Route & Geography
Planning & Partnerships
Design & Infrastructure
Art Along the Greenway
Impact & Urban Developments
100
This is the total planned length, in miles, of the Downtown Greenway loop encircling Greensboro.
What is 4 miles?
100
This nonprofit group played a major leadership role in funding and advocating for the Greenway.
What is Action Greensboro?
100
This Downtown Greenway installation, Gateway to the Open Book, serves as a symbolic entry point inviting visitors to explore stories, knowledge, and creativity, and features small sculptures created by children from this nearby Greensboro neighborhood.
What is the Warnersville Neighborhood?
200
The Downtown Greenway links downtown to this many surrounding Greensboro neighborhoods, creating a continuous loop for walking, biking, and community connection.
What is eight?
200
This spring 2026 date has been set for the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of the full loop of the Downtown Greenway.
What is May 16th, 2026?
200
These solar-powered trash and recycling units along the Downtown Greenway can hold more than five times the capacity of a standard bin and even send a wireless alert to Parks & Recreation when they’re ready to be emptied.
What are Big Belly Trash Compactors?
200
This Downtown Greenway installation uses layered pathways and artistic elements to symbolize movement, connection, and the interplay between above and below along the trail.
What is Over.Under.Pass
200
The Downtown Greenway has enjoyed over what $ amount in completed and planned investments related to the project.
What is $612 Million?
300
This uniquely designed space along the Downtown Greenway celebrates Greensboro’s textile heritage through interactive art and gathering areas, weaving together history, creativity, and community.
What is Woven Works Park?
400
In 2019, the City of Greensboro reached an agreement with this company to redevelop a former railway corridor—ultimately connecting the Downtown Greenway to the Atlantic & Yadkin, Bicentennial, and Mountains-to-Sea trail systems.
Who is Norfolk Southern?
400
This park now occupies what was once a neglected and underutilized pocket of land between Fisher Park and downtown, transformed into a vibrant public space along the Downtown Greenway. 
What is LoFi Park?
400
“The structure Meeting Place along the Downtown Greenway features stainless steel cutouts that replicate the handwriting and letters of this U.S. military general. 
Who is General Nathanael Greene?
500
Once an underutilized six-lane divided highway that acted as a barrier between East Greensboro and downtown, this roadway has since been reimagined to incorporate the Downtown Greenway as a key passageway into the city center. 
What is Murrow Boulevard?
500
This individual is often described as the heart and driving force behind the Downtown Greenway—whose passion, persistence, and belief in community helped transform a vision into the vibrant space Greensboro enjoys today.
Who is Dabney Sanders?
500
The latest addition to the Downtown Greenway, this installation stands over 19 feet tall and combines a pollinator-themed character with a robotic companion, highlighting Greensboro’s creativity and connection to nature.
What is May-Bee and the Bot?