: a corridor of undeveloped land preserved for recreational use or environmental protection
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As climate change accelerates, our parks and greenways serve as carbon sinks, flood buffers, and cooling zones in our increasingly hot towns and cities.
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Paul Steely White, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
The greenway has two sections that run north and south of the Metro E Line and bike trail.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Among the recommendations: adding a rail stop at Wooldridge Square in downtown Austin and a greenway concept along the rail line planned for East Riverside Drive.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The county’s Park and Recreation department manages parks and greenway trails throughout the county, as well as pools, splashpads, recreation centers and nature preserves.
—Mary Ramsey
july 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
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Paul Steely White, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
The greenway has two sections that run north and south of the Metro E Line and bike trail.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Among the recommendations: adding a rail stop at Wooldridge Square in downtown Austin and a greenway concept along the rail line planned for East Riverside Drive.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The county’s Park and Recreation department manages parks and greenway trails throughout the county, as well as pools, splashpads, recreation centers and nature preserves.
—Mary Ramsey
july 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
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“Greenway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greenway. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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