New York Governor Envisions Statewide Greenway

New York Governor Pataki dreams of creating an Empire State Greenway that will link the Great Lakes with New York City.

The greenway would be one of the largest in the nation, forming one continuous corridor from the Niagara River in Buffalo, along the Erie Canal to Albany, and down the Hudson River to New York City. The Niagara Greenway and the Hudson Greenway have been initiated, and the Erie Canal Greenway was recently announced. Under the existing greenway systems, 222 communities have joined the Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Council, over 525 miles of trails have been linked to form the Greenway Land Trail, and the Greenway Water Trail now includes over 70 designated sites and 10 campsites from Waterford, Saratoga County to Battery Park, Manhattan.

Niagara River Greenway: http://www.fbnr.org/programs/greenways/greenways.htm

Hudson Greenway: http://www.hudsongreenway.state.ny.us/

Erie Canal Greenway: http://www.state.ny.us/governor/press/year05/may27_05-1.htm

Environment News Service, Jun. 1, 2005