Greensboro's downtown greenway loop

urbanscraper · #1 Posted: **May 2, 2012, 11:01 PM**

Greensboro, NC is one of a few cities in the nation building a greenway that loops around its downtown. The first leg is already open.

funding approved for the northern leg of the greenway loop. This section will cost $3.5 million. The northern section will be wide and border the Greenway at Fisher Park Apartments and the Deep Root grocery store. There is also talk of building a mini park with a water feature on this leg of the greenway on land that use to have a gas station. Part of a road is being closed for this mini park. Part of the western loop opens this weekend and it includes LED sculptures, solar post lamps and interactive led color light panels under railroad trestles. Colorful patterns were painted on the columns that hold Freeman Mill Rd.

http://www.news-record.com/content/2...ater_this_year

video shows a sneak peak including the interactive LED panels under the 1930s train trestle

http://myfox8.com/2012/05/01/new-gre...-this-weekend/

courtesy of Action Greensboro

courtesy of FOX 8 News

The murals on the columns were created by a Miami based art group.

courtesy of FOX 8 News

courtesy of downtowngreenway.org

courtesy of FOX 8 News

existing southern leg

courtesy of Action Greensboro

courtesy of the News & Record

courtesy of Action Greensboro

The greenway will border Greensboro College, five historic neighborhoods (College Hill, Fisher Park, Aycock, Southside & Ole Asheboro) as well as the South Elm/Lee Street project. The downtown greenway will also connect to all the other trails and greenways throughout the city. Future greenway amenities include a linear park, jr outdoor Olympic pool, other recreation facilities, water features, vegetation maze showcase areas for art and possibly a bike rental shop. The greenway is already sparking more development. a downtown apartment complex called the Greenway at Fisher Park is currently under construction. A planned grocery store near the greenway is in the works as well.

courtesy of Action Greensboro

a tall light pillar will serve as a monument on the greenway and a gateway into downtown.

courtesy of downtowngreenway.org

a number of mini parks, including a long linear park will border the greenway

courtesy of downtowngreenway.org

courtesy of downtowngreenway.org

bench image courtesy of downtowngreenway.org
http://downtowngreenway.org/images/u...s/IMG_1085.JPG

urbanscraper · #2 Posted: **May 6, 2012, 4:06 PM**

photo by downtowngreenway.org

couple enjoying an outdoor artistic bench

I walked on the greenway this morning and took some photos. I got work out just walking the small segment LOL.

All Photos below were taken by me

Here is the new section. They really haven't put in all the plants and flowers yet.

This sculpture lights up at night

urbanscraper · #3 Posted: **May 6, 2012, 4:24 PM**

All photos below were taken by me

This is the southern leg that opened last year

There were rumors this large green space could become a pond.

Greenway at Fisher Park Apartment under construction on the future northern section of the greenway

House of Jazz across the street

urbanscraper · #4 Posted: **May 7, 2012, 12:56 PM**

A few more greenway shots

(next 4 photos taken by me)

(photo courtesy of Theronorama flickr)

pictures from "99 Blocks" of Sunday's event on the new section of the greenway

(photos courtesy of "99 Blocks")

urbanscraper · #5 Posted: **May 8, 2012, 2:01 PM**

another interesting photo (courtesy of downtowngreenway.org)

HSVTiger · #6 Posted: **May 9, 2012, 3:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by urbanscraper

another interesting photo (courtesy of downtowngreenway.org)

Very nice, plenty of interesting ideas in this project. Greensboro raising the bar!