14 collections related to Greenways -- United States

Records document the establishment of the American Land Forum, founded by Charles E. Little in 1978, whose mission was to establish policy on land conservation. The award-winning American Land Forum / New American Land Magazine was created by the corporation in 1980. The records include financial statements, organizational records, correspondence, papers on pertinent issues of concern to the organization, and various publications. The American Land Forum was founded by Charles E. Little in 1978 to establish policy on land conservation. The award-winning American Land Forum Magazine was created by the corporation in 1980. David S. Sampson, Executive Director of the Hudson River Valley Greenways Communities Council was a member of the Board of Directors and legal advisor for the American Land Forum organization. Less

Chapter by chapter typeset drafts of Little's Greenways for America (1990) and research files and background materials regarding greenway projects across the nation. The latter files contain reports, plans, drawings, maps, assessments, and pamphlets documenting various conservation projects, especially greenway projects. This material was deposited with the North Carolina State Univerisity Archives to serve as the basis for a national greenway archive. A former advertising executive, Charles Little became a writer and advocate for land conservation and community planning. His writings include books, published papers, and articles all of which have had significant impact on conservation policies of federal, state, and local governments. Less

The David Lose Landscape Architecture Papers consists of project files and project plans for several of David Lose's landscape architecture projects dating from 2005 to 2015. These projects are located throughout the Southeastern United States, including Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia. The collection also contains a binder on Lose's career and career highlights. David Lose, FASLA, was the founder and President Emeritus of the Nashville-based firm Lose & Associates. Lose is known for his planning and implementation of public parks, greenways, and recreational areas. In 1968, he graduated from NC State's College of Design with a B.A. in Landscape Architecture. One of his more notable projects was the 125,000 acre Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area located on Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau. Other projects include Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in Kentucky and Tennessee, and the Gateway Trail greenway system in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Lose was elected Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) in 1992, received many ASLA Excellence Awards, was a past chair of the National Recreation and Park Association Board of Trustees and also the Tennessee State Board of Architects, Engineers and Interior Designers. Lose retired in 2008 and sold his firm to four of his associates. He died in June 2017. Less

The East Coast Greenway Alliance Records is comprised of papers relating to the ongoing development of the East Coast Greenway Alliance and trails along the eastern coast of the United States. The collection contains bylaws, annual reports, meeting agendas, membership lists, correspondence, trademark applications, newsletters, brochures, flyers, trail guides and maps, trail studies, project plans, and audiovisual materials. The collection includes materials from the offices of cofounder and executive director, Karen Votava, cofounder and chair, Patricia King, and board member, Elizabeth V. Brody. The materials are dated from 1983 to 2018. The East Coast Greenway Alliance is a non-profit organization founded in November 1991. It was formed by a group of eight cyclists and long-distance trail enthusiasts who met in New York City, New York, in 1991 to establish the East Coast Greenway Alliance after meeting previously at a bicycling conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since its conception, the East Coast Greenway Alliance has designed a route along the eastern coast of the United States, with the goal of establishing a 3,000-mile protected biking and walking route from Calais, Maine, to Key West, Florida. The East Coast Greenway Alliance has dedicated itself to forming extensive partnerships across organizations and states and spreading the word about its trails and events. Its organizational values include a commitment to public health, environmental sustainability, economic development, and civic engagement. Less

The Greenways Incorporated Records and Charles A. Flink Papers document the activities of this landscape design firm. The collection is divided into four series. Drawings contain site plans, planting plans, construction details, maps, and other plans for a variety of the firm’s projects. Project Files contain contracts, financial accounts, reports, and research files relating to Greenways Incorporated or Flink and Associates project. The Professional Papers and Publications series include newspaper clippings, documents pertaining to greenway publications, and photographs. Web content includes archived web content related to Greenways Incorporated Records and Charles A. Flink Papers. Greenways Incorporated is a North Carolina based landscape architectural firm that provides specialized planning and design services to clients in the public and private sector. Greenways Incorporated was established in August 1986, by founder and president Charles A. Flink. The firm has designed greenways, open spaces, and pedestrian trails. Projects from this firm have been implemented in more than 135 communities, in 35 states, and internationally in Argentina, Canada, Japan, and the U. S. Virgin Islands. The company has received an American Society of Landscape Architecture Chapter Award for Excellence for five separate projects in five different states. Less

Collection consists of organizational records and reference material of the North Carolina Greenways Advisory Panel (GAP). The bulk of the collection consists of GAP meeting minutes and agendas, drafts of surveys and recommendations, and legal documents. The North Carolina Greenways Advisory Panel was commissioned by Secretary William W. Cobey, Jr. in January 1991 at the request of Governor James G. Martin in response to the resolution passed by the Third Annual Greenways Conference in 1990. The panel was charged with investigating ways to coordinate and promote greenway development throughout North Carolina. Secretary Cobey appointed a panel of individuals with wide-ranging experience in greenway development, as well as a team of technical advisors representing state agencies whose activities impact greenway development. Less

This collection consists of organizational records, reference material, and archived web content that North Carolina Rail-Trails (NCRT) both created and used to facilitate the operation of the organization. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, NCRT meeting minutes and agendas, brochures, flyers, several newsletters, including "Little Toot," newspaper and magazine articles, essays for "Little Toot" by Anthony Reevy, past historian and vice chair of NCRT, work plans, reports, studies, proposals, maps, essays on North Carolina rail-trails and railways, legal documents including financial statements and property deeds, organizational development and strategic planning records and copies of ratified senate and house bills. North Carolina Rail-Trails (NCRT), a volunteer organization supported by dues, gifts, and grants, began as a steering committee at the North Carolina Greenways Conference in Charlotte on June 3, 1988. North Carolina Rail-Trails, headquartered in Durham, became incorporated on March 12, 1990. NCRT is a charter member of the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits and the Environmental Federation of North Carolina, a Durham-based organization that endeavors to both protect and preserve the state's natural resources. Less

The North Carolina Trails Association Records consists of materials relating to the activities and functions of the North Carolina Trails Association. Dating from 1961 to 1986, the collection provides information on the creation and conservation of trails and trail facilities in North Carolina. The North Carolina Trails Association (NCTA) was formed in 1977, organized in 1981, and chartered in 1982. William Flournoy was the first acting president of the organization. The purpose of the organization was to "promote the establishment and conservation of a system of scenic, recreational, and historic trails and related facilities in the state of North Carolina" among other goals. NCTA is no longer in existence. Less

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. Less