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The Green ARTery includes multi-use paths, park trails, neighborhood greenways and trailheads along a section of the Hillsborough River and through existing parks and trails. The system includes facilities for walkers, bicyclists, rollerbladers, kayakers, standup paddleboarders, and canoers. The group wants to connect existing sections in 20 central Tampa neighborhoods with bike and pedestrian trails. The proposed loop encloses 20 square miles in Seminole Heights, Ybor, downtown Tampa, and Channelside (Tampa). Impetus for the plan comes from Hillsborough County's being ranked highest in Florida for bicycle fatalities. The plan has the support of Tampa's city's Parks & Recreation Department and Mayor Bob Buckhorn. Completion of the pathways is slated for 2020.[4]
