The Third Biennial Linear Parks Conference was held in Asheville, North Carolina, on September 19-22, 1989. Contributors to the proceedings include Woodward S. Bousquet; Anne Lusk; Jerry L. Rogers; Noel Grove; Boudewijn Bach; Grant Jones; Li Rusheng; Elizabeth K. Meyer; Richard L. Kent; Yasuo Bansho; Sara Amy Leach; William A. Mann; Paul M. Rookwood; and Steven L. Cantor