Abstract
Tom Fritsch works in the Akron Metro Area Transportation Study (AMATS) division of the City of Akron, mapping short- and long-range plans for federal funding. He became an environmental activist in college, motivated by an article in the Akron Beacon Journal. Fritsch conducted school-bus tours of the park for children, helped in the Beaver Pond and other park cleanup projects, and joined a chapter of the Sierra Club to help preserve the Cuyahoga Valley. He was directly involved in developing trails and notes the creation of the Cuyahoga Valley Trail Council. He notes the need for a balance between preservation and tourism, comments on the return of wildlife to the park, and argues the need for a bridge on Brandywine Creek and bike and equestrian trails.
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Interviewee
Fritsch, Tom (interviewee)
Interviewer
Loman, Nate (interviewer)
Project
Rivers Roads and Rails 2008
Date
6-19-2008
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
34 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Tom Fritsch Interview, 2008" (2008). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 517066.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/353
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