Greenway (landscape)

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The term greenway was coined by taking the "green" from green belt and adding it to the "way" from 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. Often applied to railroad rights-of-way which fall into disuse and are converted to public use,^[1] greenways are:

Vegetated
Linear routes
Multi-purpose

These are often converted into a long-distance path or trail for cyclists, walkers, and riders such as the Trans Canada Trail, the East Coast Greenway in America, the Vías Verdes in Spain, or the EuroVelo cycle routes and the European Greenways Association routes throughout Europe. In New York City, the High Line project broke ground in April, 2006.

Other related terms include

[edit] Other locations

Capital Area Greenbelt, a twenty mile greenway connecting neighborhoods, parks and opens spaces in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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
The Greenway (Greater Grand Forks), large landscaped area on a flood plain in North Dakota and Minnesota
The Greenway, foot and cycle path in East London, England
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
South East London Green Chain, a set of connected parks and open spaces in London, UK

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ East Boston Greenway

[edit] Publications

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