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The Bronx River Greenway is a collection of linear parks and other green spaces running for approximately 20 miles through Westchester County and The Bronx. The Greenway parallels the Bronx River.

History
In the middle of the 19th century, industries such as paper and snuff mills were taking hold along the Bronx River, dumping industrial waste into the river. By the the end of the century, the river was highly polluted. Efforts to reverse the river's decline began in 1913, when land was purchased to build the Bronx River Parkway through Westchester County and the northern and central sections of The Bronx. In the northern Bronx, the parkway and the river were surrounded by protected green spaces. Where the river enters Bronx Park, the parkway increasingly diverges from the river's path, eliminating the green buffer around the river, allowing urban development and industrial plants to encroach directly on the river. This high concentration of industry led to extensive decay of the river's natural ecosystem.

Additional reading

 * http://www.bronxriver.org/
 * https://www.epa.gov/urbanwaterspartners/bronx-river-greenway-and-pedestrian-bridges
 * https://www.greenway.org/events/boogie-up-the-bronx-river
 * https://www.hauglandgroup.us/projects/roadway-construction-and-rehabilitation/bronx-river-greenway-rehabilitation-of-starlight-park
 * https://network.thehighline.org/projects/bronx-river-greenway/
 * https://www.traillink.com/trail/bronx-river-greenway/
 * https://www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/bronx-river-greenway
 * https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2015/10/28/bronx-river-greenway-gets-a-10-million-boost-from-tiger/
 * https://www.bronx-river.com/history
 * https://www.nycgovparks.org/greening/natural-resources-group/bronx-river-wetlands/parkland-section/reach-11/freshwater-wetlands
 * https://untappedcities.com/2016/07/08/the-boogie-down-beavers-of-nycs-bronx-river/