The city next week will kick off the planning process for a greenway that will close the gaps in bike and pedestrian pathways along the Queens waterfront, officials said Monday.
The Queens Waterfront Greenway is one of six new greenways the city is developing as part of a plan it unveiled last year, the Department of Transportation said.
The DOT said the 16-mile greenway will run along the East River and the Long Island Sound, connecting Gantry Plaza State Park with Fort Totten Park.
“A waterfront Greenway in Queens will better connect residents to the East River and Long Island Sound through new bike paths and pedestrian space and create a critical commuting corridor for riders,” DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said in a statement. “We look forward to developing our historic greenway expansion hand-in-hand with local residents.”
As part of the planning process, the DOT, the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation and the city’s Economic Development Corporation will host a series of public workshops throughout October. At the workshops, local residents will be encouraged to share comments, suggestions and concerns about the greenway.
Workshops are scheduled as follows:
- Gantry Plaza State Park to Bowery Bay (Section 1): Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden in Astoria.
- Bowery Bay to Willets Point (Section 2): Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Glow Cultural Center in Flushing.
- Willets Point to Fort Totten (Section 3): Thursday, Oct. 24, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Alley Pond Park and Environmental Center in Douglaston.
- Virtual Workshop (All sections): Tuesday, Oct. 29, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Zoom.
Residents can sign up for the workshops online.
