Monday, March 12, 2007

Greenway the Same but Different

The Jacksonville, Florida Times-Union of Sunday, 11 March 2007, carries an article by reporter Mark Woods about the East Coast Greenway headlined "Tourists Would Take Green Path."

Down a ways, in the middle of the article, comes the inevitable comparison to the Appalachian Trail:

"At a meeting Thursday in Nassau County, organizers said the East Coast Greenway will be like the Appalachian Trail. Only much different.

"The Appalachian Trail is about getting away from cities and people. This is about connecting them.

"To say that it's an ambitious project is an understatement. It's 800 miles longer than the Appalachian Trail. And its path, through 15 states and the District of Columbia, comes with myriad mind-boggling logistical hurdles."

Like it. Only different.

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