Look at this Greenway Map
Is the greenway system relevant to your life? Is there anything that could make it relevant?
In your group–how could we make greenways more relevant to NCSU and NCSU students? Put your thoughts on this padlet.
Enter your data on this spreadsheet.
Using Google Maps
1. Determine how far away you live from a greenway
2. Think of some trip you take regularly that is five miles or less. Look it up on Google Maps, using bicycle directions. Could any of it be done on a greenway? How much? How long would it take versus doing the trip by car?
Look at this map of household incomes in Raleigh. How does it look when overlaid on the greenway map?
Look at this item on the Crabtree Creek West Greenway
What do you see here?
Who paid for it?
How long did it take to build?
Who benefits from it?
Thinking about Greenways in other cities
Does your town/city have a greenway/greenway network?
Describe it here. –in the greenways in my town tab.
If you are from Raleigh, look up the greenway situation in one of these cities:
Mt. Airy, NC
Winston Salem, NC
Greensboro, NC
Charlotte, NC
Wilmington, NC
Asheville, NC
Rails to Trails
Look at one of the following Rails to Trails
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Westmoreland Heritage Trail
Madison County Trails
Great Allegheny Passage Trail
What do you notice?