Shelby Farms Greenline extending eastward
Travonne Brooks from Oakland, Tennessee gets on the Shelby Farms Greenline at it's current easternmost terminus in Cordova Oct. 10, 2024. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Almost from the day it opened, the Shelby Farms Greenline has been a part of Landon Blankenship’s life.
When the weather cooperates, he often rides his bike on the asphalt trail from its starting point in Binghampton to his job on Germantown Parkway, a ride that usually takes about an hour. Other times, he takes to the trail for fun on one of his bikes.
That’s why Blankenship was excited to learn the greenline, currently at 10.65 miles, will stretch another 2.29 miles eastward from its current terminus at the old Cordova train station, bringing the total path to nearly 13 miles. Work on the new section began in mid-September, and it’s expected to take a year to complete.
The Shelby Farms Greenline was a dream long in the making for cyclists, walkers, joggers and others who enjoy a natural oasis in the middle of a bustling city. After CSX Railroad abandoned a train line that ran through the heart of the city in 2007, calls began almost immediately to turn that path into a trail.
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Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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