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The '''Friends of the Railroad District''' | The '''Railroad Park Foundation''' (formerly '''Friends of the Railroad District''' or '''FoRRd''') is a non-profit organization, formed in October [[2001]] to bring together community leaders for the purpose of revitalizing the area along [[Birmingham]]'s [[Railroad Reservation]] and to raise funds for the eventual development the [[Railroad Reservation Park]] and a linear greenway stretching across downtown from east to west and providing pedestrian connections north and south across the tracks. | ||
FoRRd's Board of Directors was first led by [[Bob Greene]] and [[Susan Lipscomb Sutton]] and included [[Elizabeth Barbaree-Tasker]], [[Brooke Tanner Battle]], [[Richard Carnaggio]], [[Doug Hale]], [[Barr Linton]], [[Dean Nix]], [[David Pearson]], and [[Cynthia Schreiber]]. | FoRRd's Board of Directors was first led by [[Bob Greene]] and [[Susan Lipscomb Sutton]] and included [[Elizabeth Barbaree-Tasker]], [[Brooke Tanner Battle]], [[Richard Carnaggio]], [[Doug Hale]], [[Barr Linton]], [[Dean Nix]], [[David Pearson]], and [[Cynthia Schreiber]]. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://railroadpark.org | * [http://railroadpark.org Railroad Park Foundation] website | ||
[[Category:Nonprofits]] | [[Category:Nonprofits]] | ||
[[Category:Community activists]] | [[Category:Community activists]] | ||
[[Category:Railroad Reservation]] | [[Category:Railroad Reservation]] | ||
Revision as of 14:04, 17 January 2008
The Railroad Park Foundation (formerly Friends of the Railroad District or FoRRd) is a non-profit organization, formed in October 2001 to bring together community leaders for the purpose of revitalizing the area along Birmingham's Railroad Reservation and to raise funds for the eventual development the Railroad Reservation Park and a linear greenway stretching across downtown from east to west and providing pedestrian connections north and south across the tracks.
FoRRd's Board of Directors was first led by Bob Greene and Susan Lipscomb Sutton and included Elizabeth Barbaree-Tasker, Brooke Tanner Battle, Richard Carnaggio, Doug Hale, Barr Linton, Dean Nix, David Pearson, and Cynthia Schreiber.
External links
- Railroad Park Foundation website