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. city neighborhoods. Yet two- thirds of tion. People are [making] correlations spaces are components of good human
<br /> the 23 cities surveyed have their high - between parks and safe areas." habitat."
<br /> est concentration of park land in more In Portland, where planners expect Portland's 'Greenspaces.' Since
<br /> affluent neighborhoods, leaving low - the metro population to grow by more 1992, Portland's Metro Council, an
<br /> income, inner -city areas with insuffi- than one million by 2040, safety is elected body that oversees land -use
<br /> cient facilities. just one of the reasons the city is planning, solid waste management,
<br /> "You talk about parks, and people expanding its park land. "People have entertainment and green spaces in
<br /> think `that's nice' but do not necessar- realized there are many components three counties and 24 cities in the
<br /> ily think it is important," says Susan to a livable environment," Klein says. metro area, has labored over the city's
<br /> Ives, TPL vice president and director "Being able to play and get away is as Greenspaces program. With money
<br /> of public affairs. "But when you talk important as finding a nice house in a from a $135.6- million bond measure,
<br /> about crime, you get people's atten- safe neighborhood. Parks and green slated to go before voters this March,
<br /> the council plans to purchase about
<br /> with a consortium of government
<br /> x a : I PARKS S. RECREATIONt 6,000 acres of land in 14 target areas
<br /> �. ,"l ,� , i � ,; tt • ' r . ,, throughout the region and to finance
<br /> •'{ ti s ry q ® � • , five regional trails and more than 80
<br /> igbb ize local green space projects. 401 ' 'x�, x T �= r > � , �n.�, Y ` t' The Metro Council has worked
<br /> i r summer, Sc ,theveo • �y�m 1 ' ilcely can
<br /> �Y s Barrie Street,park, a 2- eclat i •r.,, 'lpi .� s vitalize th agencies, conservation groups, busi-
<br /> w- ,
<br /> eighborhood park i n the citys ar ''- ,,� - ,,.+>! rnb
<br /> En Distric was i a state of Ba to c �, nesses, neighborhood associations and
<br /> e i $udgetcuts' afforded only `�' i t , i P� . z g citizens. This type of regional man-
<br /> y � � • .i d • � ou h the
<br /> 1' t' maintenance, and , partne ii ; r' • nt s "uc li as agement — planning with the
<br /> - u '.. n s e'-' . involvement of a broad geographic
<br /> r eatioral equipment ; most of w i ,
<br /> f t 11&1 when'•the park was built'e goals' were . urs mediately. and demographic base — can be an
<br /> ' .'liiiiS ago ` was severely outdat s, Old but : ,. u t was eno- efficient tool for cities because it pro -
<br /> c °•i .'ritiss , + vatea and • • Y - � r f�,, ' motes logical coordination and cost -
<br /> - ' .' ' r • 'h { . , ''' ' ' , t ¢,.,, ' r in `with
<br /> ; nfortu g effective use of an areas resources.
<br /> r t ' " ' 4 ' . b orh oo d
<br /> r � 0. - uC Illlnky '`,.,' '.�~ ,. ,- -, t4. , �y a "Planning on a regional basis is crit-
<br /> i$ *• tybu idgets a rr n, eers nil g g
<br /> y„ 4 _ b ical to recognize the significance of
<br /> ,, pically'?impact „;- �`' �' < ` � an R
<br /> large- scale, open -space systems such as
<br /> F all neighbor- -'' ? ` i ti
<br /> ` ,r " s greenways, greenbelts, watersheds,
<br /> *' o parks the p
<br /> A:: ..; , !t trail systems, flood -prone areas and
<br /> st, says ;Sch - m � ,, � 0 . Jneaibers were
<br /> nectady Parks 1I !°; �_ ✓, ,able° t o . install wildlife corridors," according to TPL.
<br /> l
<br /> . • . i r ui ment "A regional approach to financing
<br /> � = `nn�Recreation ' � e q P
<br /> .D`.1a r tm ; n t tthe basket- open space acquisition usually benefits
<br /> { `rector William al l court surface core cities, which can share the fiscal
<br /> . giber "Carrie — ` andsefurbish the strength of their financial partners.
<br /> °- t e't Park was - ` r t `�` ' par is : Boston's Bay Circuit Trail. As in
<br /> o r •. ,* .y; ; ' - di Vol Portland, regionalization has proven
<br /> hich :,was a ; l' teems a lso f ert il -
<br /> k o lr , successful in Boston, where the Bay
<br /> {,'dame b a 1 -,-' ized a nd trimmed
<br /> =;..1. f ,- 4 . • f ., , t Circuit Alliance, a private coalition of
<br /> bt :c hild ti „, ren , r s e-
<br /> .• X41 4 2.„ t 25 local, six regional and four state
<br /> e£ir
<br /> tvithearea.” . - y 4/ ,;:: i a7 ; yl
<br /> Bate sum -
<br /> { term t1- �- -: organizations, is coordinating the con -
<br /> , ,;.' ® in ed to . , ,_ r the Carrie
<br /> 1 ta the ark, p.-..1...,,24: .- - > - b'' :�
<br /> treef'Park .revi-
<br /> struction of the Boston Bay Circuit
<br /> ` p :z,�s . ' 1 4 tion project Trail. When completed, the 200 -mile
<br /> At' e North End
<br /> i { -air 4g
<br /> J b e o w n e r s -- t,. _y u,',., 7.. k4va complete, trail will connect parks, green spaces
<br /> .,: ?, ms s s o c i. a t i on = ,3, y „ J the park was and historical areas of 50 towns in the
<br /> NEH-HA joined w?. �ii1� le<liwith cliii- metro - Boston area
<br /> .. �'� stir «. s ; .r •u # y'
<br /> �; r ' A' orces with the ,,,, Rdren "Because Conceived in the 1920s as a plan to
<br /> � :mmittee for the Preservation of ; the p`arkhad.ii 6 isedsfor so create an automobile touring route,
<br /> e'henectady. City Parks and ;' many years, thelconj Lion of the the Bay Circuit concept matured into
<br /> ;� ,
<br /> pproached a corporate partner to project 'was xi 1 n ci even
<br /> 'hare equipment and maintenance for a lot, of t he'area` ids,' Baginato a land preservation plan under the
<br /> r ,,v t " r� E ' states Department of Environmental
<br /> I •,� Lfi , . - ; : says Many o];�tl do t e
<br /> ou ston based P SG operates known tha t the ' �. ` • . here: Management. In 1989, due to lack of
<br /> nectad .. Loca1 SG s 4 esponsile funding, Massachusetts turned the
<br /> �d e - � s wastewater treatment, rte„ „��»'cr� r ' � , , s: �b _. ;
<br /> �`.iosolids composting plants ` for ongoi 'g a �P� intenance, project over to the Alliance. The
<br /> �^' • 'C`a ieStre tt Park less than a in -,, du ,,, cln ras ...,1-1:3" ,' mow n g, Alliance, in turn, made each partici-
<br /> �� �:m i e wastewater comp edgVIC n r 1 ,, ,> } : � °* pating town responsible for the com-
<br /> t , /f �. ( �� e w , letion of its own section of the trail.
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