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Providence and Worcester is selling an unused rail line running adjacent to John Murphy Drive between Grand and James. This narrow property (unsuitable for industrial or commercial use) would make an excellent bike trail or greenway, possibly as a multi-use adjunct to the proposed walking trail nearby along the Mill River shoreline (Mill River Trail). The CT DEEP's OSWA grant program pays 75% of the acquisition cost of open space in a 'distressed' community, and I think they would look favorably on assembling properties along a future Mill River greenway.