Legacy City Greenways: Inclusive from the Roots Up!

In older, legacy cities around the country, new greenways are blooming in underserved communities of color. Each involves nonprofits and cities working with community members to re-envision underutilized infrastructure and create safe, comfortable and beautiful places for active transportation. Let’s review best practices and lessons learned. The case studies feature prototypes of on-street, off-street and rails-to-trails greenways at varying stages, from planning to implementation. Learn tactics to bring communities together, how to embed equity and inclusion from concept through implementation, and what it takes to drive transformational urban greenways without displacement. Come away with models of community-based infrastructure to seed change where you live.

Janet Attarian, AIA, LEED AP BD + C, Principal, Senior Mobility Strategist, SmithGroup, Detroit, MI
Shaughnessy Daniels, Director of Civic Engagement, Great Rivers Greenway, St. Louis, MO
John Adams, Founder and Executive Director, Bronzeville Trail Task Force, Chicago, IL