Swamp Rabbit Trail extension plan adopted.

The Greenville City Council adopted the latest development strategyfor the Swamp Rabbit Trail's 4.5-mile extension during its first meeting of the year Monday night.

The master plan explores land use and connectivity opportunities within a five-minute walk of plans for the trail's extended "Green Line," stretching from Cleveland Park to CU-ICAR alongside Laurens Road, according to the meeting agenda.

According to a presentation attached to the council agenda, objectives for the plan include connecting every nearby neighborhood to the trail, transforming Laurens Road and preserving housing and economic diversity in the area around the trail. Pedestrian-centric improvements to Laurens Road feature the addition of a 10-foot shared-use path with grassy buffers on either side of the travel lane.

Renderings for the plan, created by Stantec, Alta Planning and Design and Overstreet Studio Design, foresee mixed-use storefront redevelopment projects popping up along the trail's corridor similar to the area's pre-existing Willy Taco, Kitchen Sync, Farmhouse Tacos, Cohesive Coffee, White Duck Taco and Think Tank.

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