Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Greenways

Will the replacements for the obtrusive barriers installed on the greenway last fall leave sufficient room for cyclists and runners to pass safely? Photo copyright Shmuli Evers, used with permission.

NYS DOT and NYPD Security Overkill Could Destroy the Hudson River Greenway

By David Meyer | May 9, 2018 | 16 Comments

The space between anti-vehicle bollards must be wide enough to accommodate greenway crowds, but the state DOT and NYPD appear to be making other plans without public input.

This Hudson River Greenway Detour Has Lasted Five Months Longer Than Planned

By David Meyer | May 2, 2018 | 17 Comments

The 11-block detour between 59th Street and 70th Street began in late November and was supposed to wrap up in a few weeks. It's still in place.

Survey respondents said they'd like an alternative on Riverside Drive to the Hudson River Greenway bike path for cyclists and pedestrians (pictured). Photo: Ken Coughlin

Eyes on the Street: Lights Are Finally Coming to the Hudson Greenway “Cherry Walk”

By David Meyer | Mar 19, 2018 | 13 Comments

If you ride the Hudson River Greenway at night, these orange cones are a sight for sore eyes.

Once the weather warms up, large numbers of people will have to funnel through these concrete cattle chutes simultaneously. Photo copyright Shmuli Evers, used with permission.

State DOT Prepping Permanent Measures to Replace Temporary Barriers on West Side Greenway

By David Meyer | Mar 16, 2018 | 19 Comments

State DOT is "designing a permanent solution to replace the temporary security measures on the Route 9A bikeway." Construction will begin in the summer and wrap up sometime in 2019.

Parks Dept Closes Hudson River Greenway Segment With Little Public Notice

By David Meyer | Dec 1, 2017 | 15 Comments

A reader who bikes the greenway daily said there was no advance notice about the detour, which directs cyclists to a pedestrian path that's crowded with joggers and dog walkers. No signs indicate when the closure will end.

State DOT contractors placed jersey barriers on the Hudson River Greenway in 2017 to prevent cars from mowing down cyclists — but only now the state is going to improve the unprotected intersections. Photo copyright Shmuli Evers, used with permission.

State DOT Straightens Jersey Barriers So They Don’t Completely Ruin Hudson River Greenway

By David Meyer | Nov 8, 2017 | 16 Comments

Several days after dropping long concrete barriers at dangerous angles across the Hudson River Greenway, New York State DOT is finally straightening them out to run parallel with the bike path.

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