10/18/12 Support the 3rd Street Compromise
Media Borough Council has crafted a compromise solution for the Third Street Project. We urge you to let Council know that you support...
read moreFrOG Supports Council Compromise
What follows is the letter that we sent to Media Borough Council and local news organizations. We later learned that Broomalls Lake...
read moreVision for 3rd Street, Part 2
Friends of Glen Providence Park presented a fuller vision of the 3rd Street bridge to Borough Council on September 6th. It was the...
read moreFrOG presents vision to Borough Council
Background Since Borough Council’s decision to proceed with the $4 million reconstruction of Broomall’s Dam, their...
read more8-20-12 Dam Safety Tour and Workshop
Since the current Third Street Dam will not be reconstructed for at least two years due to the State’s Local Bridge Program...
read more7/26/2012 Envision the Greenway
You are invited to participate in a special meeting of the Friends of Glen Providence Park Third Street Greenway/Dam...
read moreMedia Borough Council vote on the 3rd Street Bridge/Dam
As we reported on our Facebook page on May 17: We are disappointed to report that in a 5-2 vote, Media Borough Council voted to...
read moreWhat does dam removal look like?
Friends of Glen Providence Park, after carefully doing research and weighing the evidence, has decided to fully support dam removal...
read more5/10/2012 Final Special Meeting on 3rd Street Project
Media Borough Council has called for one final Special Meeting to seek input on the Third Street Project, before they vote on the...
read moreCAC Report: public opinion on the 3rd Street Project
What follows is our Letter to the Editor about the Citizens Advisory Committee Report on the 3rd Street Project. We encourage you...
read moreGreenways: The basics
We’ve published a few posts about great greenways, both in Pennsylvania and nationally. Overall, governments and citizens are...
read moreDam Removal & Stream Restoration
Last November, PennDOT met with Media Borough Council members and clarified that PennDOT’s funding for 80% of the 3rd Street...
read moreHistory of 3rd Street Bridge/Dam
The history of the 3rd Street Bridge/Dam project is complicated. In order to give some context for those interested in the project, we...
read morePostponed: Greenway Dam Committee Meeting
Hey folks, we have to reschedule our Greenway Committee meeting, which was planned for tomorrow, Wednesday. We will let you know when...
read moreNeighborhood Greenways of Portland, OR : Great Greenways 4
The City of Portland has an extensive system of bike paths and “Neighborhood Greenways,” residential streets with low...
read moreBorough Council Appoints Citizens Advisory Committee
On Thursday, January 19th, the new Media Borough Council appointed 9 community members to the Third Street Citizens Advisory...
read more3rd Street Bridge: The Current Options
In the past couple of months, information has come forward that has shifted the possibilities for the 3rd Street Bridge and Dam. It is...
read morePeer Review: What is it?
At the Special Meeting, one of the requests of Friends of Glen Providence Park was for Media Borough Council to conduct a peer review...
read more11/7 @ 7pm 3rd St. Committee Meeting
All interested are welcome to come to our first meeting focused solely on the 3rd Street Bridge/Dam issues. We’ll give updates...
read moreUpcoming Changes: Pond & Wetlands
In the next few years, there will be some permanent changes to the park’s pond and wetlands. This is an outline of the...
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