Manhattan Waterfront Greenway

In his January 2003 State of the City Address, Mayor Bloomberg announced that the City would complete an interim greenway around Manhattan by the end of the year. Over the past year, City Planning, Parks and the DOT, working with Deputy Mayor Doctoroff, have spent considerable energy planning connections among the existing paths around the island. The group has also started the long-term project of planning and building a fully off-street greenway. To increase the short-term and long-term momentum and public accountability of this project, the City should convene a Technical Advisory Committee comprised of community and public interest groups. Advisory committees were a key part of the DOT's safety improvements on Queens Boulevard and City Planning's Bicycle Master Plan, and are currently important contributors to City Planning's East Houston Street Pedestrian Project and the Williamsburg Waterfront Pedestrian Network.

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