices at 60 N. Main St., Third Floor, Waterbury.]]></description>
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		<title>Branford, Guilford won&#8217;t share trail funds</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/24/branford-guilford-wont-share-trail-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/24/branford-guilford-wont-share-trail-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Shoreline Greenway Trail creators have run into a few speed bumps in creating a multi-town nature trail, and the road to completion may be getting a bit bumpier. Guilford First Selectman Joseph Mazza and Branford First Selectman Anthony “Unk” DaRos said Tuesday they will keep their portions of grant money for the trail, though<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/24/branford-guilford-wont-share-trail-funds/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Woman finds Greenway good for the soul</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/23/woman-finds-greenway-good-for-the-soul/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/23/woman-finds-greenway-good-for-the-soul/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ELIOT, Maine — Some walk for pleasure, some walk for exercise, and some walk for their spirit. Karen Terzano is walking for all the above and so much more on her 740-mile pilgrimage that recently took her through southern Maine and the Seacoast. Terzano, 59, of Ellsworth, Maine, came walking through the Berwicks and Eliot<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/23/woman-finds-greenway-good-for-the-soul/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Killingworth Resident Appointed to Connecticut Greenways Council &#8211; Hartford Courant</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/17/killingworth-resident-appointed-to-connecticut-greenways-council-hartford-courant/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/17/killingworth-resident-appointed-to-connecticut-greenways-council-hartford-courant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KILLINGWORTH — — Gov. M. Jodi Rell has appointed David Gumbart of Killingworth as a member of the Connecticut Greenways Council. via Killingworth Resident Appointed to Connecticut Greenways Council &#8211; Hartford Courant.]]></description>
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		<title>Shoreline Greenway Trail Chair Looks to East Haven Before Guilford</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/12/shoreline-greenway-trail-chair-looks-to-east-haven-before-guilford/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/12/shoreline-greenway-trail-chair-looks-to-east-haven-before-guilford/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shoreline Greenway Trail Chair Looks to East Haven First The idea of the Shoreline Greenway Trail (SGT) isn&#8217;t new-the proposed walking trail from Lighthouse Point in New Haven to Hammonasset Beach in Madison has been in the works for 10 years. What is new, however, is an idea proposed by SGT Board of Directors Chairman<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/12/shoreline-greenway-trail-chair-looks-to-east-haven-before-guilford/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Housatonic greenway takes another step</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/09/housatonic-greenway-takes-another-step/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STRATFORD &#8212; There&#8217;s an ambitious plan to make the Housatonic River, from its headwaters in Massachusetts to its mouth in Milford and Stratford, a greenway where cyclists and hikers can enjoy scenic vistas along its banks. via Housatonic greenway takes another step &#8211; Connecticut Post. In other greenway news: Gov. M. Jodi Rell has appointed<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/09/housatonic-greenway-takes-another-step/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. bike trail plan making progress</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/23/mass-bike-trail-plan-making-progress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WESTFIELD &#8211; Local funds earmarked for Columbia Greenway bike trail design in the downtown are expected to improve the city&#8217;s quest to complete design and begin construction of the trail&#8217;s Phase I connecting with Southwick. via Bike trail plan making progress &#8211; MassLive.com.]]></description>
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		<title>SEN. KEVIN WITKOS: Greenways are more than just a license plate</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/09/sen-kevin-witkos-greenways-are-more-than-just-a-license-plate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 01:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Connecticut greenways are more than just a license plate. They are a shining example of the state’s successful efforts over the past two decades to acquire and preserve open space land. If you have ever hiked a trail in Connecticut there’s a good chance you were experiencing one of the state’s greenways. Our region of<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/09/sen-kevin-witkos-greenways-are-more-than-just-a-license-plate/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Rell: Federal Grant to Buy, Demolish Flood-Prone Homes Safeguards People, Cuts Costs</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/06/governor-rell-federal-grant-to-buy-demolish-flood-prone-homes-safeguards-people-cuts-costs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. M. Jodi Rell has announced that the federal government has awarded the Town of East Haven $1.4 million to buy and demolish five flood-prone homes to create open space for parks and greenways – a move that will enhance public safety and improve the community while reducing insurance losses covered by the feds. The<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/06/governor-rell-federal-grant-to-buy-demolish-flood-prone-homes-safeguards-people-cuts-costs/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Nature abounds on Super 7 greenway</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/28/nature-abounds-on-super-7-greenway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baptist was one of several eminent naturalists who studied the area in the early 1990s simply to see what wildlife was actually there. They gathered their data into the Route 7 Expressway Natural History Inventory &#8212; the best picture available of what was living along the corridor 20 years ago. via Nature abounds on Super 7<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/28/nature-abounds-on-super-7-greenway/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Long-planned super highway may yield to greenway</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/27/long-planned-super-highway-may-yield-to-greenway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a variety of reasons &#8212; political, environmental, financial and cultural &#8212; Super 7 was never built. And unless there&#8217;s a grand reversal of public policy and sentiment, it never will be. But now, representatives from the five towns along the Super 7 corridor &#8212; Danbury, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield and Wilton &#8212; are planning a<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/27/long-planned-super-highway-may-yield-to-greenway/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Danbury to open Still River Greenway with a splash today</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/12/danbury-to-open-still-river-greenway-with-a-splash-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DANBURY &#8212; After more than 14 years and countless hours of work by dedicated volunteers and city officials, the Still River Greenway will be officially opened to the public. via Danbury to open Still River Greenway with a splash &#8211; Connecticut Post.]]></description>
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		<title>Still River Greenway closer to becoming a reality in Brookfield</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/11/still-river-greenway-closer-to-becoming-a-reality-in-brookfield/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BROOKFIELD &#8212; Town officials have long advocated for a 2-mile pedestrian walkway that would run along the Still River and meander through preserved open spaces, but an ever-inflating price tag rendered the project financially unrealistic. via Still River Greenway closer to becoming a reality in Brookfield &#8211; Connecticut Post.]]></description>
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		<title>Greenway along Merritt into Westchester is now more possible</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/08/greenway-along-merritt-into-westchester-is-now-more-possible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CT DOT says it is no longer standing in the way of plans to build a greenway trail along  the the Merritt Parkway 37.5 miles from, say, Rye Brook, NY, staying on bike paths, clear to the Housatonic River. The parkway is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the trail advocates<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/08/greenway-along-merritt-into-westchester-is-now-more-possible/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>DEP: Governor Rell Commends Open Space Advocates</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/08/dep-governor-rell-commends-open-space-advocates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the nationwide celebration of National Trails Day, which was Saturday, June 5, Gov. M. Jodi Rell commended 13 individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the promotion, development and enhancement of Greenways &#8212; linear open space in Connecticut. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Deputy Commissioner Susan Frechette joined Connecticut Greenways<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/08/dep-governor-rell-commends-open-space-advocates/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Town earns Greenway Award for Salmon Brook</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/07/town-earns-greenway-award-for-salmon-brook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARTFORD — As part of the nationwide celebration of National Trails Day, which is Saturday, June 5, Governor M. Jodi Rell commended 13 individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the promotion, development and enhancement of Greenways/linear open space in Connecticut. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Deputy Commissioner Susan Frechette joined Connecticut Greenways<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/07/town-earns-greenway-award-for-salmon-brook/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Ways To Improve Bike Safety: Letter to the Editor</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/07/ways-to-improve-bike-safety-letter-to-the-editor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Construction of the East Coast Greenway bike path through Connecticut deserves funding [editorial, May 29, "Build Trails, Mrs. Rell"]. This path will provide an economic boost, enable many to choose healthy active transportation and will entice many more to ride for exercise and recreation. But trails are not the only answer to improving bicycle safety<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/07/ways-to-improve-bike-safety-letter-to-the-editor/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Ives Trail earns state designation</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/04/ives-trail-earns-state-designation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 15-mile Ives Trail, a hiking trail that will link open space in at least three local towns, has earned recognition as a state greenway. The Connecticut Greenways Council made the designation Friday in a ceremony in Putnam. via Ives Trail earns state designation &#8211; NewsTimes.]]></description>
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		<title>Build bike lanes in Connecticut</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/02/build-bike-lanes-in-connecticut/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bike paths The governor should commit to the East Coast Greenway Few investments address as many problems at once as multi-use trails. Trails provide a means to combat obesity, climate change and dependence on foreign oil. They enhance quality of life, reduce transportation costs and spur economic development (witness the bike shops, restaurants and guest<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/02/build-bike-lanes-in-connecticut/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Build bike lanes in Connecticut &#8211; Courant Editorial</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/29/build-bike-lanes-in-connecticut-courant-editorial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 14:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bike paths The governor should commit to the East Coast Greenway In the past month, three bicyclists have been badly injured — two critically — in collisions with cars. These awful accidents underscore the need to separate, wherever possible, the places where people drive cars from the places where they ride bikes. That means marked<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/29/build-bike-lanes-in-connecticut-courant-editorial/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Litchfield Community Greenway plans its opening</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/29/litchfield-community-greenway-plans-its-opening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 14:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LITCHFIELD — The Litchfield Community Greenway will be opening the first section of its recreational trail on Saturday, June 5, National Trails Day. A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for the trail head on Bissell Road, near the entrance to White Memorial, at 3 p.m. with a hike on the newly marked trails to follow.<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/29/litchfield-community-greenway-plans-its-opening/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Still River Greenway to open June 12 in Danbury</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/28/still-river-greenway-to-open-june-12-in-danbury/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 01:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DANBURY &#8212; City officials have scheduled a ceremony and varied activities June 12 to celebrate the full opening of the Still River Greenway. via Still River Greenway to open June 12 in Danbury &#8211; Connecticut Post.]]></description>
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		<title>The Greenway Revolution</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/19/the-greenway-revolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 04:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greenways offer Valley residents and visitors a way to relate to their sustenance that is closer to what the early Hadley settlers enjoyed than at any time between now and then. Just as our ancestors could look out their windows to see where their meals came from—the livestock grazing on the green out front or<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/19/the-greenway-revolution/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Greenway Group to Open Trail</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/06/greenway-group-to-open-trail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 03:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LITCHFIELD—The Litchfield Community Greenway will be opening the first section of its recreational trail on Saturday, June 5, which is National Trails Day. A ribbon- cutting ceremony is planned for the trail head on Bissell Road, near the entrance to White Memorial, at 3 p.m., with a hike on the newly marked trails to follow.<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/06/greenway-group-to-open-trail/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Annual meeting of the Shoreline Greenway Trail (re-post)</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/06/annual-meeting-of-the-shoreline-greenway-trail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 12:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Shoreline GReenway Trail will ultimately run from Lighthouse Park in New Haven to Hammonasset State Park in Madison and link with other trails (e.g. Harbor Trail, Farmington Canal and East Coast Greenways). At the 6:15 p.m. business meeting, which takes place at the Guilford Free Library, Shoreline Greenway Trail members will hear reports from<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/06/annual-meeting-of-the-shoreline-greenway-trail/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Southwick Rail Trail Opens &#124; CBS 3 Springfield (video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 13:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Interstate Rails to Trails Network officially opened a three-mile stretch in Southwick Monday afternoon. The segment was actually completed several months ago, extending the Farmington Valley Greenway Trail continuously from New Haven, CT to Southwick. &#8220;You will see a lot of birds, it&#8217;s quiet, and it&#8217;s safe.” said Ronnie Darlington of Southwick, a frequent<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/04/southwick-rail-trail-opens-cbs-3-springfield-video/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Southwick portion of Columbia Greenway Trail (New Haven to Northampton) set to open</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/02/southwick-portion-of-columbia-greenway-trail-new-haven-to-northampton-set-to-open/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 12:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOUTHWICK &#8211; Town officials Monday will officially open Phase I of the Southwick portion of an overall Columbia Greenway Trail that will eventually extend from New Haven, Conn., to Northampton. The ribbon cutting ceremony, which will include Suffield town officials, will also mark the construction start for Phase II, said Daniel D. Call, a Parks<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/02/southwick-portion-of-columbia-greenway-trail-new-haven-to-northampton-set-to-open/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Area towns sharing equipment to manage Farmington Valley Greenway Trail</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/01/area-towns-sharing-equipment-to-manage-farmington-valley-greenway-trail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 18:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The towns of Avon, Burlington, Canton, East Granby, Granby, Farmington, Simsbury and Suffield celebrated the new regional effort with a ribbon cutting on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 10 a.m. at Avon Public Works, 11 Arch Road, Avon. The public is invited to attend. Eight Connecticut towns are now sharing equipment to better manage the<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/01/area-towns-sharing-equipment-to-manage-farmington-valley-greenway-trail/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Rell Urged To Release Funds For Trail Linking Manchester And Bolton</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/04/22/rell-urged-to-release-funds-for-trail-linking-manchester-and-bolton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Connecticut Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board, along with Bolton&#8217;s conservation commission and planning and zoning commission, are urging Gov. M. Jodi Rell to release funds that would be used to complete a multi-use trail from Manchester to Bolton. With Manchester starting a project soon that would bring the Charter Oak Greenway out to the<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/04/22/rell-urged-to-release-funds-for-trail-linking-manchester-and-bolton/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>A Greenway for Litchfield</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/04/15/a-greenway-for-litchfield/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LITCHFIELD—The Litchfield Community Greenway organization is offering a program about the past of the Shepaug Railroad and the future of the former railbed on April 25 at the Bantam Borough Hall, from 3 to 5 p.m. Railroads are in fashion again for hauling freight and transporting passengers, and this bucolic town’s take on the trend<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/04/15/a-greenway-for-litchfield/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Greenway hikers&#8217; cars block access to Torrington propane station</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/04/11/greenway-hikers-cars-block-access-to-torrington-propane-station/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORRINGTON — The Still River Greenway is proving so popular since its construction last summer, people are lining up to use it. The problem is, they&#8217;re lining up their cars along Harris Drive at the southern end of the trail, a road so narrow that tanker trucks delivering propane to Hocon Gas, which is near<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/04/11/greenway-hikers-cars-block-access-to-torrington-propane-station/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>City Focuses On Future Of Greenway Project</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/04/09/city-focuses-on-future-of-greenway-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Chris Murphy Tours Area Wednesday WATERBURY, Conn. &#8212; Waterbury is focusing on a future of its Greenway Project along the Naugatuck River. There is a plan to transform a long stretch of land that borders the Naugatuck River into an open and inviting recreational area that is getting the attention of Federal Highway Administration<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/04/09/city-focuses-on-future-of-greenway-project/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Bike path continues to spin its wheels</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/04/04/bike-path-continues-to-spin-its-wheels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Route 11 Greenway Authority Commission decided Friday to wait another month to determine the fate of the bike and pedestrian path along the proposed Route 11 highway. via Bike path continues to spin its wheels &#124; The Day.]]></description>
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		<title>Shoreline Greenway Trail Hikes Up Public Involvement</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/04/04/shoreline-greenway-trail-hikes-up-public-involvement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Shoreline Greenway Trail is moving ahead faster than ever with important public meetings to be held by the Stantec engineering firm within the next few weeks in Branford, Guilford, Madison, and East Haven. The meetings will include discussions, questions, and presentations. They will help determine the recommended route of the 25-mile trail and the<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/04/04/shoreline-greenway-trail-hikes-up-public-involvement/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Connecting You with the Shoreline Greenway Trail</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/04/04/connecting-you-with-the-shoreline-greenway-trail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ambitious construction for the Shoreline Greenway Trail is underway and towns from East Haven to Madison are crafting sections of this scenic, off-road route with a staff of hard-working volunteers. Guilford residents can thank Kristi Nordgaard for spearheading their leg of the trail efforts. During the course of the system’s construction, Nordgaard will be blogging<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/04/04/connecting-you-with-the-shoreline-greenway-trail/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Greenway trails get community in step with nature</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/04/02/greenway-trails-get-community-in-step-with-nature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the more recent additions to the greenway trail system in South Central Connecticut is the Shoreline Greenway Trail. This work in progress is slated to run 25 miles, from Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven through East Haven, Branford and Guilford to Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison. via Greenway trails get community<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/04/02/greenway-trails-get-community-in-step-with-nature/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Greenway routing study unveiled</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/03/29/greenway-routing-study-unveiled/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEACON FALLS — Imagine hopping on a bicycle in Torrington and riding it south along the Naugatuck River all the way to Derby, cutting through Naugatuck and Beacon Falls along the way, crossing pedestrian bridges over the river and highway, the path beneath your wheels alternating between asphalt sidewalks, dirt paths, gravel access roads and<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/03/29/greenway-routing-study-unveiled/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Salem officials lend support to Route 11 greenway proposal</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/03/13/salem-officials-lend-support-to-route-11-greenway-proposal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salem &#8211; Town officials from Salem endorsed the idea of continuing to develop the bike and pedestrian path along the proposed Route 11 highway, stating that they think it will keep the project alive. The Board of Selectmen gave its recommendations Wednesday to Peter Sielman, a Route 11 Greenway Authority Commission member who approached the<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/03/13/salem-officials-lend-support-to-route-11-greenway-proposal/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Time to rethink the Greenway</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/03/01/time-to-rethink-the-greenway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building a public-accessible greenway along the Naugatuck River&#8217;s seven-mile run through Waterbury sounds like a dandy idea. Except &#8230; Spending more than $30 million on a frill, during a time of economic crisis that has not yet cycled back to widespread comfort and confidence and probably won&#8217;t for several years, seems irresponsible even if most<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/03/01/time-to-rethink-the-greenway/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Rell: State Transportation Projects Advancing Under Stimulus Program</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/02/26/rell-state-transportation-projects-advancing-under-stimulus-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. M. Jodi Rell today announced that the $455 million in federal stimulus funds awarded to the state Department of Transportation have been 100 percent obligated to 152 projects around the state, clearing the way for a busy spring construction season. The 100 percent obligation means that the projects have received approval for funding by<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/02/26/rell-state-transportation-projects-advancing-under-stimulus-program/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>NASA Report Shows Greenways Needed to Lower Emissions</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/02/25/nasa-report-shows-greenways-needed-to-lower-emissions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASA just released a report showing that the key culprit causing global warming today is on-road transportation. While coal plants and agriculture are big emitters too, some of their heating emissions are offset by cooling emissions such as sulfates. This research shows that alternatives to carbon dioxide-emitting automobiles need to be a priority for us<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/02/25/nasa-report-shows-greenways-needed-to-lower-emissions/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Update on the East Coast Greenway &#124; Harvard Magazine Mar-Apr 2010</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/02/22/update-on-the-east-coast-greenway-harvard-magazine-mar-apr-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The ECG is a more daily, urban sister to the Appalachian Trail, and one that will be more accessible to and navigable by many more people,” says David Read, M.P.H. ’94, of Topsfield, Massachusetts, vice chair of the East Coast Greenway Alliance (ECGA; www.greenway.org), which oversees the whole project via Update on the East Coast<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/02/22/update-on-the-east-coast-greenway-harvard-magazine-mar-apr-2010/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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