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The Big Creek Greenway is a multi-use trail with two completed sections along Big Creek (formerly known as
Vickery Creek Big Creek or Vickery Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 15, 2011 stream in Forsyth and Fulton counties in Georgia. The creek mouth into the Chattahoochee R ...
) in the state of
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...
, United States. The first section begins at Big Creek Park in Roswell, GA and currently runs to Marconi Drive in
Alpharetta Alpharetta is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 US Census, Alpharetta's population was 65,818 The population in 2010 was 57,551. History In the 1830s, the Ch ...
. A second completed section of the trail begins in Forsyth County at McFarland Parkway and runs 11 miles (15.4 km). Once complete, the trail will be 12 feet (3.7 m) wide and traverse the cities of Roswell,
Alpharetta Alpharetta is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 US Census, Alpharetta's population was 65,818 The population in 2010 was 57,551. History In the 1830s, the Ch ...
and Cumming.


Access points

*Big Creek Park (Old Alabama Road, Roswell, GA) *Barrington Farms Neighborhood (No Public Greenway Parking) *Mansell Crossing (No Public Greenway Parking) *North Point Parkway *Rock Mill Park (Kimball Bridge Road, Alpharetta, GA) *Haynes Bridge Road *Old Milton Parkway (No Public Greenway Parking) *Preston Ridge (Ed Isakson/Alpharetta YMCA) *Marconi Drive *6265 Cortland Walk (Halcyon, Forsyth County) *5259 Union Hill Road (Forsyth County) *4110 Carolene Way (Fowler Park, Forsyth County) *5120 Bethelview Road (Forsyth County)


Bike Share

In 2016 the City of Alpharetta partnered with Zagster, Inc to provide free bike share for Big Creek Greenway users. Bikes can be rented for up to 3 hrs free of charge. Stations are now located at 4 stops along the Big Creek Greenway Bike program was discontinued in May 2020. Locations: * Big Creek Park (Roswell, GA) * North Point Parkway - Greenway Parking Lot * Rock Mill Park * Ed Isakson YMCA


Future expansion


Forsyth County

In December 2017, the Alpharetta City Council approved spending $407,425 to have its on-call engineering consultant design the Big Creek Greenway extension from the trail's current terminus at Marconi Drive north to Union Hill Park on the Fulton-Forsyth county line. The trail design is expected to be completed 9 to 12 months after the notice to proceed.


Milton

The city of
Milton Milton may refer to: Names * Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname) ** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet * Milton (given name) ** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...
is currently in the concept study phase of establishing a connection to the greenway.


See also

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Cycling infrastructure Cycling infrastructure is all infrastructure cyclists are allowed to use. Bikeways include bike paths, bike lanes, cycle tracks, rail trails and, where permitted, sidewalks. Roads used by motorists are also cycling infrastructure, except whe ...
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10-Minute Walk The 10-Minute Walk, also known as the 10-Minute Walk to a Park, refers to a grassroots parks-advocacy movement to ensure that everyone in the United States lives within a ten-minute walk to a high-quality park or green space. The effort was adopt ...
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Smart growth Smart growth is an urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in compact walkable urban centers to avoid sprawl. It also advocates compact, transit-oriented, walkable, bicycle-friendly land use, including neighborhood sch ...
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Walkability Walkability is a term for planning concepts best understood by the mixed-use of amenities in high-density neighborhoods where people can access said amenities by foot. It is based on the idea that urban spaces should be more than just transport ...


References


External links


Big Creek Greenway websiteBike Roswell! Big Creek Greenway info page
Bike paths in Georgia (U.S. state) Roswell, Georgia Transportation in Fulton County, Georgia Transportation in Forsyth County, Georgia {{ForsythCountyGA-geo-stub