Chatting with Alderman Nick Palumbo about Savannah streets
“Now that people have had the chance to experience the trail for themselves, he’s being asked by residents when the trail will reach their neighborhoods.”
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Community voices: Tide To Town promises a healthier, more equitable Savannah
And the assertion that the Truman Linear Park Trail is only used by or for certain segments of our population is also untrue. Recent observational data taken from September to November show that not only do Black and white residents use the trail in nearly equal numbers, but that black residents sometimes use the trail in slightly greater numbers. This trail is for all people.
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Enmarket Encourage Health lecture series explores healthy walking routes
Much of Turner’s work involves Tide to Town which is developing a 30-mile trail network in Savannah, and progress on the ambitious project is gaining momentum.
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America Walks’ Stories from the Walking College Class of 2020 – Leaders for Walkable Communities
The America Walks Walking College is a 6-month distance learning program open to anyone in North America who has the desire to bring about meaningful, positive change in their communities through walking. This video includes Armand Turner, Healthy Savannah’s Physical Activity Program Manager, discussing his work on Tide To Town.
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An unlikely birding boom takes wing
I was setting up Tide To Town’s Love Your Trail Day event on the Truman Linear Park Trail when a flock of white ibises descended on the ballfield at the Scarborough Sports Complex, an impressive sight.
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‘Healthy Hub’ at Lake Mayer
“We’re putting the first Healthy Hub at Lake Mayer and are looking for a second location in another Savannah area park or along the Truman Linear Park Trail,” said Armand Turner, Physical Activity program manager. “We hope those who visit will take items they need or leave healthy items that others might need.”
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Truman Linear Park Trail (Phase 1) is now open
There’s a new way to get out and enjoy nature in Savannah. It’s the first phase of the Truman Linear Park Trail. The 3.1 mile long trail runs from Lake Mayer to Jenkins High School. The second phase will eventually extend from Jenkins High to the Police Memorial Building. But, there’s more. The plan is to eventually create a 30 mile trail network called Tide to Town.
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Truman Linear Park Trail reimagines the Southside with new span from DeRenne to Lake Mayer
Using parts of the landscape that are invisible or at least ignored — such as canal banks, utility corridors, and other rarely noticed parcels — the network of trails will allow people to walk or bike to places that are currently unsafe and unpleasant to reach using streets designed exclusively for cars.
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Truman Linear Park Trail moves closer to completion
“We made sure that we incorporated a lot of the things that they want to see, residents want to see, from safety features, to the width of the trail, from the surface of the trail, and all those things,” Savannah Director of Sustainability Nick Deffley said.
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Chatham opens 3.1-mile biking, walking and running trail
“This is a truly exciting event to make sure that in a city that’s very walkable, very enjoyable, that we can actually get out and see it, see it by foot,” County Commissioner Helen Stone said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the start of the trail at the northwest corner of Lake Mayer.
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