Greenways
Top Categories
Friday Headlines: Anti-Bike Path Pols Edition
A SEQRA dust-up in the state Legislature, and more news.
March 27, 2026
New York’s Forgotten 2,000-Mile Bike Network—And What It Can Teach Us Today
How a bold 1890s experiment led to one of the nation’s most extensive greenway networks.
March 23, 2026
Hochul Budget Looks To Streamline Environmental Review Process for Greenways
The governor might be looking out for cyclists and hikers on the sly after she cut red tape for shared-use trails as part of her "Abundance"-inspired housing proposal.
February 17, 2026
Public Demands Safer West Side Highway at Packed Workshop
Seemingly all in attendance agreed that the existing bike and pedestrian path isn't cutting it and ought to be expanded.
May 22, 2025
State Must Cut Car Trips by 20%: Advocates
New York should spend billions on transit, bikes, and paths instead of more highway.
February 6, 2024
Getting the Green: Upstate Pol Wants to Unlock Highway Cash for Bike Paths
A New York state grant program now limited to road and highway projects could be unlocked for biking and walking paths under a new proposal.
January 23, 2024
Hochul Vetoes Bill To Expand Eastern Queens Greenway
The bill passed the legislature unanimously, but the governor vetoed it, saying that it mandated a study that was not funded in the budget. Whatevs.
November 20, 2023
OPINION: New Mayor Must Champion Safety of West Side Greenway
City and state agencies have failed to work together, mismanaging the Hudson River bike/ped path.
July 8, 2021
Blame State DOT for the Slushy Mess on the West Side Greenway on Friday Morning
The state's overbuilt response to last year's vehicular terrorist attack on the West Side Greenway has made the nation's most popular bike path nearly impassible during snow storms like the one on Thursday.
November 16, 2018
State DOT’s New Security Bollards Squeeze the Hudson River Greenway
"It’s a hastily-thrown together solution, and we deserve better from our city and state officials," said TransAlt Executive Director Paul Steely White.
July 2, 2018
