Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1659 – April 28, 2020

April 28, 2020April 13, 2020 / Jim Schmid

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Greenways are an attractive outlet for philanthropy, as they address multiple societal issues and concerns including conservation of natural resources, equitable access to outdoor resources close to places where people live and work, environmental education, support for an active outdoor lifestyle, arts, entertainment, and love of nature.

—CHARLES A. “CHUCK” FLINK, The Greenway Imperative: Connecting Communities and Landscapes for a Sustainable Future, 2020

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1327 – June 1, 2019

June 1, 2019May 30, 2019 / Jim Schmid

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Greenways are terribly important in the urban environment because they provide an edge, which means you have more people connected to the greenway itself, to the system of connections. Also, they’re practical. In many areas, we can’t get more ‘big fat guys’—parks in the traditional sense. But by restoring rivers and other corridors, we can save the skinny ones.

—WILLIAM SPITZER, former Acting Assistant Director, National Recreation Programs, National Park Service, 1998

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1294 – April 29, 2019

April 29, 2019April 11, 2019 / Jim Schmid

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We have a vision for delivering outdoor recreation opportunities close to home for all Americans: a network of Greenways, created by local action, linking private and public recreation areas in linear corridors of land and water. Greenways can bring access to the natural world to every American, and can eventually, if we act now with speed and with foresight, link our communities and our recreation areas together across the nation.

—PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION ON AMERICANS OUTDOORS, Americans and the Outdoors, 1987

Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1279 – April 14, 2019

April 14, 2019April 5, 2019 / Jim Schmid

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.…we’re at a critical stage in the world. We have reached the point where we need to think about what kind of environmental future we’re going to have. I believe we can live in harmony with our environment; we don’t have to go out and pave every square inch. But we need a new ethic for living in our world. That’s why I do what I do (1988).

—CHUCK FLINK, Founder and President of Greenways Inc. since 1986

Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1220 – Feb 14, 2019

February 14, 2019February 11, 2019 / Jim Schmid

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Greenways are a bold idea with the magic to stir people to action. Greenways themselves are not new. We want to encourage their spread across the American landscape, by focusing on their values to communities. A nationwide network could ultimately grow from local action in thousands of communities across America.

—PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION ON AMERICANS OUTDOORS, Report and Recommendations to the President of the United States, 1986

Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1217 – Feb 11, 2019

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 / Jim Schmid

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Greenways have been described as linear parks within towns and cities. These parks are usually found along flood-prone rivers and streams, often the only undeveloped land left within cities. When trails are constructed through these parcels, however, they become popular recreation areas for walking, jogging or even bicycling. They also provide linkage between neighborhoods and public areas such as schools or shopping centers, and even help maintain wildlife habitat and unique natural areas.

—JANE ROHLING, Corridors of Green, Wildlife in North Carolina, 1988

Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1185 – Jan 10, 2019

January 10, 2019January 4, 2019 / Jim Schmid

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No other single conservation opportunity offers so many advantages. No single environmental solution serves so many purposes. Publicly or privately owned, following rivers or ridges, greenways can link the nation in a network of green.

—PATRICK NOONAN, President, Conservation Fund, 1993

Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1182 – Jan 7, 2019

January 7, 2019January 4, 2019 / Jim Schmid

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A greenway is a corridor of open space. Greenways vary greatly in scale, from narrow ribbons of green that run through urban, suburban, and rural areas to wide corridors that incorporate diverse natural, cultural, and scenic features. Greenways can be land- or water-based, running along stream corridors, shorelines or wetlands. Some follow old railways, canals, ridge tops, or other features. They can incorporate both public and private property. Some greenways are primarily recreational corridors, while others function almost exclusively for environmental protection and are not designed for human passage. Greenways differ in their location and function, but overall, a greenway network will protect natural, cultural, and scenic resources, provide recreational benefits, enhance the natural beauty and the quality of life in neighborhoods and communities, and stimulate economic development opportunities.

—PENNSYLVANIA GREENWAYS PARTNERSHIP, adopted, 1998

Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1149 – Dec 5, 2018

December 5, 2018December 2, 2018 / Jim Schmid

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Greenways provide a wide range of benefits for people, wildlife and the economy, and a system of greenways and larger greenscapes offers many, long-term ecological benefits.
Greenways:
• preserve biodiversity
• provide wildlife corridors
• protect water quality
• direct growth
• maintain character/sense of place
• serve as outdoor classrooms
• provide outdoor recreation
• contribute to high quality of life
• enhance surrounding property values
• stimulate tourism and related business ventures
• offer alternative transportation
• reduce public expenditures to correct environmental problems (flooding, water/air treatment, etc.)

—TERESA MOORE, Greenscapes and Greenways—Maryland’s Green Infrastructure, Trends, 33(2), 1996

Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1113 – Oct 30, 2018

October 30, 2018October 6, 2018 / Jim Schmid

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Greenway corridors have three standard features: they are linear pieces of land, they are under some form of long-term protection and they connect one area to another.

—TERESA MOORE, Greenscapes and Greenways—Maryland’s Green Infrastructure, Trends, 33(2), 1996

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