Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Greenways

Funding for the White Oak Creek Greenway Phase IV in Cary, North Carolina, was part of $100 million invested in the East Coast Greenway in 2020. (Photo by Dave Connelly, via East Coast Greenway Alliance

It's Time for More Federal Dollars for Greenways

By Dennis Markatos-Soriano | Oct 1, 2021 | No Comments

It’s up to us in the next few days and weeks to ensure that more than a tiny portion of the next infrastructure package goes to greenways, sidewalks, and bike lanes. If we don’t stand up to give people safe networks to live a low-carbon, high-quality life, then we can be assured that the highway lobby will be ready to spend our tax dollars.

Op-Ed: What Is an ‘Accessible’ Park, Anyway?

By Jo Fitzgibbons | Nov 19, 2020 | No Comments

COVID-19 has brought many lessons for urban planners, illuminating existing inequalities and flaws as well as introducing new challenges. One such lesson, as people seek open space and tranquility in tumultuous times, is that parks and natural areas are crucial to our resilience during crises.

A segment of the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis. Source: Creative commons.

Can 'Greenway Act' Help U.S. Recover from COVID?

By Kea Wilson | Sep 9, 2020 | No Comments

A new effort is underway to build a massive national network of connected walking and cycle infrastructure— and the organization behind it says a $10 billion federal investment in the project would help the country rebound from the economic ravages of COVID-19 in a way that highway spending never could.

Ride Single-File in These Upstate Towns Or Risk Arrest

By Aaron Short | Jul 15, 2019 | 12 Comments

Cyclists love riding the scenic roads in the Hudson River valley, but a Draconian municipal law could have cops ticketing riders and even throwing them in jail if they ride side by side.

Today, just eight percent of disadvantaged Milwaukee neighborhoods, according to a Rails-to-Trails Conservancy index, have low-stress access to a bike trail. That's well below the citywide average. Completing two key trail projects could increase that number to 66 percent. Image: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

Highlighting the Inequity of Access to Good Bicycling Infrastructure in Milwaukee

By Stephen Miller | Jun 29, 2017 | No Comments

A new report from Rails-to-Trails Conservancy spotlights how disadvantaged neighborhoods in Milwaukee have less access to safe bicycle routes than other parts of the city.

Minneapolis’s Midtown Greenway: Good for Bikes, Good for Business

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Sep 29, 2011 | No Comments

In the increasingly heated competition to see who deserves the title of America’s most bike-friendly city, Minneapolis has plenty going for it. Last year Bicycling magazine anointed the city tops in the nation, knocking Portland off its long-held perch. The Twin Cities are undergoing a steady transformation into a more bike-oriented region thanks to nearly […]

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