7 collections related to Greenways

The Dan Sears Collection of Landscape Architecture and Greenways Projects, 1963-1999, documents the professional activities of landscape architect Dan Sears. The collection consists of proposals, project manuals, designs, development plans, and landscape architectural drawings created by Dan Sears and partnering architectural firms. Sears' projects include private residences, municipal buildings, public parks, and campuses. Sears Design Group was founded by Dan C.L. Sears, ASLA, in 1979. Over the years the firm has worked on projects largely in North Carolina but also in Georgia, Virginia, and even Wyoming. Sears Design Group has developed successful streetscapes for downtown areas as well as landscapes for private residences. In collaboration with Fitch Creations, Sears Design Group has provided landscape design and land use planning for the village of Fearrington in Chatham County, North Carolina. Dan C.L. Sears received the 2009 North Carolina Award from the North Carolina American Society of Landscape Architects at its meeting in 2009. Sears also worked with landscape architect Richard C. Bell; as a result, some of the same projects can be found in the Richard C. Bell Drawings and Other Material. 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

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

The Triangle Greenways Council Records consists of documents and other materials related to the operation of the organization. This collection contains meeting minutes and reports from the Triangle Greenways Council Board, bylaws of the organization, project proposals, information about properties held by the organization, Triangle Greenways Council newsletters, and documents on related organizations like the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Also included are documents and other materials on greenways in North Carolina and around the United States. Materials date from 1974 to 2023. The Triangle Greenways Council is a volunteer organization dedicated to expanding and promoting the use of greenways in the Triangle Region of North Carolina. Primarily, the Council acquires private and public land through donations and grant-funded purchases for new greenway spaces, to date acquiring and preserving over 750 acres of undeveloped land. Working closely with local municipalities and governments, the Council helps with the placement of new trails and greenway facilities. The Council also implements public service projects, and continues to educate communities through outreach programs like seminars and festivals. Less