From Brooklyn's parks and parkways, across the Iowa prairie, to Big
Sur's coastal highway, people are drawing green lines on local maps and
building "greenways"--linear open spaces that preserve and restore the
skein of nature in cities, suburbs, and rural areas. Charles Little's
Greenways for America describes this remarkable citizen-led effort to
get Americans out of their cars and into the landscape via greenways.
Such greenways provide paths or trails for recreation and "link" a
region's traditional parks and open spaces. They preserve natural
corridors for wildlife migration and protect scenic and historic routes
from commercial development. In this first comprehensive account of the
movement that is now gathering power in every region of the country,
Little describes dozens of greenway projects that have imporved
environmental quality, invigorated local economies, and preserved
outdoor spaces for millions of citizen.s