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Shelby Farms Greenline, Memphis pathways secure $4.7M in grants for trail, bike lanes:

Plans to extend the Shelby Farms Greenline eastward to Cordova cleared a major obstacle as state transportation officials agreed to earmark $3.3 million in federal funds to help pay for the work. Laura Adams, executive director of the Shelby Farms Park Conservancy, said the eastward extension will connect Cordova residents with the park and its trails, while offering them the chance to commute by bicycle to employment centers such as the medical complex around Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. To continue reading, click here and also here.