April 16, 2026 | 10am-4pm
thanks for joining us in ELLICOTTVILLE
Over seventy planners, advocates, agency representatives, elected leaders, and more gathered for the second annual Western New York Regional Greenways Planning Summit. We explored current plans in place to build out Western New York’s regional greenway trail network–plus challenges and opportunities for expansion.
Resources from the 2026 summit
We appreciate everyone who contributed a one-minute intro slide, as well as our presenters from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation, the Southern Tier Trail and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council for sharing valuable regional planning updates. The full slide deck is available at the link below.
Explore the relevant plans and reports that have been published within the last year:
Read the 2025 report
In March 2025, PTNY joined partners from around the Western New York region in Buffalo for the first annual Western New York Regional Greenways Planning Summit. This day-long event explored current plans in place to build out Western New York’s regional greenway trail network and challenges and opportunities for expansion. Planners, advocates, agency representatives, elected leaders, and others from around the region came together to collective brainstorm how best to advance construction of the region’s greenway network and to overcome and address any barriers to expansion.
PTNY staff have published a report to summarize the discussions from this event and synthesize the findings into actionable steps for those across the region to pursue.
If you have any questions about the report, please feel free to contact Dylan Carey at dcarey@ptny.org.
Funding for this event is provided by the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation