In the News: In an opinion article in the News & Record, the Downtown Greenway is listed as #9 in a list of 16 priorities for the Greensboro in 2016. Click here to read the full piece.
Triad City Beat names the Downtown Greenway #45 and #47 as part of the Triad 100 of what matter most in 2015. Way to go Downtown Greenway--- and there is more to come in 2016! Click here to read the full article.
Action Greensboro & the Public Art Endowment have kicked off the holiday season with an Instagram PHOTO CONTEST of Greensboro's Lighted Holiday Balls. Don't miss the chance to post your photo of --- or selfie with-- our local Lighted Holiday Balls in Sunset Hills or anywhere across the city. Click here to get the specifics on the Instagram contest. Note that photos have to be posted to a public Instagram profile. Deadline for posting photos is December 20, 2015. Questions? Contact Action Greensboro at 379.0821
Great news! The Bi-Ped plan has been adopted by the Greensboro MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization)! It is a well thought out plan that recommends and prioritizes the addition of bike/ped facilities throughout the community including a high priority to complete the Downtown Greenway and the continuation of the Atlantic & Yadkin Greenway. We're thrilled that our community will benefit from this great plan for our future. To see the full plan, go to the City of Greensboro's website. Click here for a construction update for the Downtown Greenway.
The Impact League- a group of 4th and 5th graders from West Market Street United Methodist Church came out on October 14, 2015 to clean up Morehead Park and Five Points along the Downtown Greenway. They also handed out water to those who were using the trail. Click here to see all the photos from their workday. Special thanks to this great group and their high school helpers for keeping the 'green' in the Downtown Greenway! Is your group interested in volunteering on the Downtown Greenway? Contact Laura Lorenz for more information at llorenz@actiongreensboro.org
The Downtown Greenway twitter page has hit a milestone of 3,000 followers. Thank you to all the followers and supporters of the Downtown Greenway! Not following us yet on social media? It's easy...click on each link and be sure to Like, Share, and Comment. It only takes a moment of your time, but goes a long way in helping the Downtown Greenway. Interact with us on each: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and LinkedIn
Announcing the first interactive map of the Downtown Greenway and the public art that you can find on the completed sections created by the City of Greensboro. Click on each number of the map to find out where the piece is located and the story behind the art. Go to the map. More pieces will be added as construction continues. Click here to see the construction timeline.
Over 350 people and 45 dogs came out for the 6th Annual Run 4 the Greenway despite the rainy weather! Fun was had by all—click here to see the photos from the day which shows that little bit of rain does not stop the people and dogs from having a great time! Red Dog Farm brought adoption dogs that a runner without a dog could 'borrow' for the 1 mile Doggie Jog through downtown Greensboro. If you are interested in adopting a dog, contact Red Dog Farm. The Greensboro Greenway Gulp was made just for the Run 4 the Greenway by Preyer Brewing and debuted at the run. The Greenway Peach Wheat beer and the Greenway Ginger Wheat beer were a huge hit among runners and will be available until the end of October at Preyer Brewing Company located at 600 Battleground Avenue. Deep Roots Market provided the runner hospitality after the run-- and gave 5% of sales on September 20th to the Downtown Greenway. Thanks to all of our sponsors who made the run a great day!
The first ever Downtown Greenway Restaurant Week was a huge success! Thank you to all of the supporters who came downtown to try some new restaurants and support the Downtown Greenway. 873 Downtown Greenway themed menu items were served at the 7 participating restaurants. Special thanks to 1618 Downtown, Crafted the Art of Street Food, Table 16, B. Christopher's Undercurrent, M'coul's, and LaRue for being part of this fun week of great food, good friends, and great support for the Downtown Greenway.
We appreciate the support and hard work of several groups in Greensboro who have volunteered their time to clean up the Downtown Greenway! Thanks for helping keep the 'green' in the Greenway! Duke Energy employees came out in June to help clean up the area on Morehead Park. In July, Piedmont Natural Gas employees got Meeting Place at Tradition Cornerstone in great shape by pulling weeds and trimming. On August 22, employees and students from UNCG came out to for a Spartan Day of Service and helped clean up the area at Morehead Park.