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What is the Greenway?
What is the Greenway?
The Milwaukee River Greenway is 878 acres of trails and greenspace along the Milwaukee river within the City of Milwaukee and nearby suburbs. There are currently over 28 miles of hiking, biking, and water trails along 6 miles of the Milwaukee River. 12 public parks are linked together through proposed and existing public easements on private land. 70% of the land is owned by Milwaukee County Parks.
The Greenway is the result of a community driven effort to protect and responsibly manage the river valley. Hundreds of citizens, the City and County of Milwaukee, the Village of Shorewood, Rotary Club of Milwaukee and these organizations have collaborated on the Greenway: Cambridge Woods Neighborhood Association - Friends of Estabrook Park - Friends of Lincoln Park - MATC - Milwaukee Environmental Consortium - Milwaukee Friends Meeting/ Quakers - Milwaukee Riverkeeper - Milwaukee River Advocates Co-Op - Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District - River Revitalization Foundation - Sierra Club/ Nearby Nature - and the Urban Ecology Center.
River Revitalization Foundation (RRF) is the lead organization in the Milwaukee River Greenway Coalition (MRGC), a group of stakeholders engaged in protecting the ecological and recreational value of over 800 acres of greenspace. The Coalition worked with the Village of Shorewood and the City of Milwaukee to adopt protective ordinances which passed in 2006 and 2010 respectively that permanently protect the Milwaukee River valley from insensitive development. The Milwaukee River Greenway Master Plan was completed in 2010 with much public input and provides a comprehensive vision for the river as a unique urban wilderness containing restored natural communities and shared recreational opportunities.
Where is the Greenway?
Where is the Greenway?
The northern part of the Greenway begins in Lincoln Park on Silverspring Dr. and continues south past North Ave, eventually ending at the southernmost entrance to the Greenway at River Revitalization Foundation on Riverboat Rd. Download/print a map of the Greenway here!
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