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The Grand Concourse is an integrated walkway system for the municipalities of St. John's, Mount Pearl, the Town of Paradise, the Town of Conception Bay South, the Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, and the Town of Torbay in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It has over of walkways linking every major park, river, pond, and green space in the six municipalities. == Origins == The Grand Concourse was first developed through the generosity of the Johnson Family Foundation with Paul Johnson as its president and founder. A series of studies commissioned between 1989 and 1992 by the Foundation established the feasibility of connecting walks and parks via the publicly owned shorelines of aquatic networks throughout the St. John's Urban Region.〔Peddle, Heddy M. and Johnson, P.J. (eds.) 1999. "Walker's Handbook. The Grand Concourse: Our Walker's Paradise" Johnson Family Foundation. St. John's, NL.〕 Trails had already been built by St. John's, the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Parks Canada, and the Quidi Vidi/Rennie's River Development Foundation, providing a start for the Grand Concourse. Four demonstration Walkways were built by the Johnson Family Foundation: * Lake-to-Lookout * Cuckold Cove (from Signal Hill to Quidi Vidi Lake) * Rennie's River to Memorial University * Riverdale to Memorial University An overall plan was developed to extend the Walkway Network from Signal Hill in the east, to Octagon Pond in the west. This plan was completed in 2004 but efforts continue by involved members to maintain and further develop the Grand Concourse. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grand Concourse (St. John's)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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