FRIENDS OF CV LINK PROUDLY BESTOWS ITS FIRST ANNUAL SAFE BIKING & TRANSPORTATION AWARD TO THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS & ITS NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. The 1-year-old non-profit organization, “Friends of CV Link”, made up of Coachella Valley residents exists to support and enhance the proposed 50-mile pathway proposed for […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
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Silvia Paz, Special to The Desert Sun 6:35 p.m. PST November 7, 2014 (Photo: Desert Sun file photo ) Building Healthy Communities Eastern Coachella Valley commends the Coachella Valley Association of Governments, the Southern California Association of Governments and the Riverside County Department of Public Health for their leadership to […]
Barrett Newkirk, The Desert Sun 2:02 p.m. PDT August 21, 2014 The cross-valley recreation path known as CV Link has won a $10.9 million state grant, enough to fund more than 10 percent of the project’s costs. (Photo: Desert Sun file ) The cross-valley recreation path known as CV Link […]
In July, Mayor Kasim Reed and Police Chief George N. Turner introduced the Path Force. This dedicated unit of the Atlanta Police Department is comprised of 15 officers, all military veterans, and three supervisors. The Path Force is on duty seven days a week, patrolling the three open trails on […]
Four reasons US business leaders want to import Danish-style cycling At long last, cycling is being supported by American business – not out of environmentalism but because it’s delivering profit. Cities are driving the US economic recovery, and as they do, Americans are getting on their bikes. In 85 of […]
By Mary Lauran Hall on January 15, 2014 It’s easy to see that we’re living in a changing country. The economy is slowly bouncing back after the biggest slowdown since the Great Depression. For the first time in two generations, Americans are moving to cities in record numbers. And during […]
Desert Healthcare District commits $10M to project CV Link, the planned multi-use path connecting all nine Valley cities, is estimated to deliver an overall economic benefit of $1.47 billion including $152 million in health care costs through 2035. The 50-mile path will run from Palm Springs to Coachella and offer […]