This data presents the distribution of physical activities in the Shenzhen greenway network (GN) in January, April and July, 2014. The volunteered geographic on physical activity is overlaid with the greenways data, to describe the distribution of physical activities in the greenways. The data are summarized to show the distribution characteristics geographically from different aspects in Shenz...

The efFect of greenways on surrounding residential property values remains somewhat of an unknown quantity. Though several studies have ascertained that nearby residents tend to view greenways as positive or neutral amenities that increase or have no discernible impact on property values and saleability, these results are mostly based on anecdote rather than actual market data. Using the hedoni...

Human population growth and the consequent increase in use of natural resources place enormous stress on ecosystems. Road building, urbanization and agriculture are among the main human activities that break up natural areas, often with disastrous consequences for wildlife. Concern about threats to biodiversity is reflected in the continuous increase in the number and size of protected areas wo...

As a type of green infrastructure, greenways are beneficial for walking and cycling promote urban health well-being. Taking the Qingshan Lake Greenway Phase One (QLG-I) Trail in Lin’an District Hangzhou city as an example based on accessibility points interest (POI) near QLG-I Trail, questionnaire investigation, importance performance analysis (IPA), this paper, we construct methodological fram...

Birds of conservation concern breed in suburban greenways, yet abundant populations of mammals that depredate bird nests might reduce nest success. We evaluated how three factors influenced the abundance of mammalian nest predators in thirty-four 300-m long forested greenway segments in Raleigh and Cary, North Carolina, USA: (1) the width of the forested corridor containing the greenway, (2) th...

To date, most studies on building environments and walking behavior have utilized top-down approaches (e.g., big data or social media data) yet lack bottom-up to verify their findings. Therefore, this study divided urban streets into three main settings (community streets, waterfront paths, greenways) collected from a sample of 411 residents in Chengdu via an online questionnaire examine the im...

BACKGROUND A significant association has been identified between physical activity and proximity to greenways. However, residents more likely to be active may have selected to live near existing greenways. The purpose of this study was to determine whether development of a new greenway has the potential to increase activity levels of existing, proximate residents. METHODS In 2008, survey data...

Greenways are recognized as an essential tool to build sustainable communities. An example in the United States rail trails where decommissioned corridors being improved provide benefits of non-motorized transportation systems for recreation and exercise, daily commute school, work shopping. Yet despite these some still argue presence trail a NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard). To address this argumen...