Join the citywide celebration of current and future NYC greenways that promotes the diversity of our city’s public spaces for exercise, nature, and fun! Greenways Weekend will take place across the five boroughs on Saturday and Sunday, September 19 & 20, 2026, with events extending through the end of September.
APA-NYM Chapter Transportation Committee: QueensWay Tour
Join the APA-NY Metro Chapter Transportation Committee for a tour of the QueensWay site! The QueensWay is a grassroots effort to transform a long-abandoned portion of the LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch into a 3.5-mile linear park in Central Queens. The tour will provide an opportunity to explore key planning objectives like transportation and connectivity. Saturday, September 19, from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
*Optional Networking Lunch to follow, location TBD!*
Tour highlights include:
– How the trail could improve walking and biking connections between neighborhoods, schools, parks, and transit
– Sustainability and resilience efforts of the project, including the role of green infrastructure in addressing stormwater and climate resilience
– Land use and economic development impacts of the project, including how transforming an underutilized rail corridor into a linear park can benefit local businesses
The tour will be led by:
– Andrea Crawford, Friends of the QueensWay Board Member
– Karen Imas, Friends of the QueensWay Board Member
– Sherry Aine Te, Project Manager, Capital Program New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC)
– Mike Lieberman, Program Director, New York State Trails
