[CPEO-BIF] Lycoming County, Pennsylvania trails

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Brownfield morphing to trails in region a win-win proposition
A pilot program from the state Department of Environmental Protection presents a win-win proposition for the area.

EDITORIAL
Williamsport Sun-Gazelle (PA)
September 12, 2018



The program calls for the restoration and repurposing of Brownfield sites and includes remedial work needed to connect walking and bicycle trails in Lycoming County.

These are sites that are not serving much purpose right now. 

They are often abandoned mine lands or otherwise damaged properties.

But where our area is concerned, their repurposing would perfectly merge with our region’s sweet spot of outdoor recreation and could have a large, positive impact on walking, running and biking.

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For the entire editorial, see
http://www.sungazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018/09/brownfield-morphing-to-trails-in-region-a-win-win-proposition/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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