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Greenbelt Alliance * Volume 2, Issue 4: April 2003
 In
this edition
Message from the Editor
Feature: Smart Growth for California
Feature: Improving East Bay Transit
Feature: Greenbelt Alliance Origins—Spurring the
Nation's First Metrolpolitan Greenbelt Plan
Office News: New Office Manager
Upcoming Outings & Events
Message from
the Editor
Hello friends of Greenbelt Alliance. We kicked off Go Greenbelt! 2003
on Sunday, April 27. Follow our riders on their daily journey at the online
photo gallery on www.greenbelt.org.
AB1268: Smart Growth for California
AB1268 is a groundbreaking bill that promotes smart growth for the entire
state of California. You received our email action alert last week—now,
find out more about this important proposed legislation.
Improving
East Bay Transit
Transportation and Land Use Coalition Measure C workshops drew over 170
people. But we still need your help to make sure that Contra Costa Transit
officials use Measure C funds to guide smart growth and ensure a variety
of transit options for all.
Greenbelt
Alliance Origins Part IV: Spurring the Nation's First Metropolitan Greenbelt
Plan
2003 marks the forty-fifth anniversary of Greenbelt Alliance's
work to protect open space and promote livable communities. This month,
find out how Greenbelt Alliance participated in the nation's first regional
greenbelt plan.
Office News: New Office Manager
Greenbelt Alliance has a new Office Manager. She has wide-ranging experiences,
from sustainable agriculture research in Tanzania to environmental education
with the National Park Service.
Upcoming
Outings & Events
Apr 27-May 3: Go Greenbelt! 2003
May 10: Greenbelt Outing, Coastal Trails of Pacifica
May 17: Urban Outing, Vacaville
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