Introduction NYC Cycling 1. NYC Bike Policy 2. State of NYC Cycling 3. Cyclists & Streets “A Bike and a Prayer” Riding Infrastructure 4. Street Design 5. Bridges 6. Road Surfaces  Greenways
8. Parks 9. Bicycles and Transit 10. Reducing Traffic Security 11. Bicycle Theft 12. On-Street Parking 13. Indoor Parking On the Job Cycling 14. Bicycle Messengers “Fifth, Park & Madison” 15. Freight Cycles 16. Gov't Cycling Reducing Risks 17. Accidents “Three Who Died” 18. Air Pollution Bicycle Education 19. Schools 20. Public Education Appendices |
Chapter 7:
Greenways a) Urban Oases b) Paths for People c) The Greenway Movement d) History New Opportunities
f) A Model Greenway g) Making Greenways h) Greenway Corridors i) Chapter 7 Recommendations Figure7: Map of the Greenway System of New York City New Opportunities
Opportunities for greenways abound throughout the New York area. Abandoned canal towpaths, harborfronts and railroad rights-of-way lend themselves perfectly to conversion to greenways. For example, an 11-mile stretch of defunct rail line running along Staten Island's north shore could form a vital link in several north-south regional greenway networks. Even the Reagan Administration, not always the nation's staunchest defender of open space, expressed enthusiasm for greenways: The 1987 report of the President's Commission on Americans' Outdoors proclaimed, “We can link our nation together with threads of green that everywhere grant us access to the natural world.” a) Urban Oases b) Paths for People c) The Greenway Movement d) History New Opportunities
f) A Model Greenway g) Making Greenways h) Greenway Corridors i) Chapter 7 Recommendations Figure7: Map of the Greenway System of New York City |
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