Greenway Trail Projects
Greenway Trail Projects
Mecklenburg County is building greenway trails faster than ever before! The projects below are either in design or construction. Click on a project to find out more information.
Ballantyne-McAlpine Creek Greenway Connector Trail
Construction is complete on a new trail connection between Lower McAlpine Creek Greenway and Ballantyne. The project was designed and funded as part of the Ballantyne Reimagined redevelopment by Northwood...
Briar Creek Greenway: Central to Monroe
Briar Creek Greenway, from the existing greenway at Masonic Drive to Monroe Road, will provide 1.6 miles of new greenway. Briar Creek flows from east Charlotte to Little Sugar Creek Greenway...
Briar/Little Hope Creek Greenway
The Briar/Little Hope Creek greenway project will construct 1.5 miles of greenway trail in south Charlotte. The first segment of trail will be constructed from Keystone Court moving southeast...
Caldwell Station Tributary Greenway
A new greenway trail approximately 1 mile in length that connects existing Caldwell Station Greenway to the new Nothern Regional Recreation Center on Old Statesville Road. Construction has stopped...
Four Mile Creek Greenway Connection
This funding will be used to develop a new and accessible bicycle/pedestrian point of access to Four Mile Creek Greenway from the White Oak neighborhood. Improved access is proposed at the following...
Irvins Creek Greenway: Idlewild Road to Lakeview Circle
Irvins Creek Greenway construction began in January 2022 and was completed in Summer 2023. This capital project added the first section of greenway trail built on Irvins Creek in Matthews. The greenway...
Irwin Creek Greenway: Statesville Road to Allen Hills Park
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation will be adding to its greenway system by completing a ~ 2-mile linear green space called Irwin Creek Greenway. This greenway is in the North Park Region and will...
Little Sugar Creek Greenway and Stream Enhancement, Polk Historic Site to South Carolina State Line
Construction is complete on the last link of Little Sugar Creek Greenway heading south in Mecklenburg County. The greenway trail starts at the James K. Polk Historic Site and continues to the...
Little Sugar Creek Greenway (Replacement from E. Morehead St to East Blvd)
Atrium Health is rebuilding an improved Little Sugar Creek Greenway from E. Morehead St to East Boulevard for the public as part of their renovations. The greenway project is one mile in length....
Little Sugar Creek Greenway Connection
This funding will be used to develop a new and accessible bicycle/pedestrian point of access to Little Sugar Creek Greenway from the Pine Valley neighborhood. Improved access is proposed at the following...
Little Sugar-McMullen Connector
This sidewalk project will connect Little Sugar Creek Greenway at Hwy. 51 to McMullen, McAlpine and Four Mile Creek Greenways. Approximately 1 mile in length, it will provide a 6' wide...
Long Creek Greenway and Stream Improvement: Phases 1-3
Greenway Trail is currently being developed along Long Creek in three funded phases. The first ~1.5 mile phase of Long Creek Greenway is complete from I-77 to Treyburn Drive, which includes a connection...
Lyon Court Connector
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation invites residents to view and comment on the 8’ wide pedestrian bridge to be located between Veteran Lane and Lyon Court. The Lyon Court Connector will provide...
McAlpine Creek Greenway: NC-51 to Johnston Road
October 23, 2024 Update: Thanks to all of the Shadowlake neighbors who helped clear the streets from on-street parking for the bridge delivery on Tuesday, 10/22/24!November 17, 2023 Update: Mecklenburg...
McAlpine and McMullen Creek Greenway Reinvestment Project
This project will repair and improve paving and structures along McAlpine Creek Greenway from Johnston Road to Carmel Road at McMullen Creek Greenway trail and McMullen Creek Greenway from Highway 51/Pineville-Matthews...
McDowell Creek Greenway
Welcome to the McDowell Creek Greenway public input webpage. The McDowell Creek & Torrence Creek Greenway network is currently 5.86 miles of main trail, 2.02 miles of access trails...
McDowell Creek Greenway Connection
This funding will be used to develop a new and accessible bicycle/pedestrian point of access to McDowell Creek Greenway from the Stratford Forest neighborhood. Improved access is proposed at the following...
McIntyre Creek Greenway: Beatties Ford to Clarencefield
Welcome to the McIntyre Creek Greenway Public Input webpage. This .6 mile section of greenway will be the first greenway constructed on McIntyre Creek. The greenway will be located entirely within Hornets...
Paw Creek Greenway: Little Rock to Beckinhall (Loy)
The ~1.5 mile Little Rock Road to Loy Court section of trail is the first funded phase of Paw Creek Greenway. This project will connect the entrance of Robert L. Smith Park (at Little Rock Road) to...
Reedy Creek Greenway: Rocky River Rd. to Plaza Rd. Ext.
Welcome to the Reedy Creek Greenway public input webpage. Reedy Creek Greenway is a new greenway trail approximately 3.25 miles in length that will connect the surrounding community to...
South Prong Clarke Creek Greenway
Welcome to the South Prong Clarke Creek Creek Greenway public input webpage. South Prong Clarke Creek Greenway will be approximately two miles in length extending from Huntersville-Concord...
Stewart Creek Greenway
Construction began January 2022. The Stewart Creek Tributary project through the Lakewood community is open! The section of Stewart Creek Greenway through Martin Luther King, Jr. Park is still under...
Sugar Creek Greenway: Yorkmont to McDowell Farms
This ~3 mile section of trail is the first funded phase of Sugar Creek Greenway and will connect Yorkmont Road to McDowell Farms Drive. This project will provide a public parking area on South Tryon Street...
Torrence Trib. II Greenway: Rosewood Meadow Ln to CATS Park & Ride
Welcome to the Torrence Tributary II Greenway Project public input webpage.You can find project updates, timelines, meetings, survey questions, project contacts and other important information about the...
Walker Branch & Hoover Creek Greenway
Welcome to the Walker Branch/Hoover Creek Greenway public input webpage.Walker Branch & Hoover Creek Greenway will extend from Sledge Road to South Tryon Street (Hwy. 49) and existing Hoover Creek...