Comments on: Shall We Gather At The River? http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2008/06/shall-we-gather-at-the-river/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shall-we-gather-at-the-river EPA's Blog About Our World Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:36:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Michael Haley http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2008/06/shall-we-gather-at-the-river/comment-page-1/#comment-25603 Michael Haley Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:43:27 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=136#comment-25603 Thanks for your contribution with this site encouraging recreation, ballparks, waterways and those things that go with less concrete and more natural.
Dr. Michael Haley

]]> By: Lars http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2008/06/shall-we-gather-at-the-river/comment-page-1/#comment-1674 Lars Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:48:56 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=136#comment-1674 Great comments! I couldn’t agree more with what Bill S. says: it takes a lot of cooperation, and everyone needs to do their part. And thanks to Steve for putting in a good word for the Anacostia Watershed Society. They do a lot of work to promote recreation and raise awareness on the Anacostia River.

]]> By: Steve http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2008/06/shall-we-gather-at-the-river/comment-page-1/#comment-1577 Steve Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:29:49 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=136#comment-1577 The Anacostia Watershed Society has been a passionate advocate for the Anacostia for years and, among many other things, has been active in bringing more people out to experience the river. They have been organizing trash cleanups and trying to get things cleaned up for at least 15 years. So, if anyone wants to contribute in other ways, check them out:

http://www.anacostiaws.org/

]]> By: Bill S. http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2008/06/shall-we-gather-at-the-river/comment-page-1/#comment-1566 Bill S. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:08:19 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=136#comment-1566 In some big cities public access to rivers is made difficult by commercial development, highways, and RR tracks. Cities also restrict access for safety reasons. The important point, as is made by the writer, is that you need more than just a river flowing through the city to improve quality of life and the quality of the river and encourage acceptance of the river. You need parks, and greenways, and other transitional areas. Given real estate priorities, this is not easy to do. It needs a lot of cooperation – - people pushing for it, business making compromises, and government putting in the effort too.

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