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The Greenway Team, Inc. Records contain papers, audiovisual material, digital media, and a website, which document the greenway, trails, and open space projects created by two organizations--The Greenway Team, Inc., (2005-present), previously called Urban Edges Inc. (1978-2006), and South Suburban Park Foundation (1981-2004). Project files contain master plans, in-progress and development plans, reports, designs, maps, correspondence, notes, company records, newsletters, magazines, informational pamphlets, book publishing information, books co-authored and contributed by Robert M. Searns, Charles A. Flink, and Charles Little, project presentation boards, and presentations with slides. These documents pertain mainly to projects in Colorado, followed by cities in Arizona, California, Illinois, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, and Utah.
The Greenway Team, Inc., led by Robert Searns and Bill Neumann, has designed numerous greenway and trail master plans, regional greenway and open space plans, interpretive planning and exhibits, and greenway and open space maintenance services for multiple cities in Colorado and eleven states throughout the American West, Southwest, and Midwest. Operating out of Littleton, Colorado, the firm is an active company and is extending its reach into China. The Greenway Team operated as Urban Edges, Inc., from the mid-1970s until 2005/2006. The South Suburban Park Foundation is a nonprofit formed in 1979, which focuses specifically on greenway and trail enhancement and creation in the South Metro area of Colorado.
The Greenway Team, Inc. Records contain papers, audiovisual material, digital media, and a website, which document the greenway, trails, and open space projects created by two organizations--The Greenway Team, Inc., (2005-present), previously called Urban Edges Inc. (1978-2006), and South Suburban Park Foundation (1981-2004). Project files contain master plans, in-progress and development plans, reports, designs, maps, correspondence, notes, company records, newsletters, magazines, informational pamphlets, book publishing information, books co-authored and contributed by Robert M. Searns, Charles A. Flink, and Charles Little, project presentation boards, and presentations with slides. These documents pertain mainly to projects in Colorado, followed by cities in Arizona, California, Illinois, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, and Utah. This collection contains materials from 1970-2023.
Materials are arranged in the order received. This collection is arranged into four series: Papers, Audiovisual Materials, Digital Media, Web Content, and Unprocessed Materials.
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[Identification of item], The Greenway Team, Inc., Records, MC 00561, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Robert M. Searns, 2015-2017 (Accessions no. 2015.0131, 2015.0215, 2016.0193, 2016.0350, 2017.0034)). Web content harvested using the Internet Archive's Archive-It services, monthly starting in 2016.
Processed by: Rebecca Lowe, July 2015; machine-readable finding aid by: Rebecca Lowe, July 2015; Digital materials processed by Jessica Rayman, 2017 April-June and Taylor de Klerk, 2017 September-2018 April. Archived web content processed by Liz Bell, 2020 January. Finding aid updated by Ella Mayfield to reflect accession, 2025 December.
The collection is organized into five principal series:
Plans; reports; correspondence; notes; company records; newsletters; magazines; informational pamphlets; book publishing information; books co-authored and contributed by Robert M. Searns, Charles A. Flink, and Charles Little; project presentation boards; and other material documenting the greenway, trails, and open space projects created chiefly by two organizations--The Greenway Team, Inc., (2005-present), previously known as Urban Edges Inc. (1978-2006), and South Suburban Park Foundation (1981-2004). Materials range in date from the 1970s to 2015.
Related materials may be found in the Digital Media series.
Chiefly slides for presentations. Also included are photographs and VHS tapes.
Related materials may be found in the Digital Media series.
VHS
VHS
Materials in this series may be related to materials in other series in this collection.
Files are arranged as received.
This series contains digital media. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advance notice beyond the usual 48 hours. Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
File count is approximate and excludes system files, deleted files, and duplicates that may have been created during processing.
Verbatim CD-R
Sony CD-R
TDK CD-R
Sony CD-R
Compucessory CD-R
Memorex CD-R
Memorex CD-R
Memorex CD-R
Memorex CD-R
Memorex CD-R
TDK CD-R
Office Depot CD-R
Memorex DVD-R
Memorex DVD-R
Memorex CD-R
Sony CD-R
Sony CD-R
Sony CD-R
Memorex DVD-R
Memorex DVD-R
Fujifilm DVD-R
Memorex CD-R
Memorex CD-R
HP Invent DVD-R
Memorex CD-R
Imation CD-R
Imation CD-R
Imation CD-R
Imation CD-R
Sony CD-R
TDK CD-R
Maxell CD-R
Memorex CD-R
HP Invent DVD-R
Included are JPG files.
Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
HP Invent DVD-R
Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Sony CD-R
Included are PPT, PNG, PDF, JPG, DB, and TIFF files.
Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Sony CD-R
Contains image files, PowerPoint files, one PDF file, and one video file.
Digital copy exists. Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved from CD-R optical disc.
Digital copy exists. Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Sony CD-R
Included are JPG, PDF, DB, PNG, PPT, and TIFF files.
Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Sony CD-R
Digital copy exists. Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Sony CD-R
Digital copy exists. Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Sony CD-R
Contains JPG and PowerPoint files.
Digital copy exists. Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved from CD-D optical disc.
Digital copy exists. Access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
This series is comprised of the Greenway Team website. The NC State University Libraries has scheduled this website to be captured monthly from April 2016 to December 2019. Also included here are prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to August 2002, which may be less complete and were performed at undetermined intervals.
This is the official Greenway Team website. The NC State University Libraries has scheduled this website to be captured monthly from April 2016 to February 2019. Also included here are prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to August 2002, which may be less complete and were performed at undetermined intervals. The Greenway Team, Inc. may not have renewed the site's domain in 2019.
Online access is provided through the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
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[Identification of item], The Greenway Team, Inc., Records, MC 00561, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.