The fundamental goal of the GreenWays Initiative is to demonstrate the importance and benefits of building and increasing greenways throughout southeast Michigan. The GreenWays Initiative resources pages were created to assist in this educational process. We will add more resources over time, so check back often. If you have a suggestion of a resource you would like to see added to this site, e-mail Sue Weckerle at sweckerle@cfsem.org.

Resources

GreenWays Initiative: Planning for Detroit's Rail-Trails (PDF Document)
This study, compiled by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, inventories and maps all rail corridors abandoned in the greater-Detroit region between 1962 and mid-2002 to assess their potential for development as recreational trails, non-motorized transportation connectors or other public uses.

GreenWays Initiative Interactive Mapping Web Site
Created through a grant to the Land Information Access Association, this Interactive Mapping Web site is designed to showcase greenways potential in southeast Michigan as well as identify the GreenWays Initiative grant projects and other important community resources. Visitors to the site are able to create and manipulate maps illustrating the connections between the region's greenways, resources, and communities.