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What are Greenways?
Greenways are linear corridors of land that are
permanently maintained in a relatively undeveloped,
natural condition as open space. These linear parks and
trails connect neighborhoods to schools, shopping areas,
downtown, offices, recreation areas, open spaces and
other points of activity. Most greenways include
publicly accessible trails that can accommodate walking,
running, bicycling, skating, and enjoyment of the
out-of-doors. Often located along natural landscape
features like streams, rivers and ridges, or along built
features, such as railroad corridors and scenic
highways, greenways provide valuable green space for
conservation, recreation and alternative transportation.
Greenways provide all citizens with barrier-free access
to natural resources and recreational opportunities.
The Greenways Commission of Metro Parks with the support
of Greenways for Nashville is working to expand its
system of multi-use paved trails and primitive hiking
trails along the Cumberland, Stones and Harpeth rivers,
as well as Richland, Whites, Seven Mile and Mill creeks.
These trails will eventually form a network of corridors
which will link communities throughout Nashville.
Information and Publications
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Our Vision
We envision Nashville and Davidson County tied
together with threads of green - bicycle paths and
hiking trails that connect people to parks, to downtown,
to schools and other areas of activity, to waterways,
hillsides and the animals and plants that live there,
and to each other. A city where natural areas,
recreational opportunities, and non-motorized
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Thanks Nashville!
Dinner on the
Bridge
What a beautiful evening on the Shelby Street Bridge on
Oct. 1 and thanks to President Jim Kelley and Mayor Karl
Dean for bringing us up to date on where we are and
where we are going.
Click on
the photo below for a unique video invitation to the
Dinner on the Bridge.
If you have trouble with
link, copy and paste:
http://yourelevatorpitch.net/GreenwaysDinnerOnTheBridge
Thanks to our co-chairs for the evening, Lissa Kelley
and Steve Sirls for their stellar team work with
coordinating a beautiful table and delicious Kates meal.
Thanks to the other volunteers who worked for Greenways
as well.
Our thanks also go to the many attendees, patrons and
generous sponsors who made it possible.
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