The “Bridging Rails to Trails” launch on March 24 at the Durham Arts Council was highly successful and attended by over 140 people. Thanks to Sandra Jacobi for documenting the event. Here are a few of her photos:

Carol with Dollie Odom

Bo Lankenau with Barbara and Vivian

Lorna with Laura Gunn

Kendy and Miriam serving drinks

Thanks to The Wednesday Group (and particularly Vivian Bowman-Edwards) for organizing the event and reception.

Thanks to the following organizations for supporting the event:

Bicycle Chain
Claudia Fulshaw Design
Food Lion
Madden Transcriptions
Nightlight Productions
Starbucks
The Avant Gardener
Tyler’s Restaurant and Taproom
Whole Foods Market

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After six plus years, Bridging Rails to Trails is finally finished (the website will be updated in the evening of March 24th) and ready for its world premiere screening!!! Seating is limited in the PSI Theater so please RSVP by 3/21.

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On Sunday, November 18, the New Hope Valley Railway video will be shown at the 2007 Carrboro Film Festival! This is the first festival screening for a segment of Bridging Rails to Trails.

For complete festival details see www.carrborofilmfestival.com.

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The 7 minute Apex Street Bridge video was screened at the Duke Center for Documentary Studies annual Happening on March 4, 2006 as part of the Fresh Docs section. Project director, Carol Thomson, was on hand for a Q&A after the screening.

The video looks into the impact of the closing of the Apex Street Bridge to vehicle traffic. The bridge connects two racially different neighborhoods that are separated by the trail and their economic (mis)fortunes. Community leaders from each side share their view on the matter and what has been done and can be to build metaphorical bridges and improve the situation. The final fate of the bridge has yet to be determined.

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