NYC Greenways Summit, May 5-6, 2022

The NYC Greenways Coalition convened the first-ever NYC Greenways Summit to explore greenways as vital public infrastructure and the need for comprehensive planning, implementation, and upkeep of a fully developed greenway network in NYC.

The inaugural Summit in May 2022 covered the status of NYC’s conceptual 400-mile network, greenway typologies, and planning, legislative, and policy challenges, with on-greenway workshops and rides during the concurrent “Greenways Week.”

Summit speakers included elected officials and government leaders, community stakeholders and civically engaged New Yorkers, and professionals working to advance an equitable greenway network in NYC. All speakers, topics and activities are listed below.

2022 Summit Agenda

Day 1: Thursday, May 5

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Networking Reception & Refreshment

ONGOING

Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway User Study

Participate in research to learn who’s using the greenway, how it’s being used, and the user experience.

1:00 - 1:45 PM

WELCOME: Opening Remarks from NYC Mayor Eric L. Adams

A Vision for Greenways in New York City’s Future

Introduction by Terri Carta, Executive Director, Brooklyn Greenway Initiative

2:00 - 3:15 PM

NYC Commissioners’ Panel

Sue Donoghue
NYC Parks Commissioner

Andrew Kimball
NYC Parks Commissioner

Ydanis Rodriguez
NYC DOT Commissioner

Moderator: Terri Carta
Executive Director, Brooklyn Greenway Initiative

3:30 - 4:45 PM

Advancing an Equitable Greenway Network in NYC

Giselle Guerrero
Steering Committee & Community Ride Leader, El Barrio Bikes; Community Planning Fellow, Fund for the City of New York

Hildalyn Colón Hernández
Director of Policy & Strategic Partnerships, Los Deliveristas/ Workers Justice Project

Joby Jacob, Ph.D.,
Co-Founder, Eastern Queens Greenway / Motor Parkway East; Associate Professor of Biology at LaGuardia Community College

Anna Kemeny
Steering Committee Coordinator & Community Ride Leader, El Barrio Bikes

Edmundo Martinez
Bronx River Alliance Greenway Team Co-Chair; Bike the Bronx; Lead Organizer, Bronx Cranksgiving

Chauncy Young
Harlem River Working Group

Moderator: John Surico
Professor + Advisor, NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute; Scholar in Residence, Central Park Conservancy Institute for Urban Parks

5:30 - 7:30 PM

Greenways4NYC Happy Hour

Hosted by

With remarks by New York Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher and Senator Andrew Gounardes

Day 2: Friday, May 6

8:30 - 9:30 AM

Networking Breakfast

ONGOING

Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway User Study

Participate in research to learn who’s using the greenway, how it’s being used, and the user experience.

9:30 - 10:00 AM

Remarks by US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

Federal Infrastructure Funding for Greenways and Trails

Introduction by Terri Carta, Executive Director, Brooklyn Greenway Initiative

10:00 - 11:00 AM

Building Greenways Better, Faster, Smarter

Eli Dvorkin
Editorial & Policy Director, Center for an Urban Future

Mike Lydon
Co-Founder and Principal, Street Plans

Tricia Martin
RLA, Associate Principal, Local Office Landscape and Urban Design

Moderator: Lauren Micir
Associate, Urbanism + Planning, AECOM Metro New York

11:05 - 11:25 PM

NYC Greenways Master Plan

Council Member Carlina Rivera, NYC Council District 2

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Designing Greenways as Vital Public Infrastructure

Pinar Balci
Assistant Commissioner, NYC DEP

Elizabeth Hamby
Senior Director, Take Care New York, NYC DOHMH

Elijah Hutchinson
Vice President of Waterfronts, NYC EDC

Sarah Neilson
Chief of Policy and Long-Range Planning, NYC Parks

Ted Wright
Director of Bicycle and Greenway Programs, NYC DOT

Moderator: Kate Collignon
Partner, HR&A Advisors

12:30 - 12:45 PM

Closing Remarks

12:45 - 2:00 PM

Networking Lunch

Greenways Week 2022 Events

Saturday, April 30

All Day

City Nature Challenge

Naval Cemetery Landscape, Brooklyn

Organizer: Brooklyn Greenway Initiative

2022 Summit Agenda

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Networking Reception & Refreshment

ONGOING

1:00 - 1:45 PM

2:00 - 3:15 PM

3:30 - 4:45 PM

5:30 - 7:30 PM

8:30 - 9:30 AM

ONGOING

9:30 - 10:00 AM

10:00 - 11:00 AM

11:05 - 11:25 PM

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

12:30 - 12:45 PM

12:45 - 2:00 PM

Greenways Week 2022 Events

Saturday, April 30

All Day

City Nature Challenge

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Storytime with the Brooklyn Public Library

Sunday, May 1

All Day

Five Boro Bike Tour

All Day

City Nature Challenge

Tuesday, May 3

3:00 PM

The Greenway @ Chelsea Piers Workshop

7:30 PM

Bay Ridge Weeknight Run

Thursday, May 5

12:00 - 5:00 PM

NYC Greenways Summit - Day 1

5:30 - 7:30 PM

#Greenways4NYC Happy Hour

Friday, May 6

8:30 AM - 2:00 PM

NYC Greenways Summit - Day 2

10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Jane's Walk: Naval Cemetery Landscape

Saturday, May 7

9:00 - 10:30 AM

Secrets of the East Harlem Waterfront Tour

10:00 am - 7:00 PM

Jane's Walk: Naval Cemetery Landscape

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Jane's Walk: The QueensWay

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

I Love My Park Day Cleanup at Canarsie Pier

11:00 AM

Harlem River Walk / Bike Ride

11:00 AM

The Brown Bike Girl presents a Kite Day Bike Ride

11:00 AM

Southern Brooklyn Greenways Ride & Ribbon Cutting

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Summer Saturdays Celebration 2022 of Music and Fun at the Aycock Pavilion

Sunday, May 8

9:00 AM

Eastern Queens Greenway Ride

10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Jane's Walk: Naval Cemetery Landscape

1:00 PM

Jane's Walk: Waterfront in the 'urban villages' of New Brighton-St. George-Tompkinsville

Sponsors

Additional program support for the NYC Greenways Coalition generously provided by:

Additional support for NYC Greenways Summit:

May 5-6, 2022