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Some Q River Rail Trail History

SOME ALFRED J. LIMA QUEQUECHAN RIVER RAIL TRAIL CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY FROM GREATER FALL RIVER PARTNERS FOR A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY'S WEB PAGES 

“A river cuts through a rock not because of its power, but its persistence.” - James Watkins

If over the years you've followed our local advocacy for restoration of the horribly abused Quequechan River you probably figured nothing would ever happen to change for the better the river and its city. Well, something finally has happened ...and it is wonderful. 

With the almost completed, for now, Alfred J. Lima Quequechan River Rail Trail it is great to see hundreds of people recreating along the river and renewed interest in enhancing and protecting more of that long neglected waterway.

This defiled and abandoned river, that gave Fall River its name and the city's reason for being, is once again proving to be of value to its city. Next, let's liberate/re-create the Quequechan's 130' falls.

Dave Weed is the Executive Director of Fall River's Partners for a Healthier Community. If you are local and do healthy things you probably know Dave. If not, Dave is the man with the camera photographing and recording local healthy activities and events. 

Dave recently emailed the following to rail trail advocates: Just so you can all appreciate the progress and outcome of this project (so far!), I'm listing all of the Quequechan River Rail Trail web pages that I've created over the past twelve years, with the most recent first:

July 2016 - Brian Pearson's photos from the walk: http://www.gfrpartners.com/16QRRTBikeCommitteeChair.html

July 2016 - Dave Weed's River kayak trip photos and video: http://www.gfrpartners.com/16QRRTKayakTrip.html

June 2016 - Walk with a Diabetes Educator on the QRRT: http://www.gfrpartners.com/16QRRTWalkWithADiabetesEducator.html

March 2016 - Rail Trail nears completion: http://www.gfrpartners.com/16QuequechanRailTrailNearsCompletion.html

March 2016 - Wayfinding sign public hearing: http://www.gfrpartners.com/16MassInMotionWayfinding.html

November 2016 - Moving Together conference presentation on the HIA: http://www.gfrpartners.com/15MovingTogetherConference.html

October 2015 - Mayor Sutter's dedication of the QRRT to Al Lima: http://www.gfrpartners.com/15QuequechanRailTrailDedication.html

October 2015 - Early tunnel walk: http://www.gfrpartners.com/15QuequechanRailTrailWalk.html

June 2015 - Construction begins: http://www.gfrpartners.com/15QuequechanRailTrailConstructionBegins.html

June 2013 - Public Hearing: http://www.gfrpartners.com/13QuequechanRiverTrailHearing.html

June 2012 - Public Information Meeting: http://www.gfrpartners.com/12QuequechanRiverTrailPublicMeeting.html

June 2012 - Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Training focused on the QRRT: http://www.gfrpartners.com/12HealthImpactAssessmentTraining.html

August 2011 - Mass in Motion tour: http://www.gfrpartners.com/11MassInMotionTour.html

April 2011 - Bicycle path planning session: http://www.gfrpartners.com/11QuequechanRiverBikePathMeeting.html

August 2008 - Phase I bicycle path open on South Watuppa Pond: http://www.gfrpartners.com/08BicyclePathOpening.html

January 2008 - Al Lima presents his book, A River and Its City: http://www.gfrpartners.com/08HistoryOfTheQuequechan.html

September 2006 - Quequechan River Festival: http://www.gfrpartners.com/06QuequechanFestival.html

November 2005 - Early River clean-up: http://www.gfrpartners.com/05QRiverClean-Up.html

December 2004 - UEI river water quality report: http://www.gfrpartners.com/04QRiverReport.html

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