"Manhattan Waterfront" usually means "Manhattan below 96th St". Inwood has almost no greenway infrastructure and what it does have is absolutely terrible. The simplest and fastest thing that NYC could do is take a lane from the HHP northbound and HRD northbound and -- presto -- much better greenway connectivity for Upper Manhattan. This could be done within a week by simply sliding over existing barriers, it's that easy.
Very good point! The GGP has the entire Manhattan west side waterfront marked as greenway, from end to end. But as anyone who has tried to run or bike north of the GWB can attest, it’s hardly usable in some portions and requires navigating pockmarked trail and sharing lanes with cars.
I’d seen the map and was suspicious of what seemed like an over representation, but good to know it was just a loose definition. Shows the importance of the definition.
My biggest critique of the GGP is the lack of emphasis on interboro connections. Are the East River bridges not greenways? Can we discuss making the broadway bridge, and by extension the Empire State Trail, better?
"Manhattan Waterfront" usually means "Manhattan below 96th St". Inwood has almost no greenway infrastructure and what it does have is absolutely terrible. The simplest and fastest thing that NYC could do is take a lane from the HHP northbound and HRD northbound and -- presto -- much better greenway connectivity for Upper Manhattan. This could be done within a week by simply sliding over existing barriers, it's that easy.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17MELlB3FpxvVcRFLllZJ5E-wl0HoxnD2IUfHSaeYQkA/edit?usp=sharing
This is a really good presentation. It's funny that even in NYC there is a lot of genuine excess road capacity.
Very good point! The GGP has the entire Manhattan west side waterfront marked as greenway, from end to end. But as anyone who has tried to run or bike north of the GWB can attest, it’s hardly usable in some portions and requires navigating pockmarked trail and sharing lanes with cars.
I’d seen the map and was suspicious of what seemed like an over representation, but good to know it was just a loose definition. Shows the importance of the definition.
My biggest critique of the GGP is the lack of emphasis on interboro connections. Are the East River bridges not greenways? Can we discuss making the broadway bridge, and by extension the Empire State Trail, better?