What is "greenway"

n. A corridor of undeveloped or park land.

n. a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city [syn: greenbelt]

Greenway or Greenways may refer to:

• Greenway (landscape), a linear park focused on a trail or bike path.
• Another term for bicycle boulevards in some jurisdictions

A greenway is "a strip of undeveloped land near an urban area, set aside for recreational use or environmental protection". However, the term can in fact include "a scenic road" and though many are in urban areas, there are some rural greenways, as for example the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway, a hiking trail in southern New Hampshire.

A greenway is a trail (and sometimes a wildlife corridor), found in both urban and rural settings, that is frequently created, out of a disused railway, canal towpath, utility, or similar right of way, or derelict industrial land. Rail trails are one of the most common forms of greenway, and they also resemble linear parks.

In Southern England the term also refers to ancient trackways or green lanes, especially those found on chalk downlands, like the Ridgeway.

Greenway is a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., in the United States. The neighborhood is bounded by East Capitol Street to the north, Pennsylvania Avenue SE to the south, Interstate 295 to the west, and Minnesota Avenue to the east.

The western part of the Greenway neighborhood was marshland and riverbank until a major dredging and land reclamation project by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, begun in the early 1880s, transformed the area into habitable space. The southern part of Greenway developed out of the failed 1871 East Washington Heights luxury home development project, and the far more successful 1903 North Randle Highlands middle-class housing project. The northern part of Greenway was constructed in 1940 as a massive low-income apartment housing project for defense workers. The neighborhood draws its named from this 1940 development.

As of the start of the 21st century, residents of Greenway are largely poor, and the neighborhood is characterized by multi-family homes and public housing projects.

Greenway is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Barney Greenway (born 1969), British death metal vocalist
• Brian Greenway (born 1951), Canadian guitarist and vocalist
• Chad Greenway (born 1983), American football player
• Francis Greenway (1777–1837), Australian architect
• Isabella Greenway (1886–1953), U.S. Congresswoman
• James Greenway (1903–1989), American ornithologist
• John Greenway (folklorist) (1919-1991)
• John Greenway (MP) (born 1946), British Conservative politician
• John Campbell Greenway (1872–1926), American soldier
• Thomas Greenway (1838–1908), Premier of Manitoba, Canada
• Tom Greenway (1909–1985), American actor

Greenway, also known as Prospect Hill, is a historic home and farm complex located at Madison Mills, Madison County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1780, and is a 1 1/2-story, heavy timber frame structure, on a hall-and-parlor plan. A shed-roofed rear addition was added shortly before 1800. A rear wing was added in the early-20th century and enlarged in 1986. Also on the property are the contributing wood frame dairy / maids house; brick dairy / smokehouse; pumphouse (c. 1920); garage, corncrib, and the Madison/Taliaferro family cemetery. Greenway was built by Francis Madison, brother of President James Madison.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.