Welcome to our new website!

Welcome! We hope you find our new website helpful and easier to navigate. It's now as easy to use on your smartphone as your desktop. Take a tour and please tell us what you think.

Adopt a Greenway

Program seeks to preserve a network of natural corridors along rivers, streams, utility corridors, and rights-of-way. Some corridors in the system include multi-use paths and others remain vegetated areas with no improvements for human access.

Greenways are a resource that serve a variety of functions including but not limited to floodplain management, protection of open space, and provide for wildlife and plant habitats. Multi-use paths within a greenway can provide alternate transportation routes for pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as recreation and health benefits. Multi-use paths also create connections to parks, neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, cultural and historical areas, and shopping centers.

 

The goals of the program are to:

  • Improve Connectivity and Accessibility,
  • Increase Safety,
  • Increase Bicycling and Walking Outdoors, and
  • Encourage Environmental Stewardship.



To date, the City has constructed 8 miles of multi-use paths and has protected over 600 acres of greenways. An additional six miles of multi-use paths are funded. Project information on multi-use paths underway can be found here. 

Greenway Membership Application

Greenway Cleanup Report

Greenway Supply Request

Before Your Scheduled Cleanup:

  1. Request supplies online through the Supply Request Form at least five business days prior to your scheduled cleanup.

  2. Pick up supplies from Planning and Development Services, located at 1101 Texas Ave., during regular business hours which are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  3. Print the Cleanup Tips and review with others in your group.


Upon Completion of Each Cleanup:

  1. Complete the Cleanup Report Form within five business days of your cleanup.

  2. Return unused items to the Planning and Development Services upon completion of your scheduled cleanup.

 

  • Adopt an area within the City of College Station for a minimum of two years. The city will provide a list of locations to choose from.

  • Each year, commit to cleaning at least two times – once in the fall and once in the spring may be ideal. You can clean your area more often, if so desired.

Anyone who is interested in keeping our community clean and looking beautiful! This includes: individuals, families, student organizations, youth and church groups, scout groups, civic organizations, businesses, neighborhood associations or any combination of the above.

  1. Determine the area you would like to adopt.

  2. Review the Statement of Understanding with additional program details.

  3. Fill out a Membership Application Form.

  4. Sign and return a Release and Indemnification Form for EACH individual participating.

In 1988, the Wolf Pen Creek Master Plan was adopted to promote urban development, with Wolf Pen Center as an amenity, by preserving as much of the creek's plants and wildlife as possible and by introducing multi-use paths for bicycling and walking. The Plan also sought to manage drainage in relation to storm water management and tried to prevent soil erosion along creek banks. The Wolf Pen Creek Zoning District followed with standards for treatment of the creek and adjacent areas as development occurred, including regulations that encouraged private development oriented towards the creek.

In the Spring of 1997, the Brazos Greenways Council formed as a non-profit organization and was instrumental in developing partnerships and creating a vision for the community's greenway system. They asked the City to appoint a group of citizens to develop a master plan to address statements made in the City's 1997 Comprehensive Plan that referenced greenways and open space. The Greenways Implementation Task Force was appointed in 1998 and that same year citizens approved $3.64 million in bond funds to acquire greenway property along floodplains. The Greenways Master Plan - "A Network of Greenways for College Station" was adopted in 1999.

The Greenways Master Plan defined greenways for College Station and the surrounding areas; classified and prioritized greenway corridors; provided guidance on the development of greenway trails; and provided an implementation plan.

In 1992, the City of College Station updated the Bikeway Master Plan. This update identified not only bicycle facilities but incorporated pedestrian facilities and multi-use paths in the form of sidewalks, side paths, and greenway trails. It called for approximately 40 miles of bike lanes, 50 miles of bike routes, and 30 miles of multi-use paths.

In 2002, the Bikeway and Pedestrian Master Plan Update was completed. It called for 20 miles in addition to 25 miles of existing bicycle lanes, 50 miles in addition to 59 miles of existing bicycle routes, and 40 miles in addition to 3 miles of existing multi-use paths. In 2004, the Hike and Bike Task Force was formulated to prioritize the multi-use paths defined in the 2002 Plan.

For more information about the Bicycle and Pedestrian Program, please contact Jason Schubert, Transportation Planning Coordinator by phone at 979.764.6221 or by email at jschubert@cstx.gov.

This website uses cookies to enhance usability and provide you with a more personal experience. By using this website, you agree to our use of cookies as explained in our Privacy Policy.