Pointing the Greener Way
The Clinton Greenway
Photo courtesy of Frannie Hodge
This week we are joined by members of the Clinton Greenway.
Frannie Hodge and Chris Ebstein joined us to discuss their experiences stewarding a small slice of what was the Massachusetts Central Railroad.
The railroad began in the 1870’s and was de-commissioned by the 1960’s. Spans of the former rail-bed were developed as rail trials as early as the late 1980’s in regions west of Clinton and Worcester county portions of the trial.
Now in 2021, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts recognizes the development and maintenance of rail trials not only as a key resource for attracting day trippers, but as a means for daily commuting that reduces the use of automobiles while bringing the scale of communities into a more human footprint.
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Scott M. Graves is the founder of SMGraves Creative Enterprises. Most recently he was executive director of the Wachusett Business Incubator where the SMG team experimented with various programming to overcome the meaningless ‘ribbon cutting’ experiences so synonymous with much of our nation’s well-intentioned economic development. He is known for a steadfast resolve for intellectual rigor and business strategy. Nothing makes Scott feel more fulfilled than to help other develop their own unique creativity which leads to fulfillment in work and life. His team is currently partnering with The Worcshop, the east coasts largest industrial makerspace to develop the Worc-It Business Lab for incubating new business.
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