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Championing
Linear Parks
and a Greener
Nashville for All

FIND A GREENWAY Shelby Bottoms Greenway

Greenways are paved, multi-use paths that provide opportunities for recreation, transportation, and access to nature.

Community is at the core of the greenways network. Greenways connect us to our neighbors and to nature, and provide many quality of life benefits.

Why Do Greenways Matter?

IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH Greenways contribute to improved physical and mental health, providing space for people to exercise, enjoy nature and spend time with others.
PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE RECREATION Greenways should be equitably available to everyone – accessible for users of all abilities and convenient to all neighborhoods.
PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT Greenways conserve natural landscapes, which improve air and water quality that ultimately contribute to a healthier community.
ENCOURAGE GREEN TRANSPORTATION Greenways enable sustainable transportation, offering safe and efficient infrastructure for walking and biking around Music City.

CONNECT THE COMMUNITY
The modern day “front porch,” greenways provide a public space where neighbors can congregate, communicate, celebrate, and connect.

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Everyone benefits from green space.

Greenways for Nashville works hard to make it more accessible.

As the nonprofit friends group for the Greenways and Open Space Division of Metro Parks, Greenways for Nashville works towards the vision of a connected community for all.

We fundraise for greenways enhancements, the network’s growth, and open space preservation. We convene multi-sector greenways partners, activate greenways use through community events, and advance neighborhood advocacy.

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OUR IMPACT

MILES THROUGHOUT NASHVILLE
90
TRAILHEAD ACCESS POINTS
60 +
GREENWAY CORRIDORS
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Greenways for Nashville has been advocating for our greenways network since 1994.

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we’ve helped Metro Parks create more than 75 trailhead access points, along 11 greenway corridors, given 90% of neighborhoods access to greenspace within 2 miles, and provided 111 miles of multi-use paths within Davidson County.

But there’s plenty more to be done.

Want to help Greenways for Nashville make an even bigger impact?

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