[DVBC] Fw: Greenway Plan for the Darby Creek Watershed

[Doug Bower]

David,
 
Thank you for doing the work you do for our sport and the environment.
Promoting bicycling as an acceptable form of transportation and
recreation is very important.  
 
I wonder if you can enlighten me about the concept of "Safe Routes to
School"?  I never thought I would sound like my father but here it goes.
I have seen a shift in the past 20 or so years where kids are bussed to
school even when they live within sight of the school.  Kids don't even
walk to the bus stop anymore.  Are they still allowed to ride their
bicycles to school as we did in the old days?
 
Doug
 
 
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From: david c bennett <mailto:dster at craftech.com>  
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Cc: Maura Williams <mailto:mauracat at dca.net>  
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 9:42 PM
Subject: Greenway Plan for the Darby Creek Watershed
 
A group of us attended a focus group discussion at the Springfield Twp
Municipal Bldg this evening in order to learn about the Greenway Plans
and to give our input about including bicycling in the plans.  The short
meeting was a big success.  It was hosted by Robert Kriebel and Philip
Hunsberger who are the consultants from Urban Research & Development
Corporation.  Our local host was Stephen Beckley, Environmental Senior
Planner with the DELCO Planning DEPT.  The meeting was attended by
Justin Dula, Emily Linn, Maura Williams, A bike officer from Haverford
whose name I did not get, Dom Zuppo, and myself.  
After a brief slide presentation about what Greenways were, we had the
opportunity to share our pros and cons about the region in question and
the concepts of "Complete the streets" and "Safe Routes to School".
 
There will be a big completely public meeting next Tuesday nite at the
same place and time and I urge all you advocates who have done so in the
past to attend.  We must make a good showing in order to counter the
negative and doubting general public that is bound to show up.  This
will be the second time in 19 years a plan to develop a greenway in this
watershed will be proposed.  I think it has a better chance of success
this time.  The last time this plan was presented, the only advocates
were the Darby Creek Valley Assoc.  Now we have the bike riders to join
in on the alliance.  
 
There will be reminders between now and then from me and Steven Beckley.
 
David Bennett, DCCC Chairman
 
 
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