Central Arkansas Regional Greenways Plan

Plan Origins

In February 2020, Metroplan, the Metropolitan Planning Organization for Central Arkansas, set a strategic target of $55 million to plan, design, and build a network of regional multi-use bicycle and pedestrian greenways throughout its four-county jurisdiction. The vote was unanimous, indicating that community leaders in Pulaski,
Faulkner, Saline, and Lonoke counties understand the economic, social, and physical impact that an investment in active transportation will make on the Central Arkansas region.

Purpose

The result of extensive collaboration with nearly every community within the Central Arkansas Regional Transportation Study (CARTS) area, the Central Arkansas Regional Greenways Plan establishes active transportation, bicycling and walking, as a viable means of alternate transportation for all residents, along six corridors:

» Central Beltway Corridor: connecting east and west Little Rock
» East Corridor: from North Little Rock to Lonoke
» Northeast Corridor: from North Little Rock to Ward
» Northwest Corridor: from North Little Rock to Conway
» Southwest Corridor: from Little Rock to Hot Springs (incorporated from previous planning)
» Southeast Corridor: from Little Rock to Wrightsville