“This is a whole other mode of transportation that’s not your car. People are able to get out, have active recreation, get together with friends, especially during a pandemic, this is something that folks can still do and stay socially distanced,” Deffley said.
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Truman Linear Park Trail Phase 2A is the Savannah area’s newest trail and we want to make sure it’s neat and tidy from the start. Join us as we pick up any litter and collect recycling, trim vegetation, and make sure the trail is in tiptop shape. All tools and supplies will be provided, along with refreshments.
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Savannah’s rail lines are far from abandoned. Instead, the banks of drainage canals can be modified to serve as multiuse paths providing recreation and connections to everyday destinations. This idea underpins the Tide to Town trail system, which will connect neighborhoods located near tidal marshes and waterways with the city core.
Read more: Connect Savannah, Oct. 3, 2020
“Bike + Walk Coastal Georgia identifies several such trails envisioned for the region, including Tide to Town, a planned network of 30 plus miles of trails throughout greater Savannah. The northwest portion of Tide to Town will also serve as Savannah’s main segment of the East Coast Greenway.”
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Over the years, Healthy Savannah has been involved in several initiatives. Nichele Hoskins, assistant director for Healthy Savannah, says one of them is Tide to Town, Savannah’s urban trail system. It’s 30-plus miles of protected walking and cycling trails connecting all of Savannah’s neighborhoods.
Read More: WJCL TV — Sept. 3, 2020
“The goal is to give families and kids a way to get all around the city and create a more active community,” said Turner. “Only one in two Americans are physically active and only half of adults get the physical activity they need to help reduce and prevent chronic diseases. In partnership with the Friends of Tide to Town, we are striving to help change that.” Turner reports the first three miles of the section known as the Truman Linear Park Trail is currently nearing completion
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The city has chosen four projects that this tax will help fund: the Canal District, waterfront improvements, the Tide to Town Urban Trail System, and Bay Street improvements. Council members will have to decide how all of this money is split up.
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“I believe the Walking College fellowship, combined with Tide to Town and other great projects being powered by REACH, can help me bridge the gap that prohibits people from walking and biking on area bike lanes and trails,” said Turner, who serves as assistant director, physical activity, with the REACH team.
Read More: Local News Wire, June 8, 2020
The master plan recommends working with Tide to Town and other nonprofits to create trails near Louisville Road, but we have a few thorny geographical challenges to overcome.
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A city project is desperate for funding Monday after the state pulled a $3 million grant that city leaders were counting on. Project managers now worry that plans for Savannah’s Truman Linear Park Trail may fall behind schedule. “It was a gut punch,” said Caila Brown, the Executive Director of Bike Walk Savannah. “We had been working so long to make sure this trail was a reality that this project continued.” Brown says she has been working on plans for the Truman Trail for more than a decade. The trail will link Savannah’s southside to its downtown area, which will make it easier and safer for bikers and walkers to get around the city.
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