The Greenway is the Right Way
Imagine a prairie greenway all the way from Pioneers Park, through Denton, and down to Spring Creek Prairie. It could happen. It should happen.
For a relatively plain little city in a not-particularly-scenic (by most folks’ standards) part of the country, Lincoln has some fantastic park and greenspace resources. Wilderness Park is one of our gems. Imagine, if you will, adding a six-mile-long corridor along Haines Branch within the same spirit as Wilderness Park, but with fewer trees. The idea gets me excited. Even better if we could get a similar strip of open space around the entire city—Stevens Creek, I’m looking at you! But one step at a time.
I occasionally fantasize about what I would do if I won the lottery.The BIG lottery, giving me a couple hundred million bucks to work with. I always come back to how I would establish a legacy. What could I do with the cash that would really leave an impact? One idea I’ve always really liked is buying up land encircling Lincoln to establish a giant parkland and recreational loop. Can you imagine? It would be fantastic. Seeing a project like this gives me hope that some variation on my dream could actually happen. It probably won’t turn out as grand as my dream, but hey, I’ll take it.
The Comments
Mr. T says This is great news, particularly November 18, 2011 at 10:26am
This is great news, particularly for those of us who live in the western side of town close to these areas. I would definitely make use of such an area for running/walking/biking and sure many others would too.
Fletch says Your other dream: An Oso November 18, 2011 at 10:29am
Your other dream: An Oso on every block.
Nikkidemas says RE: Your other dream: An Oso November 22, 2011 at 10:17am
Ha!