New York City presented this Wednesday, Greater Greenways, the city’s green road plan, a project designed to expand the network of pedestrian corridors and cyclists that connect parks, coastal areas and communities of all districts. The announcement of August 13 was made by the commissioner of the Department of Transportation, Yanis Rodríguez, the Parks Commissioner, Iris Rodríguez-Rosa, and the Director of Infrastructure of the EDC, Josh Krauss, in the Explane of the East River of Manhattan, in front of Midtown.
Green roads are continuous runners of multiple uses for transport and recreation, on foot or by bicycle, which increase access to public spaces and coastal areas. Greater Greenways seeks to close gaps in the existing network and expand it equitably, prioritizing communities historically marginalized.
“New Yorkers love their parks and the coast, and the green roads are the way they get more and more and enjoy these wonderful spaces,” said Commissioner Yanis Rodríguez. “Greater Greenways is a plan that offers us a clear map of the future: paved and fun to walk and ride a bicycle!”
The development of the plan was required by local law 115 of 2022, the first of this type in more than 30 years. The Plan details the 810 kilometers of existing green roads, their jurisdictions, closures and deviations, and presents more than 100 inverted or planned investment projects. In addition, identify the deficiencies of the network and define the steps to build new runners, with special attention to the Bronx and Queens.
The document is divided into two chapters: Greenways today, which describes the current network and its be-efficiency in transport, safety, well-being, air quality and economic growth; And Ver-de Tomorrow, which establishes five goals for the future:
• Improve the city’s transport network.
• Promote social equity and accessibility.
• Support the health and well -being of New Yorkers.
• Strengthen environmental resilience.
• Promote economic growth.
“Our green road network connects New Yorkers with their neighbors and with nature, offering safe and accessible places to exercise or walk, and to appreciate the beauty of the five districts,” said Iris Rodríguez-Rosa, commissioner of parks.
The plan also promotes transparency, showing for the first time detailed maps of jurisdiction and projects, and establishes design characteristics to guarantee accessibility for all. Greater Greenways is based on the five peripheral corridors announced by the mayor in 2023 and the green road of the Harlem River, whose implementation began at the Bronx this year.
With the expansion of these roads, New York City seeks to offer safer and sustainable transport options, promote healthy lifestyles and create more equitati-go urban connections, consolidating a network that will benefit residents and visitors from all districts.
More information about green roads is available at nyc.gov/greenways.
