“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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“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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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.
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“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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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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Savannah Mayor Van Johnson made the case to Gov. Brian Kemp in Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 30, to reinstate a grant to build a nearly 2-mile stretch of the multi-use Truman Linear Park Trail. “I met with the governor this morning and requested his support for the restoration of or to minimize the loss of the $3 million which is absolutely critical to this project moving forward,” Johnson wrote in a text message.
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The Truman Linear Park Trail — or at least part of it — exists! Additional progress is visible on the east side of the Truman Parkway. Construction will likely be completed later this year. The trail is the first portion of the Tide to Town urban trail system, which will consist of nearly 30 miles of protected walking and bicycling trails throughout the city from downtown to the marshes and waterways, and eventually to other municipalities and areas of the county.
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The long-anticipated Truman Linear Park Trail was set to receive a $3 million grant from the state’s new Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program when that newly earmarked funding came up short.
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The City of Savannah had secured grant funding through the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program to the tune of $3 million to help construct phase 2B of the Truman Linear Park Trail project, which runs from DeRenne Avenue to the intersection of Bee Road and 52nd Street.
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