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Greenways are linear parks. They're a place where people can walk, jog, ride bicycles, and enjoy nature.
The current greenway begins at the Greenville Town Common and winds its way through the university neighborhood along the Tar River before turning towards Green Springs Park where it becomes the Green Mill Run Greenway and meanders along the creek through Elm Street Park to College Hill on the East Carolina University campus.
Green Mill Run Greenway Phase 2 extends the greenway 1.3 miles from its current terminus at Charles Boulevard to Evans Park on Arlington Boulevard. Trailhead locations are at Evans Street, Canterbury Road and the ECU Blount Recreational Sports Complex.
Construction began in the spring of 2015 and was completed in early 2017. City leaders cut the ribbon on the newest stretch in March 2017.
In the other direction, the greenway runs through the paths built into the Town Common until it reaches Pitt Street. South Tar River Greenway Phase 3 is an approximately 1.4 mile project that begins at that western terminus and continues along the Tar River to Moye Boulevard at the VA Clinic.
The greenway will pass under the Memorial Drive bridge, which provides generous access to the river. Trailhead locations are being considered at Contentnea Street and Fairfax Avenue, depending on availability of funds.