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== Opposition ==
As an avid runner and bicyclist, 
Mayor Tom Murphy, a long-time advocate of trail development in the City of Pittsburgh, had a goal: to develop riverfront trails along every stretch of the 36 miles of riverfront in the City.
Murphy is also a Marathon runner and the City of Pittsburgh Marathon ended while he was mayor. Murphy's stated goals did not always match the reality. He wanted trails, but in 12 years he got only about one new mile of trail in each year. The new trail on the North Side costs millions of dollars and only stretches a fraction of a mile. The trail he wanted was introduced with a window into the river so people could view the fish under the surface. Mayor Murphy didn't worry much about the costs of a project. Too much money was spent on too few miles of trails. 
Under the Mayor’s direction, the City explored trail connections to parks and into many of Pittsburgh’s 88 neighborhoods. But, that's it -- just exploration. Real action was lacking.