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In October 2010, the Shelby Farms Greenline opened, providing bike access from midtown to Shelby Farms. Greater Memphis Greenline, Inc. has proposed further expansion of the Greenline, providing access to Overton Park, Uptown Memphis and the development of a multi-use Harahan Bridge Boardwalk, connecting downtown Memphis to West Memphis ...
Shelby Farms is a public park located in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, in East Memphis.It is one of the largest urban parks in the US and the world, at a size of 4,500 acres (1,800 ha) and covers more than five times the area of Central Park in New York City with 843 acres (341 ha).
It connects to Greenbelt Park, Germantown Greenway, Shelby Farms, and the Shelby Farms Greenline. It is planned to connect to the future Heights Line and Chelsea Greenline. [4] As of early 2023, the completed sections are: [4] [5] Dog crossing the Wolf Crossing suspension bridge and looking over into the Wolf River
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Shelby Farms park, located at the eastern edge of the city, is one of the largest urban parks in America. Historic Elmwood Cemetery, one of the first rural garden cemeteries in the South, contains the Carlisle S. Page Arboretum. Forrest Park, Confederate Park, and Jefferson Davis Park are three controversial parks that reflect the Civil War era.
The main thoroughfare extending North from Walnut Grove across Sam Cooper Blvd. to Summer Ave.,(also called High Point Terrace) is several blocks long and contains a small shopping area with a grocery store, family dental office, dry cleaners, pizza shop, barber shop, Deli/Cafe, pub and a few other businesses.
Shelby Farms Greenline, a 6.6 mile trail using the previous CSX Rail right-of-way in Shelby County; an additional 7 miles are planned. Tennessee Central Trail, a 4.3-mile (6.9 km) trail currently connecting Cookeville and Algood, with future plans to extend to Monterey and Baxter [76]
Broad Avenue is currently the home of the Memphis Greenline (cycling path) headquarters, and was used as an early demonstration of proposed bike lanes for the city of Memphis. [6] The demonstration, which proved to be a success (resulting in the permanent addition of bike lanes) was arranged by Livable Memphis . [ 7 ]