How, when and why Seattle started to shift into a bike-friendlier city
This excerpt from "Biking Uphill in the Rain" explores Seattle's resurgence in bicycle use in the 1970s, and the influences behind it (including an old railroad line).
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In Durham, another old railroad line could become a long greenway trail
Now local governments and a nonprofit are looking to do the same thing on an old rail corridor north of Durham. The Durham-to-Roxboro Rail Trail would stretch 26 miles from Old No ...
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Brightline train deaths: Why Florida’s high-speed rail remains the deadliest in the US
Brightline trains since 2018, making it the deadliest railway per mile in the country. Families of victims are demanding better safety measures, but officials say the responsibility falls on ...
Historic South MS train depot transforms to a brew pub. ‘It’s a building worth saving’
The station was built in 1904 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The restoration will save the building and ...
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How to Take a Walk—in Buffalo, and Beyond: Dumped! Buffalo’s Informal, Unofficial, Dumpsites
We continue the series on walking Buffalo, from the intrepid couple who walked every day—no matter the weather—in the early ...
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Georgetown hears Clemson students' proposals for old port
It was the most dense of the plans that called for a park at either end of the property with a walking path. One plan mapped out ... the West End neighborhood and Front Street using the old rail line.
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Mail Rail Tunnels: Explore one of London’s best kept secrets
Explore one of London’s best kept secrets on a walking tour of the historic Mail Rail Tunnels. The Postal Museum in Phoenix ...
‘Crime, noise, pollution’: Durham residents oppose plan to turn old railway into trail
A rail line in Durham that hasn’t been used in over four decades could become a trail for pedestrians and cyclists, but community members are pushing back against the idea.
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Proposed use of old NC rail line would create trail linking Durham and Person Counties
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- It hasn't been in use since 1983 and if developers have their way, that could soon change. The old CSX railway that was completed in the late 1890s may soon be rebirthed into an ...
‘Connecting history’: Durham plans to convert defunct railway into trail to Roxboro
An old rail line in Durham that hasn’t been used in over 40 years could become a multi-use trail for pedestrians and cyclists ...
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Proposed use of old NC rail line would create trail linking Durham and Person Counties
The old CSX railway that was completed in the late 1890s may soon be rebirthed into an 'rail trail' that connects Durham and Person Counties. The North Carolina Department of Transportation ...