Linear Commons n Topography already suited for cycling and walking, whether it is a railbed or river course creates gentle grades. Added benefit is that they are rarely fragmented can be many miles long without interruption. Edge and Linkage n Greenways are usually cheaper than large parcels of land, plus they have edge and linkage benefits. A pathway along a greenway may be lined with trees. From the edge a park that is a mile across may look the same as one 100 feet across.
Greenways can link existing parks relatively inexpensively.
These can act as ways to keep people in green space over great distances without having to traverse built-up areas. Also can act as wildlife corridors. From a social point of view, also links neighborhoods to a shared, common resource a linear commons.