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	<title>Town Branch Trail</title>
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	<description>Follow the trail and our latest news as it winds through Lexington</description>
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		<title>Events for Town Branch Commons Design Competition</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2013/01/23/events-for-town-branch-commons-design-competition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Upcoming Events for the TOWN BRANCH COMMONS DESIGN COMPETITION @ townbranchcommons.com
EVENTS
Discussion of  “Landscapes of Confrontation”
Bradford McKee, editor, Landscape Architecture magazine
7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 30
Gluck Equine Research Center auditorium, 1400 Nicholasville Road
Hosted by UK Landscape Architecture

Bradford McKee will lead a discussion on &#8220;Landscapes of Confrontation&#8221; covering how to deals with site contamination. McKee is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Mile proposes a trail to link with Town Branch!</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/07/05/red-mile-proposes-a-trail-to-link-with-town-branch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/07/05/red-mile-proposes-a-trail-to-link-with-town-branch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[7.5.09
Dear Friends
Great things just keep happening for Town Branch Trail! 
With the brilliant symbiosis between TBT and the Distillery District growing over the last year we could hardly have expected more&#8230; but here it is! 
The Red Mile, Lexington&#8217;s historic harness racing track has proposed in its long range planning to create a trail from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two great downtown stories in the H-L recently</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/07/02/two-great-downtown-stories-in-the-h-l-recently/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/07/02/two-great-downtown-stories-in-the-h-l-recently/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[July 2, 2009
Dear Friends:
Over the last week the Lexington Herald-Leader has run a story and a column that really add to the public conversation going on about downtown. The initial concept is that after decades of perimeter expansion, downtown has huge potential for economic development. The next base concept is that a downtown economy is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lexington could get back passenger rail along the Town Branch Trail!</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/06/28/lexington-could-get-back-passenger-rail-along-the-town-branch-trail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/06/28/lexington-could-get-back-passenger-rail-along-the-town-branch-trail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[6.28.09
Dear friends:
In the spring of 2007 Town Branch Trail, Inc. brought together a few architects to sketch out what might be possible in the back of Rupp Arena where the Newtown Pike Extension will run across the Town Branch Creek over to to Versailles Road and beyond. As a lark we called it &#8220;NEW TOWN [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Town Branch Trail a top priority of Commerce Lexington</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/06/22/town-branch-trail-a-top-priority-of-commerce-lexington/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/06/22/town-branch-trail-a-top-priority-of-commerce-lexington/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[6.12.09
Dear Friends of Town Branch Trail,
I had a great opportunity to visit a world-class trail city recently on a trip to Madison Wisconsin with 258 other folks from Lexington on a Commerce Lexington Leadership Trip. It was a great chance to take in a city that has invested heavily in trails and has a great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water Quality Fee a must to start fixing Lexington neglected waterways.</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/05/05/water-quality-fee-a-must-to-start-fixing-lexington-neglected-waterways/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/05/05/water-quality-fee-a-must-to-start-fixing-lexington-neglected-waterways/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 20:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[4.5.09
Friends,
Please make contact with your council person to support the Water Quality Fee up for a vote by LFUCG council this Thursday. What we have heard from people who have spent decades on this issue is that, while not perfect, this fee is a good faith start toward addressing a long-neglected problem. Hats off to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Town Branch Trail Spring Update</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/04/28/town-branch-trail-spring-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/04/28/town-branch-trail-spring-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,	 4.28.09
With horses racing and spring in the air, we are delighted to report that trail construction is at the post and ready to run. We would like to share with you the project milestones reached over the last quarter:
•	The first 1.8 miles of trail will be complete this spring, connecting Masterson Station Park [...]]]></description>

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		<title>&#8220;Less talk, more action downtown, Lexington city council is told&#8221; 11.26.09</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/04/14/less-talk-more-action-downtown-lexington-city-council-is-told-112609/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/04/14/less-talk-more-action-downtown-lexington-city-council-is-told-112609/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Less talk, more action downtown, Lexington city council is told&#8221;
Lexington Herald-Leader www.kentucky.com
11.26.09
By Beverly Fortune - bfortune@herald-leader.com
A vibrant downtown with a wide array of cultural activities, festivals, bars and restaurants is no longer simply a social amenity, but an important economic development issue for Lexington, the Urban County Council was told on Tuesday.
The Downtown Lexington Corp. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial supports cleaning up Lexington&#8217;s Creeks</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/04/14/editorial-supports-cleaning-up-lexingtons-creeks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/04/14/editorial-supports-cleaning-up-lexingtons-creeks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The context of this discussion is the EPA consent decree and the city&#8217;s response. We need to meet better than minimum standards if we want to let or dogs, let alone children near our urban creeks.
Wading too long in dirty water
Lexington Herald-Leader editorial
www.kentucky.com
Sunday, Apr. 12, 2009
One of the most engaging, enduring images of summertime is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Invest now for safe, clean waterways</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/04/14/invest-now-for-safe-clean-waterways/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/04/14/invest-now-for-safe-clean-waterways/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Lexington Herald-Leader www.kentucky.com
Guest editorial
Tuesday, Apr. 14, 2009
by Van Meter Pettit
While most Lexingtonians are trying to make ends meet, our government has been sorting out a lawsuit filed against us by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Lexington is being sued because many of the creeks in Fayette County are regularly overloaded by pollution in violation of the Clean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lexington Herald-Leader story: Downtown progress toward 2-way streets</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/04/13/lexington-herald-leader-story-downtown-progress-toward-2-way-streets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/04/13/lexington-herald-leader-story-downtown-progress-toward-2-way-streets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[What this story below means is that we will have the option of returning our streets to 2-way in the future. It does not force us to do so. After considerably more debate I believe it will be clear that it is what we need to do. It is the consensus of scores of cities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Herald-Leader editorial supporting our advocacy to clean up Lexington&#8217;s creeks</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/03/23/great-herald-leader-editorial-supporting-our-advocacy-to-clean-up-lexingtons-creeks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/03/23/great-herald-leader-editorial-supporting-our-advocacy-to-clean-up-lexingtons-creeks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From March 21, 2009 Lexington Herald-Leader
www.kentucky.com
&#8220;Clean streams are worth the price- Storm water fee will buy a better city, stronger economy&#8221;
Storm Water Fee Task Force.
The very title conjures up visions of long meetings where incomprehensible acronyms are thrown around and no one but a few lifer bureaucrats can figure out what&#8217;s going on and why [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A very interesting NEWSWEEK ARTICLE about urban traffic and pedestrians (maybe applicable to Main and Vine?)</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/03/11/a-very-interesting-newsweek-article-about-urban-traffic-and-pedestrians-maybe-applicable-to-main-and-vine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/03/11/a-very-interesting-newsweek-article-about-urban-traffic-and-pedestrians-maybe-applicable-to-main-and-vine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a recent article from Newsweek that shows us a path toward a Downtown where pedestrians and business are clear priorities above traffic management. Could this apply to our approach on Main and Vine?
article below
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&#8220;Where the Neon Lights Are Bright—And Drivers Are No Longer Welcome&#8221;
Under Mayor Bloomberg, New York City is embracing a controversial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great editorial in Herald-Leader today on Downtown- Call to action</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/03/05/great-editorial-in-herald-leader-today-on-downtown-call-to-action/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/03/05/great-editorial-in-herald-leader-today-on-downtown-call-to-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A quick note to explain why Town Branch Trail cares about downtown planning so much: our project envisions the trail as a catalyst for and vehicle to a revitalized and bike/ped friendly downtown. If we fail to make downtown the urban core that it could be, then the trail is just not as compelling. In [...]
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		<title>Tom Eblen column in Herald-Leader on Downtown- a must-read on downtown future</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/03/02/tom-eblen-column-in-herald-leader-on-downtown-a-must-read-for-downtown-enthusiasts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/03/02/tom-eblen-column-in-herald-leader-on-downtown-a-must-read-for-downtown-enthusiasts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Downtown success a 2-way street- Proposed &#8216;Streetscape&#8217; heralds a return to driving to, not through, Lexington&#8221;
published by the Lexington Herald-Leader www.kentucky.com
By Tom Eblen - Herald-Leader columnist
What went wrong with American downtowns during the last half of the 20th century?
A lot, actually. But one big thing was that they were redesigned to work better for cars [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two-way street conversions well under way in Florida</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/02/23/two-way-street-conversions-well-under-way-in-florida/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/02/23/two-way-street-conversions-well-under-way-in-florida/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Some one-way streets changing to two-way
From the St. Petersburg Times
Mike Brassfield, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Sunday, August 24, 2008
ST. PETERSBURG — Should a downtown have more one-way streets or two-way streets? When it comes to that question, St. Petersburg and Tampa are driving in opposite directions.
Tampa has quietly shelved plans to switch several one-way streets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mandate for Change- Does downtown Lexington have one?</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/02/23/mandate-for-change-does-downtown-lexington-have-one/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/02/23/mandate-for-change-does-downtown-lexington-have-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From Business Lexington www.bizlex.com
February 19, 2009
by Van Meter Pettit, AIA
Lexington, KY - In a merged urban county where we have pledged for 50 years to preserve two-thirds of the land area as a world heritage monument for our signature equine industry, it should be clear to everyone that our economic future rests on how densely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State gives initial approval to downtown Lexington projects</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/02/11/state-gives-initial-approval-to-downtown-lexington-projects/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/02/11/state-gives-initial-approval-to-downtown-lexington-projects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[2.6.09 Lexington Herald-Leader
By Beverly Fortune - bfortune@herald-leader.com
FRANKFORT — A state board gave preliminary approval to two downtown Lexington developments that would be the first in the city to use future tax revenues as a way to help finance the projects.
The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority board gave approval on Thursday to the Lexington Distillery District [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Distillery District get preliminary TIF green light</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/02/10/distillery-district-get-preliminary-tif-green-light/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/02/10/distillery-district-get-preliminary-tif-green-light/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[by Erik A. Carlson for Business Lexington
www.bizlex.com
February 05, 2009
CentrePointe and Distillery District get preliminary TIF green light- Finance Authority to begin process, both projects could be approved in 90-120 days
Frankfort, KY - Both the Lexington Distillery District and the Phoenix Park and Courthouse area project in conjunction with CentrePointe are closer to reality as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stepping Up- Fayette County is Making Strides Toward being a Fit City</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/02/10/stepping-up-fayette-county-is-making-strides-toward-being-a-fit-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/02/10/stepping-up-fayette-county-is-making-strides-toward-being-a-fit-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Vince Tweddell, Business Lexington, www.bizlex.com
2.17.2008
When Zina Merkin was living in Cambridge, Mass., a blizzard wiped out the roadways, leaving them unpassable for automobiles. Yet, people still had to get to and fro. A funny thing happened: people walked. That&#8217;s the first time Merkin––now a Lexington resident who volunteers her time to help with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the right path? Town Branch Trail Connecting Lexington&#8217;s past to its future</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/02/10/on-the-right-path-town-branch-trail-connecting-lexingtons-past-to-its-future/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/02/10/on-the-right-path-town-branch-trail-connecting-lexingtons-past-to-its-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Van Meter Pettit
Guest Commentary for Business Lexington
9.15.2005
Anyone who has spent time in Lexington can tell you it’s a lovely place to live or visit. We have a 200-year-old history, two universities, a highly educated population, and a diverse and prosperous economy. We sit astride two major highways - and of course (as if anyone [...]
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		<title>Let Lexington leaders know how you envision (Legacy) trail</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/02/10/let-lexington-leaders-know-how-you-envision-legacy-trail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/02/10/let-lexington-leaders-know-how-you-envision-legacy-trail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday, Oct. 24, 2008 by Tom Eblen, Herald-Leader columnist in Bluegrass &#038; Beyond: Tom Eblen&#8217;s blog
Something exciting is about to happen along the Newtown Pike corridor between downtown and the Kentucky Horse Park.
It will happen in nearby fields and just over the hills. Along Cane Run Creek. Up through the Lexmark campus and Coldstream Park, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy trails- HIKING, BIKING OPPORTUNITIES A BIG DRAW FOR CITY</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/02/10/happy-trails-hiking-biking-opportunities-a-big-draw-for-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/02/10/happy-trails-hiking-biking-opportunities-a-big-draw-for-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published 04/20/2007 in the Lexington Herald-Leader by Jennifer Hewlett
For years, Lexington leaders have envisioned a system of interconnecting trails that would run throughout Fayette County, providing places for people to bike and hike &#8212; and possibly serving as a draw for tourists and others hoping to get an up-close look at the Bluegrass. 
Those plans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lexington stands at a crossroads</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/01/23/lexington-stands-at-a-crossroads/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/01/23/lexington-stands-at-a-crossroads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Business Lexington
January 08, 2009
by Van Meter Pettit, AIA
Lexington, KY - Lexington, do you want to be a contender? Do you want to be one of the best small cities in America? If the answer is &#8216;yes,&#8217; then we stand at a crossroads.
As the principal city of the Bluegrass we are a community of remarkable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council approves CentrePointe, Distillery tax financing districts</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/01/07/council-approves-centrepointe-distillery-tax-financing-districts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/01/07/council-approves-centrepointe-distillery-tax-financing-districts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER
Friday, Dec. 05, 2008
By Beverly Fortune - bfortune@herald-leader.com
The Urban County Council gave final approval to plans to help revitalize two areas of downtown, one around the old Fayette County courthouse and the CentrePointe development, the other along a stretch of Manchester Street. Improvements, which would include renovation of the historic courthouse and the James [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barrel House Distilling Company supports Town Branch Trail</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/01/07/barrel-house-distilling-company-supports-town-branch-trail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/01/07/barrel-house-distilling-company-supports-town-branch-trail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A New Craft Distillery started in the old Pepper Distillery along the Town Branch Creek is supporting Town Branch Trail with a portion of its proceeds. We are thrilled to have their help and wish them the best at reinvigorating the distilling industry in Fayette County. Check out a great article in the Herald-Leader:
http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/634868.html#none
Here&#8217;s their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Year Update</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/01/07/new-year-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2009/01/07/new-year-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[12.31.08
Dear Town Branch Trail supporter,
On behalf of the board of Town Branch Trail, Inc. I would like to extend our deepest thanks for your support in this passing year. At this time of New Year, holidays, and thanksgiving we would like you to know that with your support we are working to make a beautiful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building Trail</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/10/01/building-trail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/10/01/building-trail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Phase I, the first mile and a half of the trail, is now completed. Phase II, the second phase, has been bid and is currently under construction. Phase III of the trail, the next one mile section, has been funded, and has been sent out for bid for design. We look to see construction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TIF explained</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/09/15/tif-explained/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/09/15/tif-explained/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Beverly Fortune
Lexington Herald-Leader
Sept. 11, 2008
How TIF works
Tax-increment financing allows a portion of state and local tax revenue created by new private development in a blighted area to be used for public infrastructure improvements.
PROJECT IDENTIFIED
City officials identify an economically depressed area, and plan public improvements , such as sewers, streets, parking and art.
CITY AND STATE [...]
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		<title>Distillery District unveils plans for TIF</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/09/15/distillery-district-unveils-plans-for-tif/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/09/15/distillery-district-unveils-plans-for-tif/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(LFUCG TIF Task Force) SEES PLANS
Distillery District needs $81 million
DEVELOPER CITES ECONOMIC IMPACT OF VENUE
By Beverly Fortune
Lexington Herald-Leader
bfortune@herald-leader.com
Sept. 11, 2008
The proposed $190 million project along a 28-acre industrial corridor would include a small bourbon distillery and museum, 277 condominiums, 83,000 square feet of office space, 700 parking spaces, 118,000 square feet of retail space and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phase V</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/09/02/phase-v/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/09/02/phase-v/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are working with the Distillery District TIF proposal to align Town Branch Trail through this historic and promising part of downtown Lexington. View our map (a 1.9 megabyte PDF document) by clicking on the map below:


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		<title>Developers say TIF essential to Distillery District</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/08/28/developers-say-tif-essential-to-distillery-district/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/08/28/developers-say-tif-essential-to-distillery-district/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jim Jordan
Lexington Herald-Leader
jjordan1@herald-leader.com
Incentives known as tax increment financing will be essential for the Distillery District project, developers told the Urban County Council on Tuesday.
”Without TIF, this project is not going to happen,“ said Brooke Asbell, a partner in the project to create an entertainment district.
The reason is that the streets west of Lexington Center [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can downtown&#8217;s west side be vibrant again?</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/08/28/can-downtowns-west-side-be-vibrant-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/08/28/can-downtowns-west-side-be-vibrant-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columnist Tom Eblen, Lexington Herald-Leader
Aug. 16-
Along the creek where Lexington began and the street that was once its industrial heart, Barry McNees and a dozen partners hope to write a new chapter for downtown&#8217;s west side.
As they plan for the future, they&#8217;re spending a lot of time sifting through the past. It began more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Environment protections urged as part of LFUCG contracts</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/06/17/environment-protections-urged-as-part-of-lfucg-contracts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/06/17/environment-protections-urged-as-part-of-lfucg-contracts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In light of the recently approved settlement agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, Lexington should consider adding environmental standards to the contracts it issues, Van Meter Pettit told the Urban County Council on Thursday.
Pettit is president of Town Branch Trail Inc., which wants to create an 8-mile trail following the Town Branch of Elkhorn Creek [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greenways and Greenbacks in North Carolina</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/04/30/greenways-and-greenbacks-in-north-carolina/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/04/30/greenways-and-greenbacks-in-north-carolina/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greenways and Greenbacks: The Impact of the Catawba Regional Trail on  Property Values in Charlotte, North Carolina 
by HARRISON S. CAMPBELL, JR.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
DARLA K. MUNROE
Ohio State University
Abstract
Planners and policy makers are increasingly aware that local amenities can play an important role in community and regional development and greenways represent one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Downtown vitality sapped by closed decision-making</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/04/30/downtown-vitality-sapped-by-closed-decision-making/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/04/30/downtown-vitality-sapped-by-closed-decision-making/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Van Meter Pettit
Downtown Lexington is in the midst of a major comeback by just about any measure you can make.
We have produced more new housing downtown in the last few years than in many preceding decades. The Lexington Center-Rupp Arena Complex has been dramatically improved. The fine building stock of our historic urban neighborhoods [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homebuyers Want Trails</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/04/12/homebuyers-want-trails/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/04/12/homebuyers-want-trails/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a survey conducted by the National Association of Home Builders in 2002, homebuyers were asked to rank their preferences in buying a house. When asked about the importance of 18 community amenities, the highest ranking features were (with percent ranking as important or very important): highway access, 44 percent; jogging/bike trails, 36 percent; sidewalks, [...]
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		<title>A Brief History of DISTILLERIES along Town Branch</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/04/02/a-brief-history-of-distilleries-along-town-branch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/04/02/a-brief-history-of-distilleries-along-town-branch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Distilling was a significant Lexington industry in the 19th century and continued to impact Lexington into the 20th century.  In the Old Frankfort Pike area, distilleries operated at three different sites.  The Pepper Distillery may be the one to focus on because one of its owners, James E. Pepper, was an important business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Model Steamboat Tested on the Town Fork of Elkhorn Creek, Lexington, Kentucky</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/03/09/early-model-steamboat-tested-on-the-town-fork-of-elkhorn-creek-lexington-kentucky/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/03/09/early-model-steamboat-tested-on-the-town-fork-of-elkhorn-creek-lexington-kentucky/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1793, Edward West, a craftsman and inventor, successfully demonstrated a model steamboat on Town Fork before a large crowd.  The Town Fork was dammed up near the Lexington and Frankfort freight depot to allow for the demonstration.  It was reported that the boat swiftly moved through the water.
In an April 29, 1816, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>24-Mile Railroad connecting Lexington to Lawrenceburg has trail potential</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/03/01/24-mile-railroad-connecting-lexington-to-lawrenceburg-has-trail-potential/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/03/01/24-mile-railroad-connecting-lexington-to-lawrenceburg-has-trail-potential/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Original Name: “LL” branch of Louisville Southern (Lexington to Lawrenceburg)
Date Constructed: 1888-1889
Length: 24 miles
Location: The line runs through Fayette, Woodford, and Anderson counties.
Highlights: Starting behind Rupp Arena and the Newtown Pike Extension, beside Town Branch Creek and the James E. Pepper Distillery, travels through beautiful thoroughbred horse country, behind Keeneland Race Course, through the village [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another perspective on why Lexington needs Town Branch Trail</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/02/13/another-perspective-on-why-lexington-needs-town-branch-trail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/02/13/another-perspective-on-why-lexington-needs-town-branch-trail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Creative Class- trail is a vital asset for attracting and retaining the workforce of the new creative economy.
What is driving the growth of the nation’s most successful communities today?
According to Richard Florida, a Carnegie Mellon Economics Professor who recently participated in Lexington’s IdeaFestival, the driving force behind the nation’s dynamic growth is the role [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Town Branch Trail Receives Environmental Project Approval</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/02/13/town-branch-trail-receives-environmental-project-approval/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/02/13/town-branch-trail-receives-environmental-project-approval/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lexington’s Town Branch Trail has recently received (April 2004) environmental authorization to proceed with construction.  Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), any project receiving Federal funds must undergo an analysis of potential impacts to the natural or human environment.  After a survey of the trail area by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How does Lexington measure up for its trail system?</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/02/13/how-does-lexington-measure-up-for-its-trail-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/02/13/how-does-lexington-measure-up-for-its-trail-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Where do we stand in our efforts to provide Lexington with Greenway trails? As an ongoing feature of our newsletters, we will look at benchmark cities and compare our efforts with those of other cities around the country.
Lexington versus Chattanooga, Tennessee
POPULATION
Chattanooga		155,554
Lexington			260,512
Lexington is 67% larger
MEDIAN AGE
Chattanooga		36.8 years
Lexington			33 years
Lexington’s population is 10% younger
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Chattanooga		$32,006
Lexington			$39,813
Lexington’s income is 24% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A GOOD BENCHMARK FOR TRAILS</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/02/13/a-good-benchmark-for-trails/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/02/13/a-good-benchmark-for-trails/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From 1994-2003 the state of Tennessee received $168 million is transportation enhancements funding. Of those funds $121 million or 72% of the funds served bicycle and pedestrian improvements. During that same period the state of Kentucky received $132 million in TE funding and we spent $25 million on bicycle and pedestrian improvements or 18.9% of [...]
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		<title>ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT WITH TRAILS AND GREENWAYS</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/02/13/enhancing-the-environment-with-trails-and-greenways/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/02/13/enhancing-the-environment-with-trails-and-greenways/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from The Trails and Greenways Clearinghouse
Tools for Conservation
As tools for conservation, trails and greenways preserve important natural landscapes, provide needed links between fragmented habitats and offer tremendous opportunities for protecting plant and animal species. Partially due to expansive development, &#8220;islands&#8221; of habitat dot the landscape, isolating wildlife and plant species and reducing habitat necessary for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHAT COMES AROUND GOES AROUND</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/02/13/what-comes-around-goes-around/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/02/13/what-comes-around-goes-around/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A consortium of water utilities in the Bluegrass arrived at a solution to our longterm water needs.  After weighing a number of options, the group agreed that the primary new source of water for Lexington will come from the Kentucky River near Frankfort. This location is DOWNSTREAM from the Town Branch of Elkhorn Creek [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Founding of Lexington along the Elkhorn Creek</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/02/13/founding-of-lexington-along-the-elkhorn-creek/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/02/13/founding-of-lexington-along-the-elkhorn-creek/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Town Branch History</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lexington, Kentucky was founded in the summer of1775 at the dawn of the American Revolution. A small band of frontiersmen gathered around a fire received word that a rabble of colonists had defeated British troops in a skirmish at Lexington, Massachusetts. To commemorate this exciting news, they decided to name the lush spring-fed wilderness in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bourbon History along the Town Branch of the Elkhorn Creek, Lexington, Kentucky</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/01/10/bourbon-history-along-the-town-branch-of-the-elkhorn-creek-lexington-kentucky/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/01/10/bourbon-history-along-the-town-branch-of-the-elkhorn-creek-lexington-kentucky/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>Town Branch History</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bourbon has a long and rich history in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.  The distilling of whiskey began about as early as settlers arrived here from the north and east.  The reason this area was so conducive to the making of whiskey was on account of the numerous limestone springs in the area [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Austin Texas: Demographics and Trail System</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/01/01/austin-texas-demographics-and-trail-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2008/01/01/austin-texas-demographics-and-trail-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commerce Lexington will be going to Austin, Texas this year to see what we can learn from a successful university town of comparable scale and geography. The following case study material was prepared in 2001. Certain figures are not in 2008 dollars and undoubtedly the city has grown.
•	Founded in 1838
•	Population: 1,126,700 people in the metropolitan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lexington (1826)</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2007/12/18/lexington-1826/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2007/12/18/lexington-1826/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Town Branch History</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lexington is situated in the centre of what the Kentuckians affirm to be the finest body of land in the world. I believe no country can show finer upland; and for a great distance from the town, plantation adjoins plantation, in all directions&#8230; There is a balance in conveniences and defects, appended to all earthly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Golden Gate Bridge across Town Branch</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2007/12/08/golden-gate-bridge-across-town-branch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2007/12/08/golden-gate-bridge-across-town-branch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>boyd</dc:creator>
		
		<category>News</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Newtown Pike project to include Lexington version of Golden Gate Bridge
By Delano R. Massey
A gateway “signature” bridge over Town Branch will be included in the Newtown Pike extension project, Mayor Jim Newberry announced Monday.
Newberry said the bridge would be an “opportunity to enhance the beauty of our city” and “welcome our visitors with a strong [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congressman says downtown Lexington need water feature</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2007/08/14/congressman-says-downtown-lexington-need-water-feature/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2007/08/14/congressman-says-downtown-lexington-need-water-feature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Lexington          Herald-Leader Publication 
Congressman says downtown Lexington need water feature
The Associated Press
August 14, 2007. LEXINGTON, Ky. &#8211;
U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler says downtown Lexington needs a water feature. He said yesterday that in the past, the city covered up The Town Branch of Elkhorn Creek that now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy trails: Proponents say trails will be a big draw for city</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2007/04/05/happy-trails-proponents-say-trails-will-be-a-big-draw-for-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2007/04/05/happy-trails-proponents-say-trails-will-be-a-big-draw-for-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[•  Lexington          Herald-Leader Publication 
Happy trails: Proponents say hiking, biking opportunities
will be a big draw for city
Jennifer Hewlett, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.Apr. 20&#8211;For years, Lexington leaders have envisioned a system of interconnecting trails that would run throughout Fayette County, providing places for people to bike [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Town Branch Quotations from History</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2006/11/12/town-branch-quotations-from-history/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2006/11/12/town-branch-quotations-from-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2006 20:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[“The town layout was not to be oriented to the compass, but rather aligned to the Town Fork of Elkhorn Creek, whose course became the site of an elongated common ten poles (165&#8242;) wide. Lots were arranged on a grid in three rows, one on the rise south of the stream, extending to Hill (High) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dry Stone Retaining Walls and Fences</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2006/07/10/dry-stone-retaining-walls-and-fences/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2006/07/10/dry-stone-retaining-walls-and-fences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Town Branch History</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Historic stone fences are a unique and distinctive feature of the Bluegrass landscape.  An example of these fences can be seen at the former landfill on Old Frankfort Pike.  In addition to stone fences, the Town Branch Trail will highlight other dry stone structures, retaining walls, which can be found along the Town [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Town Branch Trail Vision and Benefits</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2006/05/04/town-branch-trail-vision-and-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2006/05/04/town-branch-trail-vision-and-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2006 20:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Recreation, Health and Alternative Transportation.
Envision yourself on a spirited jog from Masterson Station Park to Triangle Park, on a peaceful, shady trail unobstructed by automobiles. You arrive downtown, invigorated with exercise, and refresh yourself at an outdoor café. You then shop at small boutiques for that special gift to take home.
The Trail will provide a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Town Branch cloud</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2006/04/26/town-branch-cloud/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2006/04/26/town-branch-cloud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 21:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Herald Leader, Posted on Sat, Apr. 26, 2003
Why city tolerates an open sewer is real mystery
In what has become a rite of spring, the milky mystery cloud reappeared recently on Town Branch, signaling yet again that Lexington has turned this historic waterway into an open sewer.
Best guess, based on the titanium dioxide traces in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trying out new trail</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2005/10/09/trying-out-new-trail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2005/10/09/trying-out-new-trail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2005 17:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>boyd</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
•  Lexington          Herald-Leader Publication 
Posted on Sun, Oct. 09, 2005with photos: http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/12856505.htm
TRYING OUT A NEW TRAIL
More than 100 test first leg of route at McConnell&#8217;s Trace subdivision
By Ryan Alessi
HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER
Road bikes, mountain bikes, strollers and          [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Promoting Physical Activity Through Trails</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2005/08/02/promoting-physical-activity-through-trails/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2005/08/02/promoting-physical-activity-through-trails/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2005 20:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CDC trails and health
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Trails have been built and maintained in this country mainly for reasons related to transportation and recreation. Rarely, however, have people asked how important are trails to our health and whether trails should be a resource accessible to multiple-types of recreation users?
There is strong [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miscellaneous Trail Facts</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2005/07/10/miscellaneous-trail-facts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2005/07/10/miscellaneous-trail-facts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2005 20:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[“There are currently over1,212 trails for 12,585 miles of greenway trail in the U.S.”
Rails to Trails Conservancy, Trail facts
“A greenbelt (trail) in Boulder, Colorado increased aggregate property values for one neighborhood by $5.4 million, resulting in $500,000 of additional annual property tax revenues. The tax alone could recover the initial cost of the $1-5 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Story linking Health, Lifestyle, and Bad Urban Planning</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2004/10/26/another-story-linking-health-lifestyle-and-bad-urban-planning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2004/10/26/another-story-linking-health-lifestyle-and-bad-urban-planning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2004 17:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The way cities and suburbs are developed could be bad for your health
By Martha T. Moore
USA TODAY Page 1A
Why don&#8217;t Americans walk anywhere?
Old answer: They&#8217;re lazy.
New answer: They can&#8217;t.
There is no sidewalk outside the front door, school is 5 miles away, and there&#8217;s a six-lane highway between home and the supermarket.
Many experts on public health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building a Walkable Community</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2004/09/11/building-a-walkable-community/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2004/09/11/building-a-walkable-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2004 17:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Walkable Communities, Inc. website (www.walkable.org) has a list of several qualities that walkable communities have. Why should we be concerned if our community is walkable? Because communities which foster walking are healthier, develop stronger social ties, reduce certain infrastructure costs, and offer a higher quality of living. Quality of living is one of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Impact do trails have on Neighbors and the Local Community?</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2004/06/10/what-impact-do-trails-have-on-neighbors-and-the-local-community/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2004/06/10/what-impact-do-trails-have-on-neighbors-and-the-local-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2004 16:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>Reports</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A study was done on impacts of the Pinellas Trail in Pinellas County
(Tampa/St Pete), Florida.  Some information on the study (from Whit Blanton
of Renaissance Planning Group, which conducted the study) is included below:
In 2000, the Pinellas County MPO commissioned Renaissance Planning Group of
Orlando to conduct a study of the community impacts associated with the
Pinellas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Landmarks along Town Branch</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2004/05/05/landmarks-along-town-branch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2004/05/05/landmarks-along-town-branch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2004 17:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>boyd</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Trail Landmarks</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Masterson            Station Park.            Lexington&#8217;s largest park, once pastures for Kentucky&#8217;s first Methodist            Church built in 1787. Rambling park offers equestrian facilities, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greenway Trails = Improved Community Health</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2003/11/23/greenway-trails-improved-community-health/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2003/11/23/greenway-trails-improved-community-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Trail Benefits</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The design and planning of our communities plays a major part in our health and wellbeing. The consequences of sprawl are very serious for many reasons. Here’s just one:
The Challenges in Health: Getting America Moving Again
Physical inactivity is a major cause of sickness and disease in the United States. Inactivity – and its close companion, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy trails</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2003/11/19/happy-trails/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2003/11/19/happy-trails/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christian Science Monitor, from the November 19, 2003 edition
Want to get to the post office in a hurry? The nearest bike trail may be the best way.
By Ross Atkin &#124; Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Retired warehouseman George Redman loves to hit the trail - the asphalt ribbon that runs only a few blocks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trails = Better neighbourhoods, better fitness</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2003/08/28/trails-better-neighbourhoods-better-fitness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2003/08/28/trails-better-neighbourhoods-better-fitness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2003 20:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Reports</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Canadian broadcasting corporation
http://cbc.ca/stories/2003/08/28/Consumers/exercise_030828
Better neighbourhoods, better fitness
Last Updated Thu, 28 Aug 2003 13:42:31
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - Trails and streetlights are important elements in influencing how much people exercise, according to a new study.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina discovered access to trails and other places suitable for exercise are especially key.
The report, published in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Economic Benefits of Greenways: a Summary of Findings</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2002/06/22/economic-benefits-of-greenways-a-summary-of-findings/</link>
		<comments>
2039
http://www.townbranch.org/info/2002/06/22/economic-benefits-of-greenways-a-summary-of-findings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2002 16:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Reports</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Adapted by The Conservation Fund&#8217;s American Greenways Program: Economic Impacts of Protecting Rivers, Trails, and Greenway Corridors - National Park Service, 1990.
Real Property Values
Many studies demonstrate that parks, greenways and trails increase nearby property values, thus increasing local tax revenues. Such increased revenues often offset greenway acquisition costs.
A. California&#8217;s Secretary for the State Resources Agency [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TEA-21 NEWS</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2002/01/09/tea-21-news/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2002/01/09/tea-21-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2002 16:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>boyd</dc:creator>
		
		<category>News</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[• TEA-21               NEWS: Town Branch Trail has received two TEA-21 grants thus               far for a total of $450,000 in trail funding. These initial grants    [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Signs of civic life</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2001/11/27/signs-of-civic-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2001/11/27/signs-of-civic-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2001 20:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
		<category>News</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Op-Ed pages
Published Tuesday, November 27, 2001, in the Herald-Leader
Trail work, arts meeting speak well of public involvement
A foot trail and footlights hold different sorts of appeal. But two volunteer movements &#8212; one working to build a creek-side trail along Town Branch, the other giving voice to Lexington&#8217;s artists &#8212; have some connections worth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Signs of Civic Life: Trail Work, Arts Meeting Speak Well of Public Involvement</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2001/11/27/signs-of-civic-life-trail-work-arts-meeting-speak-well-of-public-involvement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2001/11/27/signs-of-civic-life-trail-work-arts-meeting-speak-well-of-public-involvement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2001 17:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>News</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[•  Lexington          Herald-Leader Publication 
SIGNS OF CIVIC            LIFE TRAIL WORK, ARTS MEETING SPEAK WELL OF PUBLIC INVOLVEMENTPublished: Tuesday,            November 27, 2001
Section: Commentary
Page: A8
Author: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Disappearance of Town Branch</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2001/11/05/the-disappearance-of-town-branch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2001/11/05/the-disappearance-of-town-branch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2001 18:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>boyd</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Town Branch History</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[• The          Disappearance of Town Branch
 
by Zina Merkin, November          2001
Many mid-western cities are laid out on a grid oriented to the four principal          directions. Lexington&#8217;s grid, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Town Branch Environment: An Initial Evaluation</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2001/08/05/the-town-branch-environment-an-initial-evaluation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2001/08/05/the-town-branch-environment-an-initial-evaluation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2001 18:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2001, the Environmental          Quality Committee of Town Branch Trail collected information about the          condition of the environment of Town Branch. Our findings and conclusions          are presented in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cost of Sprawl</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2001/02/28/the-cost-of-sprawl/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2001/02/28/the-cost-of-sprawl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2001 19:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>Reports</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Trails and Greenways Clearinghouse, www.trailsandgreenways.org
For decades, uncontrolled, scattered development has characterized planning all across the United States. Farmland and other open spaces are being paved at an alarming pace.
* Although the population of the Cleveland metropolitan area fell by 11% between 1970 and 1990, developed land increased by 33%.1
* Between 1970 and 1990, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We are a non-profit!</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2001/01/05/we-are-a-non-profit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2001/01/05/we-are-a-non-profit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2001 16:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>News</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[•          We          are a non-profit!

Town Branch Trail, Inc., a new non-profit organization,          has been granted tax-exempt status by the IRS under section 501(c)(3)      [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Year&#8217;s Resolution: Town Branch resurrect our stream</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2000/12/26/a-new-years-resolution-town-branch-resurrect-our-stream/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2000/12/26/a-new-years-resolution-town-branch-resurrect-our-stream/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2000 17:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>News</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[•  Lexington          Herald-Leader Publication           A NEW YEAR&#8217;S RESOLUTION:            TOWN BRANCH RESURRECT OUR STREAM
Published: Sunday,           [...]
21ab
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		<title>A NEW YEAR&#8217;S RESOLUTION: TOWN BRANCH</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2000/12/24/a-new-years-resolution-town-branch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2000/12/24/a-new-years-resolution-town-branch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2000 21:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
		<category>News</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lexington Herald Leader
Published: Sunday, December 24, 2000
Section: Opinions and Ideas
Page: H1
This time last year we showcased water pollution in the coalfields of Eastern Kentucky and said Kentucky should clean it up.
Our suggested resolution this year is to atone for the Bluegrass&#8217;s dirty little secret: Town Branch.
The stream that literally shaped Lexington is classified as too [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IDEA FOR CREEK TRAIL SOUNDS LIKE A WINNER</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2000/09/24/idea-for-creek-trail-sounds-like-a-winner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2000/09/24/idea-for-creek-trail-sounds-like-a-winner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2000 21:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
		<category>News</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lexington Herald-Leader (KY)
September 24, 2000
Section: City &#038; Region
Edition: Final
Page: C1
Don Edwards, Herald-Leader Columnist
&#8220;The very form of our town came from the creek.&#8221;
&#8211;Van Meter Pettit
We&#8217;ve driven over it and past it thousands of times, but many of us don&#8217;t notice that the Town Branch of Elkhorn Creek is there.
It&#8217;s not that easy to find the middle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idea for creek sounds like a winner.</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2000/09/24/idea-for-creek-sounds-like-a-winner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2000/09/24/idea-for-creek-sounds-like-a-winner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2000 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
•  Lexington          Herald-Leader Publication           IDEA FOR CREEK            TRAIL SOUNDS LIKE A WINNER
September 24, 2000
Section: City &#038; Region
Edition: Final
Page: C1
Author: Don Edwards, Herald-Leader Columnist 

&#8220;The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students help with trail idea</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2000/02/21/students-help-with-trail-idea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2000/02/21/students-help-with-trail-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2000 16:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[







CALEB BENTON &#124; KERNEL STAFF


The Town Branch of Elkhorn Creek still retains much of its beauty. 


Greenways:  Boulder, Colo., and New York City have theirs; why can&#8217;t Lexington?
Mark Vanderhoff
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Students of UK&#8217;s landscape architecture program Friday joined Lexington Vice Mayor Isabel Yates and members of Friends of the Parks to unveil a proposal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Concerns for Trails and Greenways</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2000/02/13/public-concerns-for-trails-and-greenways/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2000/02/13/public-concerns-for-trails-and-greenways/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2000 21:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Taken from the Iowa Department of Transportation
Concern / Issue and Possible responses
1) Liability risks involved in constructing or designating bicycle facilities are too great.
In most states, recreational use statutes protect adjacent property owners along trails.
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Ninety-two percent of rail-trails are owned and managed by a public agency. In every case, the liability risks associated with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survey of Town Branch Creek&#8217;s dry-laid stone banks</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2000/02/11/survey-of-town-branch-creeks-dry-laid-stone-banks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/2000/02/11/survey-of-town-branch-creeks-dry-laid-stone-banks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2000 20:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Trail Landmarks</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Great thanks to the Dry Stone Conservancy for conducting this survey.
Preliminary notes on the condition and extent of the dry stone masonry retaining walls. Town Branch Creek – Lexington, Kentucky
These notes were prepared following a visual examination carried out on February 11, 2000.  Measurements were taken wherever possible, but difficulty of access on certain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Town Branch Greenway: UK Landscape Architecture</title>
		<link>http://www.townbranch.org/info/1999/05/05/town-branch-greenway-uk-landscape-architecture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townbranch.org/info/1999/05/05/town-branch-greenway-uk-landscape-architecture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 1999 18:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>Reports</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[• Town          Branch Greenway: Constructing the Vision&#8230;.Connecting the Dots

The following report          summarizes a joint proposal for the future design and development of the          Town Branch Greenway in Lexington, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TOWN BRANCH WATER TREATMENT PLANT</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 1999 20:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Meter Pettit</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[(from LFUCG website, www.lfucg.com)
History of the Town Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Town Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant began operation in 1919 and was one of the first sewage treatment plants in this section of the United States. The facility is located on Town Branch north of Old Frankfort Pike approximately 1/2 mile inside New Circle Road. [...]
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