NYC GREENWAYS COALITION
The NYC Greenways Coalition is a collective of greenway-aligned groups focused on completion and continual enhancement of an equitable greenway network in New York City. The Coalition engages diverse stakeholders, public agencies, and elected officials in the need for comprehensive planning and investment in the timely implementation of greenways as safe inclusive facilities for active transportation and recreation, neighborhood open space and improved access to parks, increased resilience and ecosystem services, and community cohesion and placemaking.
The Coalition was formed in March 2021 when Brooklyn Greenway Initiative (BGI) convened dozens of groups in support of a request to
NYC's Congressional Delegation to dedicate federal investment toward completion of the five-Borough greenway system as part of the Biden Administration's planned infrastructure and pandemic recovery bills. In the midst of the pandemic bike boom, open space renaissance, and national discussion about equitable infrastructure and investments, support for greenways as multi-use multi-benefit systems is stronger than ever. However, to realize the full potential of a citywide greenway network the NYC agencies that plan, design, build, and maintain greenways need to employ a more comprehensive, collaborative, citywide approach to delivery of greenways across the five Boroughs. The Coalition works to advance this vision.
STEERING COMMITTEE
Co-chair Hunter Armstrong
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative
Co-chair Chauncy Young
Harlem River Working Group
Daniel Abram
New Yorkers For Parks
Sofia Barandiaran
East Coast Greenway Alliance
EdMundo Martinez
Bronx community activist
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Jon Orcutt
Bike New York
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Laura Shepard
Transportation Alternatives
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Brian Hedden
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative
ORGANIZATIONS
Bike New York
Bike South Brooklyn
Blissville Greenway
Bronx Council for Environmental Quality
Bronx Cranksgiving
Bronx River Alliance
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative
Center for an Urban Future
City Parks Foundation
CIVITAS
Community Greenways Collaborative
Concrete Friends
East Coast Greenway Alliance
Eastern Queens Greenway
El Barrio Bikes
Families for Safe Streets
Five Borough Bike Club
Friends of the East River Esplanade
Friends of the Hudson River Greenway
Friends of the Hutchinson River Greenway
GAIA Institute
Gowanus Canal Conservancy
Guardians of Flushing Bay
Harbor Ring
Harlem River Working Group
Hudson River Greenway Facebook Group
Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy
Motor Parkway East
National Parks Conservation Association
Natural Areas Conservancy
New Yorkers for Parks
North Brooklyn Parks Alliance
Open Plans
Parks & Trails New York
Rails to Trails Conservancy
Regional Plan Association
REI Co-Op
RETI Center
Riverside Park Conservancy
Shorewalkers
Street Plans
StreetsPAC
The Leaf Island Team
Transportation Alternatives
Tri-State Transportation Campaign
Trust for Public Land
Untapped New York
Van Cortlandt Park Alliance
Waterfront Alliance