Dequindre Cut, Detroit -- Greenways Initiative

" Green Ways Initiative -- Planning for Detroit's Rail Trails"
 * Project launched in 2001 by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy for the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan
 * Inventoried surrounding land use and businesses, ownership of corridor, linkages to schools, parks, museums, hospitals, libraries
   
 Project Goals 
 * Inventory and assess abandoned railroad corridors in greater Detroit region
* Select target corridors best suited for rail-to-trail conversion
* Develop study as vehicle to encourage local organizations to pursue trail development greenbankguy_on_bike
Objectives
* Multiple Recreation Opportunities
* Economic Renewal and Growth
* Increase Property Values
* Healthy Living
* Environmental Protection
* Connecting People and Communities
* Regional Systems
 
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