Happenings since February 2011
- February 2011 – town of Butner Pedestrian Plan Adopted
- April 2012 – city of Creedmoor Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans Adopted
- August 2013 – Funding received to complete Greenway Trail between Butner and Creedmoor
- September 2013 – To Date MORE than 12.5 Miles of Sidewalk and Multi-use Paths are Funded or Under Construction or Completed!
Strategic Corridors
The Granville County Greenway Master Plan identifies 23 corridor routes for greenway trails. These represent the strategic corridors and are where resources should be emphasized. To see a map of the 23 corridors consult the Granville County Greenway Master Plan.
Resources
Eat Smart, Move More North Carolina
“Eat Smart, Move More North Carolina is a statewide movement that encourages healthy eating and physical activity wherever people live, learn, work, play, and pray. Partners work together with communities, schools, and businesses to increase opportunities for healthy choices, with a vision of creating a North Carolina where healthy eating and active living are the norm, rather than the exception.”
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
The mission of the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center “is to improve the quality of life in communities through the increase of safe walking and bicycling as a viable means of transportation and physical activity.” Through their Web sites, they “offer information and training to diverse audiences about health and safety, engineering, advocacy, education, enforcement, access, and mobility as it relates to pedestrians and bicyclists.”
NCSU Greenways for Wildlife
This site is a great resource for information regarding the interaction between greenways and wildlife. Design guidelines should incorporate the needs of wildlife and this site provides valuable information to establish guidelines and to attract a variety of wildlife to greenways.
East Coast Greenway
The East Coast Greenway is a trail system that when completed will span nearly 3,000 miles along the East Coast. It will link all the major cities from Maine to Miami on the eastern seaboard and includes a proposed route through Granville County, North Carolina.
Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor
The Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor website contains many valuable resources about trails. Many economic, transportation, social, and environmental studies are linked via this website.