Greenway (landscape)

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The term greenway comes from the "green" in green belt and the "way" in parkway. While this would imply that greenways have something in common with both its semantic parents, books and articles on greenways have changed and developed its meaning.^{[citation needed]} Often applied to railroad rights-of-way which fall into disuse and are converted to public use,^[1] greenways are:

Vegetated
Linear
Multi-purpose

Greenways typically take the form of a long-distance path or trail for cyclists, walkers, and riders such as the Trans Canada Trail in Canada, the East Coast Greenway in the United States, the Vías Verdes in Spain, the Gold Coast Oceanway in Australia or the EuroVelo cycle routes and the European Greenways Association routes throughout Europe. Other related terms include

1 Notable greenways
2 See also
3 Notes
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Notable greenways

Capital Area Greenbelt, a twenty mile greenway connecting neighborhoods, parks and opens spaces in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Carrall Street Greenway, currently under development in Vancouver
The River Ring, a system of connected greenways encircling St. Louis, Missouri
East Coast Greenway, a trail being constructed along the Atlantic coast of the United States
Ohlone Greenway, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area
Greater Grand Forks Greenway, large public park on the banks of the Red River and Red Lake River in Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota
The Greenway, foot and cycle path in East London, England
Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, a circumferential foot and cycle path around Manhattan Island.
Maryville Alcoa Greenway, an eight mile long foot and cycle path extending from Maryville Intermediate School in Maryville, Tennessee to the end of Springbrook Park in Alcoa, Tennessee
Midtown Greenway, five-and-a-half mile pedestrian and bicycle path through Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mountains to Sound Greenway, a 100-mile stretch of Interstate 90 between Seattle and Thorp, Washington protected from logging and development
Rose Kennedy Greenway, a series of parks and open spaces in Boston, Massachusetts
Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway, 50 mile trail in southwestern New Hampshire
South East London Green Chain, a set of connected parks and open spaces in London, UK
Gold Coast Oceanway, is a 36km shared use pathway along the ocean beaches of Gold Coast, Queensland.

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

^ East Boston Greenway

[edit] References

Smith, Daniel S. & Hellmund, Paul Cawood. (1993) Ecology of Greenways: Design and Function of Linear Conservation Areas. University of Minnesota Press
Fabos, Julius Gy. and Ahern, Jack (Eds.) (1995) Greenways: The Beginning of an International Movement, Elsevier Press
Little, Charles E. Greenways for America (1990) Johns Hopkins University Press