April 21st 2023
SPARTANBURG — The paved River Birch Trail that runs along Lawson’s Fork Creek could double in length this summer.
In early May, 30-foot and 100-foot bridges will each be lowered over Lawson’s Fork Creek, said PAL Spartanburg Executive Director Laura Ringo. By mid-July, the rest of the half-mile extension from East Main Street to Heywood Avenue should be paved and open to the public. (By Christian Boschult, Post and Courier)
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March 24th 2023
$6.5 million investment will create 105 new jobs and build the nation’s largest carbon fiber bicycle factory
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March 18th 2023
The Beaumont Mill Village Pathway is officially open as the newest segment of the Daniel Morgan Trail System (the DAN)! We had a great turnout at the ribbon-cutting ceremony that took place Saturday, March 18th and are so thankful to all the community partners that made it possible.
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March 17th 2023
Trail would connect Spartanburg County towns to Western North Carolina, expected to have big economic impact. (Taggart Houck, WYFF 4)
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March 17th 2023
PAL (Play, Advocate, Live Well) Spartanburg has been spreading trails throughout Spartanburg, and they aren't slowing down. (By: Samantha Swann,
Herald-Journal)
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March 17th 2023
Today on the podcast, we're talking with PAL Executive Director Laura Ringo about the Duncan Park planning process, and we get an update on the group's latest trails work in Spartanburg. Listen below for more. (City of Spartanburg)
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March 17th 2023
A coalition of nonprofits that is spearheading the Saluda Grade Trail has reached an agreement with Norfolk Southern to sell the 31-mile rail line for use as a recreational rail trail. The coalition has a signed agreement with the railroad establishing the price and other terms of a future purchase.
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March 16th 2023
Norfolk Southern has agreed to sell 31 miles of its abandoned rail line connecting South Carolina and North Carolina communities to the Saluda Grade Trail Conservancy for development of a new rail trail.
Three nonprofit groups including Conserving Carolina, Upstate Forever and “PAL: Play. Advocate. Live Well!” negotiated with Norfolk Southern to purchase the railroad property.
“The Saluda Grade Trail Conservancy signed a written agreement with Norfolk Southern for the line and its full 31 miles,” Laura Ringo, PAL executive director, told The Post and Courier.
(By Chris Lavender clavender@postandcourier.com)
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