[CPEO-BIF] San Francisco's Blue Greenway

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release
Neighborhood Parks Council
November 10, 2010

San Francisco's Blue Greenway Gains National Recognition and Support 
from EPA


PRNewswire -- Neighborhood Parks Council (NPC) was awarded $175,000 from 
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to heighten local community 
involvement in the execution of the Blue Greenway through a Brownfields 
Area–wide Planning process. The Blue Greenway is San Francisco's vision 
for 13-miles of waterfront parks and trails running from the Giants' 
AT&T Park to Candlestick Point. Since 2003, NPC has advocated for this 
"green" corridor of activity, relaxation, and discovery along the 
Southeast shore of the city. Today the Blue Greenway gets one crucial 
step closer to becoming a reality.

Citywide momentum has been building on the Blue Greenway project over 
the last decade. San Franciscans' desire for a world-class waterfront 
along the eastern shoreline launched the Blue Greenway vision and led 
NPC to create a Task Force of more than 50 NGOs and government agencies 
to transform idea of the Blue Greenway into reality. This vision 
stresses contiguous waterfront revitalization that will include bike 
trails, parks, and other recreational opportunities that improve human 
and environmental health and neighborhood vitality. NPC's advocacy 
efforts also led to the adoption of the 2008 Parks Bond, which granted 
$22 million to the Port of San Francisco for several Blue Greenway 
projects now being planned for Port property.

"San Francisco is re-envisioning and revitalizing our Southeastern 
waterfront to create a Blue Greenway for future generations to enjoy," 
said Mayor Gavin Newsom. "Through the vision of the Port of San 
Francisco, the stewardship of the Neighborhood Parks Council, and 
support of the Environmental Protection Agency, this grant brings us 
another step closer towards realizing our vision of 13 miles of majestic 
waterfront parks and trails."

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For the entire release, see
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/san-franciscos-blue-greenway-gains-national-recognition-and-support-from-epa-107055673.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org



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