July 20th 2022
Nearly $10 million in earmarks from this year's $13.8 billion state budget are headed to Spartanburg for two long-term projects that are expected to boost economic growth and create recreational opportunities.
State Reps. Max Hyde of Spartanburg and Rita Allison of Lyman obtained $5 million for the 31-mile Saluda Grade Trail project, which will allow three nonprofits to purchase of the 16-mile South Carolina portion of the former Norfolk Southern rail line. The line will be converted to trails that will connect Inman, Campobello and Landrum northern Spartanburg County to the North Carolina towns of Saluda, Tryon and Zirconia in Henderson County. (Published by Spartanburg Herald Journal)
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April 28th 2022
Downtown Spartanburg has begun the construction of a $2 million pedestrian and bicycle trail extension that will take the Mary Black Foundation Rail Trail to Barnet Park.
This 0.6-mile extension will start from the current Rail Trail terminus near the intersection of Union and E. Henry streets, stretch through Union and E. Kennedy streets, to S. Converse Street, and end at Barnet Park on E. St. John Street.
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April 22nd 2022
The Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Criterium bike races go through the heart of Spartanburg into a one of a kind block party. The Crit consists of 6 races, 4 amateur and 2 professional. This is the professional men's race the last race of the night.
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April 11th 2022
It's already the most popular walking and cycling trail in Spartanburg County, and soon, thanks to $2.3 million in planned streetscaping enhancements for Downtown Spartanburg, the two-mile Mary Black Rail Trail will receive a much-anticipated extension from its current end near the intersection of E Henry and Union streets through downtown to Barnet Park.
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April 4th 2022
Imagine five years from now riding public transit into Spartanburg along the recently landscaped Asheville Highway or West Main Street corridor, or walking to your job in a nearby office building downtown.
At lunchtime, the reimagined and pedestrian-only Morgan Square is filled with visitors and office workers dining at a wider range of restaurants, or shopping at any of the new minority-owned businesses.
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March 22nd 2022
Since the beginning, Mary Black Foundation has supported PAL and worked alongside us to build a healthier, more active Spartanburg. They, along with PAL, believe that health and wellness are basic human rights. In 2020, the Foundation’s Program Directors, Keisha Gray and Natalia Valenzuela Swanson began to create framework that would guide us in achieving their mission to invest in people and communities for improved health, wellness, and success in Spartanburg County.
We are honored to be a part of the framework and excited to see how their vision positively impacts our community.
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February 28th 2022
Efforts continue to improve Duncan Park by connecting its trails with other trail systems in the city.
The National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program and local organization Play. Advocate. Live Well! (PAL) are working to develop a Duncan Park Visioning Plan with community input.
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November 25th 2021
On Thanksgiving morning, the 17th Annual United Community Bank Turkey Day 8K is hosted by PAL: Play. Advocate. Live Well. in downtown Spartanburg.
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