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	Mission Statement Greater Memphis Greenline, Incorporated 501c(3) The Greater Memphis Greenline (GMG) is a proposed 13-mile multi-use urban park/trail on a former CSX railroad right-of-way from the intersection of Poplar/Walnut Grove/Union in Midtown Memphis to near Houston Levee in the suburbs of Shelby County. The Mission of Greater Memphis Greenline, Inc. is to collaborate in a public-private partnership with local government in the development of the GMG and other unused railway right-of ways and easements in Memphis and Shelby County, to create a world-class recreational park/hiking-biking trail system.
	This is a picture taken near the entry to a 51 mile long trail across Virginia at Reston, Virginia. We hope to replicate this type of trail here in Memphis. Click here for more pictures
	Click here to read about the ADVANTAGES OF NEIGHBORHOOD TRAILS PROPERTY VALUES RISE Values rise up to ¼ to ½ mile on both sides of the trail. SMALL BUSINESS FLOURISHES People tend to shop closer to home. New small businesses start up as well. TOURISM IS STIMULATED Bikers and hikers from across the region come to use the new trails. HEALTH People get healthier and medical bills go down. ENVIRONOMICS . Trees will contribute considerable economic value.
	CSX BEGINS REMOVAL OF TRACKS October, 2007: Our negotiating team recently met with a senior representative of CSX, in preparation for a final sale at a fair price. CSX is clearing a swath in order to make room for their very large machine which pulls up their track. They have a senior arborist as a part of their crew, and they promise that they will take as few of the larger trees as they can. They are starting on the North side of Shelby Farms, and will work their way West. They hope it should take no more than three to six months to have the entire line cleared, by Spring 2008, we hope. We hope to have completed the purchase by then, and have it given to the county, which will then issue the Memorandum of Understanding to us. There is a second machine which we hope to have in place as soon as possible which grinds up the gravel underlayment, crushes it, and tamps it down.. and we have a useable trail. As soon as it is legal, we will begin scheduling cleanup days !
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