Bowen, Gordon Shackleton (October 17, 1915-October 2, 2013)

Abstract In an interview with Troy Reeves on August 5, 1998, Gordon Bowen discusses the creation of the Boise River Greenbelt and the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee. He reads from written remarks regarding the Atkinson Plan, a government funded planning document for the City of Boise, which laid out the feasibility of building a publicly owned pathway along the Boise River based on a similar concept in Greenbelt, Maryland. He describes the roles Arlo Nelson, City Planning Director, and William...