Ward Rd. (Volunteer) Park UPDATE


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We NEED your help if you would like to see family friendly recreational opportunities in Calvert County!...

The Calvert County Division of Parks and Recreation and Division of Natural Resources are hosting a public meeting Thursday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m., at the Northeast Community Center in Chesapeake Beach...

So we have two action items…

#1 – Plan to attend the upcoming meeting on (see details above). If you can’t make the meeting, please take a minute to email the Calvert County Commissioners...

#2 – We need to thank Commissioner Slaughenhoupt for his efforts to see this trail system addressed in the master plan....

http://calvertctc.org/ward-rd-volunteer-park-update/
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NCR Trail: 'Bike Through History' Series Starts Wednesday


Guided tours offered over the next eight weeks.
By Ron Cassie, Baltimore Magazine, Posted on June 03, 2014

Starting tomorrow evening, and for the next eight Wednesdays, guided tours of different segments of the Torrey C. Brown Trail (formerly known as the North Central Railroad Trail) will be offered by members of the NCR/Hereford Volunteers Association. Each weekly tour tackles about 10 miles of the trail, covering specific history of the trail and that week's location, according to a post on the Maryland Hiking and Adventuring Meetup page.

The tours are free and open to the public, with the first tour kicking off tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at the Paper Mill Road entrance to the trail. Each tour/mini-ride lasts about two hours.
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<a href="http://www.baltimoremagazine.net/2014/6/3/ncr-trail-bike-through-history-series-starts-wednesday">http://www.baltimoremagazine.net/2014/6/3/ncr-trail-bike-through-history-series-starts-wednesday</a>;
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HISTORIAN UNCOVERS THE FORGOTTEN U.S. PROTECTED BIKE LANE BOOM OF 1905


By Michael Andersen, Green Lane Project staff writer, People for Bikes

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'Had it been successful, a separate sidepath system would have changed American history'


Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, in 1894. Photo: nycgovparks.org.

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http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/historian-uncovers-the-forgotten-protected-bike-lane-boom-of-1905
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$2 million Jones Falls Trail extension planned


Trail to run between Cylburn Arboretum and Mount Washington Light Rail Stop

&quot;Completing the phase should take 18 months&quot;

<a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/north-baltimore/bs-md-ci-jones-falls-trail-20140122,0,4075124.story">http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/north-baltimore/bs-md-ci-jones-falls-trail-20140122,0,4075124.story</a>;
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ROUND FALLS, BALTIMORE


Via What Weekly

Jess Bither writes her way under the highway.

It’s difficult to view Round Falls from the highway overhead; it’s even hidden to runners along the Jones Falls Trail. Round Falls is out of view, not easily accessible, and unknown to most people in Baltimore. I first became curious about this not-quite-natural-not-quite-urban environment thriving underneath the Jones Falls Expressway while living in Remington.
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<a href="http://whatweekly.com/2013/12/18/round-falls-baltimore/">http://whatweekly.com/2013/12/18/round-falls-baltimore/</a>;
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My Droodle: Beauty and Mystery in Druid Hill Park


[B' Spokes: some lovely photos of Druid Hill Park and a lot of them can be seen from the Jones Falls Trail around the park.]

<a href="http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2014/01/my-droodle-beauty-and-mystery-in-druid-hill-park/">http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2014/01/my-droodle-beauty-and-mystery-in-druid-hill-park/</a>;
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Bike Bells for B&A Trails


In an effort to increase safety along our trails, The Friends of A.A. County Trails are offering bicycle bells designed with their logo. Available for $12 per bell or $10 each for two or more (tax included), they can be purchased at the Earleigh Heights Ranger Station in Severna Park. Please bring cash or checks payable to “Friends of Anne Arundel County Trails.” Check office hours at 410-222-6244.
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Via Bicycle Advocates for Annapolis & Anne Arundel County
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Jones Fall Trail connects cyclists, walkers with Baltimore’s hidden gems


By Rona Kobell, Bay journal

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Both natives and newcomers can discover this part of town on the Jones Falls Trail. This nine-mile trail begins near Cylburn Arboretum in the northern Baltimore neighborhood of Pimlico, about a half-mile from the famous racetrack. It meanders through leafy expanses before reconnecting with city roads and depositing riders at the Inner Harbor. It’s open for walkers and bikers, though it seems most of the people using it are on two wheels — they can cover more ground that way.

The ride is a rare opportunity to see a city as it could be: Shops and restaurants fully integrated with green space, a place where one can hop on a bike in the morning and, depending on how fast one rides, be at the Inner Harbor in an hour having a deli sandwich and watching the yachts go by.
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<a href="http://www.bayjournal.com/article/jones_fall_trail_connects_cyclists_walkers_with_baltimores_hidden_gems">http://www.bayjournal.com/article/jones_fall_trail_connects_cyclists_walkers_with_baltimores_hidden_gems</a>;
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