Talk:Greenway (landscape)

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Definition?
A greenway is described as "incorporat[ing] a footpath or bikeway within a linear park". But don't linear parks have a central pathway?-- hence they too are greenways (not a subset)? Is the difference between a linear park and greenway that in a linear park the emphasis is on it being formal, landscaped parkland with a trail, while with a greenway the emphasis is on it being a path surrounded by more informal greenery? The terms appear often to be used as synonyms, and in some cases there is no park or greenery (to make for further confusion). Rwood128 (talk) 23:26, 16 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Isn't the TransCanada Trail a long distance path rather than a greenway? Also the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway, is described as "a hiking trail in southern New Hampshire". Is Green Chain Walk walk in London, England, which consists of green spaces linked by street walking, what is meant by the term greenway?
 * There is a lack of clarity here: a need to more clearly distinguish between a greenway and long distance paths, Rail trails and footpaths. Many long distance paths have been created out of dis-used rail track. Aren't greenways an urban phenomena and aren't they also often Linear Parks?


 * Perhaps greenways need to be redefined as:  And shouldn't many (most?) of the examples listed be deleted? Rwood128 (talk) 15:06, 1 December 2020 (UTC)


 * A further thought. Is the problem linked to a a special use of the term by some American sources mentioned in the article. That is, is it used in some parts of the US to describe long walking trails created by States with public money? That is trails that in England and Wales might be called National Trails? Rwood128 (talk) 15:41, 1 December 2020 (UTC)


 * The European Greenways Association appears to be particularly concerned with creating cycle paths – or at least that is what the images on their web page suggests. Rwood128 (talk) 17:02, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

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I have tried to add images that illustrate what I believe to be true greenways. Rwood128 (talk) 16:49, 1 December 2020 (UTC)