Baltimore County Government - Thu August 17, 2023
Old Bethlehem Steel Site Near Baltimore to Become New Sparrows Point Park
A portion of the now-defunct Bethlehem Steel Mill property in southeast Baltimore County, Md.'s Edgemere-Sparrows Point area will soon be transformed into a sustainably designed and accessible 21st-century recreational park....
Decatur Daily - Tue October 11, 2022
Some New, Upgraded Facilities at Alabama's Wheeler NWR to Open Soon
The renovated waterfowl observation building and a new outdoor photography blind at the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Visitor's Center, near Decatur, Ala., should open in November after undergoing more than seven months of construction, a park official told the Decatur Daily....
WHYY - Thu July 22, 2021
Highway Cap Over I-95 at Philly's Penn's Landing Delayed Another Two Years
A timeline that had sought to begin construction on a highway cap over Interstate 95 at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia has been pushed back another two years, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)....
Shelby County Reporter - Mon April 19, 2021
New Greenway in Helena, Ala., to Connect with Trails in Nearby Town
Funding for a greenway project in Helena, Ala., recently approved by the town's city council, will feature a design that will eventually connect all of Helena's walking trails with each other and with those in the nearby city of Pelham....
Greensboro News & Record - Mon April 19, 2021
Work on North Carolina's Damaged Hanging Rock Visitors Center Slowed by Problems
The Hanging Rock Visitors Center in Stokes County, N.C., won't reopen as expected, due to a series of problems that have slowed renovations to the water-damaged visitor center. The variety of issues have some folks questioning the integrity of the $25 million structure....
Associated Press - Mon March 22, 2021
Utahraptor State Park Under Consideration at Cost of $25M
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) Arches National Park may soon have a new neighbor due to a new bill heading through the Utah legislature. "Utahraptor State Park," proposed by Rep. Steve Eliason (R-Sandy), would be a new recreational area in Moab and Utah's 44th state park, comprised of 6,500 acres including trails of every kind and campgrounds, the Spectrum newspaper reported....
Gothamist - Wed February 17, 2021
Construction on Manhattan's First Public Beach to Begin This Spring
New Yorkers are one step closer to having their very own Manhattan beach. On Feb. 10, the Hudson River Park Trust announced that it would start construction on Gansevoort Peninsula this spring, between Gansevoort Street and Little West 12th Street, along the western edge of the Meatpacking District....
NNY360 - Tue December 01, 2020
Work Ongoing at N.Y.'s Massena Intake Boat Launch, Park
Representatives from the upstate New York towns of Massena and Louisville, and village of Massena, received an on-site update of progress being made on improvements at the Massena Intake Boat Launch and Park on the St....
Arkansas Times - Thu November 05, 2020
Little Rock, Ark., Gets $3M Grant to Build Part of Tri-Creek Greenway
The Central Arkansas transportation planning agency Metroplan has awarded Little Rock $3 million to build a large section of the 6-mi. Tri-Creek Greenway, a 12-ft.-wide off-street bicycle and pedestrian route that will connect city parks in the southwestern part of the city....
The Architect's Newspaper - Wed October 14, 2020
Uniquely Designed Park Arising from NYC's Hudson River
New York Harbor, where the mighty Hudson River empties into the Atlantic, is one of the largest natural harbors in the world. It is at the same time a highly engineered environment. Drawing on both these facets — the natural and the man-made — is Little Island, where a former industrial jetty is being transformed into a futuristic and idyllic public parkland, at a cost of $250 million....
