Springfield parks

Bike riders and skateboarders have a place to call their own in Springfield, Massachusetts. The city formally welcomed its first bike and skate park this week – capping off years of “grinding” advocacy.

Mitigating forest fire risk will be one use of the $6 million grant

The $2 million project will be built in the lower Liberty Heights neighborhood

$ 4 million allocated for work at more than a dozen parks across the city

A birthday party for a leopard is the featured attraction

$15 million project will be done in three phases

Almost half the money is for a proposed sports complex at Duggan Park

Works by local artists picked for Pynchon Plaza

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