Depends on how much money you want to spend for a nice looking lawn. Personally I'd rather invest the money in something that I need or want to do. My lawn is decent. A neighbor down the street has a great looking lawn but his water bill is huge. Plus he uses a lot of different chemicals on his lawn which is another major expense. The fascination with lawns is an obsession with some people. A former neighbor would spend hours working on his lawn. His lawn looked better than augusta! He moved out about 15 years ago. A couple of years later he came back to visit. He was appalled at the condition of the lawn at his former home.
Personally I wouldn't clear the trails. I think that is up to the agency that is responsible for taking care of the land. There may be reasons why those trails are not being maintained.
The creators of The Wire wanted to do a spin off series titled The Hall that would have followed Mayor Carcetti's political career. HBO passed on the proposal by David Simon. And for a time there was discussion of a movie that would have been a prequel to the TV series. David Simon's book Homicide is a terrific read. The book formed the basis for The Wire.