Tide to Town trail system in Savannah receives $10 million from hotel/motel taxes

The City of Savannah has awarded $10 million in funding to the Tide to Town urban trail network, drawing from the increase in the city’s hotel/motel taxes.

Healthy Savannah’s physical activity program manager and Tide to Town board president, Armand Turner, said the $10 million represents the largest commitment to non-motorized mobility in Savannah’s history.

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