City Starts Mapping Future of Recreation: Changes to the Area's Parks and Path Systems and River Access Are Being Considered in an 18-Month Planning Process.
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By Fred Mann, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb. 13--This is a good week to forget the gloom of winter and think about playing outside again.   The city of Wichita on Monday launched an 18-month effort to plan the future of parks and recreation in the area.
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An ambitious long-range plan to remove unneeded dams along the Musconetcong River is scheduled to get under way by the end of the summer.
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Environmentalists are thinking ahead to the effect of tourists and investors on a landscape of crucial habitats.
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By Cheryl Winkelman  LATHROP -- The city's west side is about to get a whole lot nicer for the outdoor enthusiast.
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In Atlanta, a ambitious municipal undertaking: transforming the railroad right-of-way into a 22-mile looping green corridor that strings together many of the cityÂs parks.
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By Paul Burgarino  MANTECA -- The City Council will look to make a splash during tonight's meeting, as the panel will consider approving plans for a long sought park expansion that would include a water attraction.
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By Betsy Gilliland  AIKEN - The city has set aside funding and put a task force in place to preserve open space.  Now officials need to educate the community and themselves about the best way to meet the challenge.
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By Aaron Kinney  SAN MATEO -- A 76-unit condominium project near Tidelands Park is working its way through the planning process as city officials work to mitigate the effects the project might have on the seasonal wetlands there.
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By MATTHEW VAN DUSEN, STAFF WRITER  FRANKLIN LAKES  A series of setbacks with the Haledon Reservoir purchase is threatening to push the already distant opening of the public space even further into the future, according to borough officials.
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By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 16--COLORADO SPRINGS - A group trying to develop a vision for improving Fountain Creek took the first step Friday by agreeing to a structure to talk about the future.
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By Rosemary Shinohara, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Feb. 17--After a year of politicking and hard work, Spenard residents who fought to shrink a city road project that threatened to change the character of their neighborhood are getting most of what they asked for.
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By JAN BARRY, STAFF WRITER  If you've got something to say about the future of North Jersey's water-generating lands, the Highlands Council is scheduling extra time for you.
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By Alexandra Mayer-Hohdahl, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Sep. 22--WILMINGTON -- A mammoth redevelopment project four years in the making at the former J.T. Berry Regional Center could begin by the end of the year, despite concerns about increased traffic and environmental impact in Wilmington.
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By Jason M. Rodriguez, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Mar. 6--CAROLINA SHORES, N.C. -- An eight-year battle to control stormwater flow is going to take even longer and now hinges on the state's proposed plan for widening U.S. 17.
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The Anacostia Waterfront Corp. last week presented the first proposals for Poplar Point, 100 acres of parkland along the Anacostia River in Southeast Washington that is expected to be transferred soon from the federal government to the District. The plans are still months away from being final.
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By Staff and Wire Reports  The bill would delay legal action for waterway cleanup by as long as 18 years.
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By The Roanoke Times, Va.  Sep. 14--One consultant plus two master plans equals the potential for a municipal masterpiece.   Residents and officials of Roanoke city and county should compose their parks and recreation master plans with broad, bold strokes.