greenways
It’s official: Caldwell Station Tributary Greenway is open
April 9. The 1.3 mile Caldwell Station Tributary Greenway officially opened yesterday with a ribbon-cutting. The scenic multi-use path connects Caldwell Station Creek Greenway to the Northern Regional Recreation Center. […]
New: Antiquity Greenway lands statewide honors
Oct. 24. Cornelius Parks and Recreation landed second place statewide in the NCDOT’s Mobi Awards/Small Urban category for the Antiquity Greenway. Background The 0.6-mile paved trail with a trailhead near […]
Innovative work of art—and technology—brightens tunnel under I-77
July 10. By Page Leggett. How eager would you be to walk or bike through a 300-foot-long, 12-foot-tall, 16-foot-wide subterranean tunnel? What if it were 30 feet below a busy […]
Smithville to Washam greenway may be back on track
Feb. 27. By Dave Vieser. A project for which the town received a $2.4 million state grant in 2017 and appropriated $1.7 million in 2018 may yet be resuscitated after […]
Stream restoration plan gets Town Board OK
April 13. By Dave Vieser. Cornelius commissioners approved a joint project with Mecklenburg County to restore Dana’s Branch Stream, just west of I-77 near McDowell Creek Greenway. The project will […]
Plum Creek Phase 2 opens March 27
March 24. The half-mile-long Plum Creek Greenway Phase II will officially open Monday March 27 with a dedication ceremony at 10:30 a.m. The segment connects the Hough High multi-use path […]
Look for new pedestrian lights on Westmoreland
Aug. 8. By Dave Vieser. Motorists approaching the pedestrian crossing on Westmoreland Road near the intersection of Lake Pines Drive and Amberwood Glen Drive should soon be prepared to stop […]
Greenway officially opens with ceremony on Saturday
Dec. 9. The Town of Cornelius will dedicate the new McDowell Creek Greenway—Phase 2 runs from Magnolia Estates Drive to Westmoreland Road—at noon on Saturday. The ceremony will be at […]
