NYC Mapped Its Greenways. Now It Has to Build Them.

Examining the Greater Greenways Plan, accessibility patterns, and the problem of isolated pedestrian infrastructure

Anyone who has spent time on the Hudson River Greenway, on Manhattan’s west side waterfront, knows how incredible the greenway experience in NYC can be. Lush vegetation alternating with modern urban parks and playgrounds, revitalized piers and well-preserved 19th-century ornamentation, all with unbeatable views of the Hudson River and NYC’s tallest skys…