DEFINITION
It is a long, narrow piece of land, often used for recreation and pedestrian and bicycle traffic and sometimes including multiple transportation (streetcar, light rail) or retail uses. The term greenway comes from the "green" in green belt and the "way" in parkway.

AKA
Linear parks, Corridor, Trail, Footpath

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
A Greenway may:

• Protect natural resources, preserve scenic landscapes and historical resources or offer opportunities for recreation or non-motorized transportation;
• Connect existing protected areas and provide access to the outdoors;
• Be located along a defining natural feature, such as a waterway, along a man-made corridor, including an unused right of way, traditional trail routes or historic barge canals; or
• Be a green space along a highway or around a village.

Greenways, Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection.
Essay on greenway planning and design
Greenway criteria, Hudson Greenway.


ILLUSTRATION


CASE STUDIES
Niagara River Greenway Plan
Rose Kennedy Greenway
East coast Greenway
Emeral Necklace

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Greenways and trails, Department of Consevetion and Recreation, Massachusetts