Parks and Recreation Department

Goals and Benefits of the Murfreesboro Greenway

• Recreation & Wellness – To provide safe recreation trails and various recreational opportunities along the Murfreesboro Greenways. To provide multi-use, non-motorized paths for a variety of users including bicyclists, pedestrians, runners, rollerbladers, and the physically challenged, both land-based and river-oriented.
• Transportation –To implement a safe, efficient, convenient and well-used city network of bikeways and walkways for visitors and the people of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County.

• Environmental Education –To provide areas in the community where people can experience natural habitat and enjoy urban wildlife, natural vegetation, rivers, streams and wetland areas in an outdoor classroom setting.

• Natural Resource Protection & Beautification – To rehabilitate the areas around the waterways and wetlands, making them environmentally healthy, accessible and aesthetically pleasing while integrating them into the park system.

• Community Linkage – To connect people and their neighborhoods with businesses by striving to achieve common goals through volunteerism.

The City of Murfreesboro does not exclude anyone from participation nor deny the benefits of or otherwise subject anyone to discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, color, age, sex, or disability. Any complaint alleging discrimination may be filed with the Mayor of the City of Murfreesboro. It is the goal of Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department to make its programs and facilities available to the public. If you or someone you know has a disabling condition and would like more information about accessibility of programs or facilities, call the main office of Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department at 890-5333 or TDD 849-2689.