Gotta Start Somewhere

I spent the greater portion of the day collecting data for a GIS project I'm working on in Tucson. Eventually I hope to compile enough usefull data to lead to the development of a unique form of 'greenways' that weave through the city.  The idea comes from the Ironwood Tree Experience's GreenLots and Kids Corridor projects.  I'm conducting the reasearch to find out where these Lots and Corridors might be best placed.  My ultiimate goal is to implement an action based program that involves youth as decision makers and catylists in the Urban Planning process.  I've found a few programs out there that have already implemented these types of programs in their cities (I'll post those links later) but I need more! While the kids involved with Kids Corridors and GreenLots take vacant, abandoned or donated land and create their own natural playground, Concrete Changers would work on with the 'concrete and mortar' of the city to create a greening of those features.  Ideally, the 'concrete and mortar' planning and green spaces would be adjacent to each other or even interconnected so as to create a 'sustainably green web' throughout the city of tucson.