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Neighbors get involved with new Ninth Ave. park

By Wilhelmina Wang Hayward, Web Intern
July 24, 2009
On July 18, community members in the Whittier Heights neighborhood put together a work party and ice-cream social to fundraise for a new park to be built on Ninth Avenue Northwest and to give the local neighbors a chance to get involved with brainstorming ideas for the open space.

Last year, the city of Seattle purchased a 39,000-square-foot property at 7028 9th Ave. N.W. and dozens came out in support last week of what will become the neighborhood's newest park.

Handy Hardware Breaks Ground

It has been nine years since Lauderdale acquired the land to build a new industrial park. The project had its first payoff Monday.

The I-20/59 Industrial Park has been empty for almost a decade. But economic development officials say they hope, with work beginning for the Handy Hardware Distribution Center, that it will be the start of something good.

A sign seen by motorists as they drive west on Interstate 20 welcomes the newest local industry. The center will mark the first business to locate in the city's new industrial park.

New skate park unveiled in Hialeah, Miami Lakes area
Hialeah and Miami Lakes skaters can now roll on at new skate park in Country Village Park.
BY SUSANA MONTES-DELGADO
smontes@MiamiHerald.com
Skateboarders living near Miami Lakes and Hialeah need not commute anymore to shopping centers to practice their tricks. They can now use a fully renovated skate park in Country Village Park, which features benches, stairways and ramps.

The new skate park, 6550 NW 188 Ter., was inaugurated last week.

Kids and families will enjoy new Military Trail Park in Miami
Shorecrest shows its green thumb with a new park.
BY MEREDITH RUTLAND
mrutland@MiamiHerald.com
Amid the concrete jungle of Miami, something green is budding.

The Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation recently opened a new park, Military Trail Park, at 825 NE 89th St., with picnic tables, benches and a winding path for visitors.

The land for the park was acquired in 2000 and building began in late 2002, according to Edith Torres, public information officer for Miami-Dade parks.

The park's dedication took place July 11.

Plan calls for new park around Gordon's Creek

By TERRY L. JONES • July 16, 2009

Gordon's Creek - which snakes its way throughout the city - has been targeted as one of the next points of revitalization by the Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Association.
The lofty project has drawn city officials and community leaders into meetings and discussions to transform the vast drainage ditch into a manmade linear park.

New park opens in Mulberry Court area

June 28, 2009

By CHARITY BONNER cbonner@scn1.com
ELGIN -- A spot once notorious for attracting drug dealers is now a children's playground.

About 250 neighbors, volunteers and community leaders gathered for the grand opening of Cornerstone Park Saturday morning at the corner of Mulberry and Lilac lanes in the Mulberry Court neighborhood -- a low-income neighborhood known for crime and drug problems.

High Line elevated park opens in New York

Monday, 08 June 2009 17:03

After ten years of campaigning, fundraising and construction, section one of the High Line elevated park in New York opened to the public this morning.

Access to section one, which runs from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street, will be limited at first while additional access points are constructed, and Friends of the High Line volunteers will also be on hand during the first few weeks to answer questions about New York's newest park.

New Jersey’s new 364 acre wildlife recreation area and hiking park
June 7, 2009 by Phil Stilton
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Possibly the one of the most important projects in the history of Mount Pleasant, the Memorial Waterfront Park will embrace key features that will transform the base of the Ravenel Bridge into a beacon of community offerings ranging from festivals and special events to fishing, walking, and bicycling activities.

The Presidio is a former U.S. Army post and barracks in San Francisco located on 1,491 acres overlooking the San Francisco Bay just south of the Golden Gate Bridge. Decommissioned in 1994, the Presidio was then transferred to the National Park Service as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The Presidio Trust manages the interior 80 percent of Presidio lands, including most buildings and infrastructure. The National Park Service manages coastal areas.