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Brooklyn Greenway Initiative is working to build the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway and expand greenways in NYC

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Today, Brooklyn Greenway Initiative submitted test

Today, Brooklyn Greenway Initiative submitted testimony to @nyccouncil on the NYC Streets Plan. “Our mission is simple but urgent,” read our testimony, submitted by executive director Hunter Armstrong. “To complete and activate a continuous, resilient, and equitable greenway network and waterfront corridor that connects neighborhoods, supports small businesses, improves public health, and strengthens climate adaptation. Greenways that are protected, connected to their surrounding neighborhoods, and clearly marked can advance NYC’s affordability, safety, health, recreational, and climate goals.” Visit brooklyngreenway.org or our link in bio for the full text.⁠ ⁠ The NYC Streets Plan has introduced important accountability into the City’s transportation planning. **However** for greenways — including the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway — the current framework remains incomplete. The next NYC Streets Plan must move beyond counting miles and instead guarantee connectivity. The next NYC Streets Plan edition needs to do more, and include enforceable metrics to advance NYC’s 2025 “Greater Greenways Plan,” the first citywide greenways plan since 1993.⁠ ⁠ Brooklyn Greenway Initiative urges NYC Council to strengthen the next Streets Plan with clear, enforceable commitments:⁠ ⁠ 1️⃣ A Legally Mandated Greenway Completion Schedule⁠ 2️⃣ A “Connectivity First” Standard⁠ 3️⃣ Cross-Agency Greenway Accountability⁠ 4️⃣ Maintenance and Protection Guarantees⁠ 5️⃣ Fully Funding the Agencies Responsible for Delivery on Greenways⁠ ⁠ Brooklyn Greenway Initiative stands ready to partner with the City to achieve this vision. But partnership must be matched with policy guarantees. ⁠ ⁠ 📸 Photo of NYC Streets Plan rally by Rich Miller. Pictured, leadership from @harlemrivercoalition, colleagues from @transportationalternatives and more. @nycgreenways @shaunabreu @nyc_dot @nycedc @nycparks @nycmayorsoffice @familiesforsafestreets

There’s room for everyone on the greenway! On this

There’s room for everyone on the greenway! On this Prospect Park segment of the future Historic Brooklyn Greenway, shared-use paths accommodate cyclists, joggers, walkers to enjoy open greenspace in parallel. Image from “Greater Greenways” plan, released by NYC DOT, Parks, and EDC in 2025, with invaluable contributions from stakeholders such as @nycgreenways. #brooklyn #nyc #greenways

More than a hundred years on, one thing remains co

More than a hundred years on, one thing remains consistent in a borough that has changed so much: people love parkways! Seen here, cyclists and pedestrians enjoying Ocean Parkway — a century-old greenway route right here in Brooklyn and the first cycleway in the US! Photo from the “Greater Greenways” plan, by NYC DOT, Parks & Rec, and EDC. #greenway #brooklyn #nyc #oceanparkway

Thank you @cityandstateny for recognizing BGI exec

Thank you @cityandstateny for recognizing BGI executive director Hunter Armstrong on your 2026 Brooklyn Power List! ⚡️⁠ ⁠ 💚 Brooklyn Greenway Initiative helped shape greenway expansion and improvement across the borough while leading the NYC Greenways Coalition and supporting the city’s first comprehensive greenways masterplan in decades. #greenway #brooklyn #nyc

We’re keeping score for Brooklyn! From @bkeagle :⁠

We’re keeping score for Brooklyn! From @bkeagle :⁠ ⁠ “From the first 100 days, through the first year and through the first term, the [NYC Greenways Scorecard] identifies priorities for the administration to advance the work of improving and expanding greenways significantly ... said Hunter Armstrong of the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative and @nycgreenways Steering Committee. ‘We want to state explicitly and publicly what we think are priorities, and what we think is doable within these timeframes. We are encouraged that the new Department of Transportation administration has committed to delivering world-class greenways, and we look forward to seeing progress soon across all agencies.’” Read the full article via link in bio. #greenways #brooklyn #mamdani

We’re excited to help spread the word about the NY

We’re excited to help spread the word about the NYC Greenways Scorecard, a first-of-its-kind tool developed by @nycgreenways of which the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative is a lead convener.⁠ ⁠ “Walking, running, and cycling are the most affordable, healthiest, and most enjoyable ways to get around New York City and should be prioritized. We want to state explicitly and publicly what we think are a priorities, and what we think is doable within these timeframes. We are encouraged that the new Department of Transportation administration has committed to delivering world-class greenways, and we look forward to seeing progress soon across all agencies.” — Hunter Armstrong, executive director of Brooklyn Greenway Initiative and NYC Greenways Coalition Steering Committee member⁠ ⁠ The scorecard presents citywide and borough-specific priorities for the Mamdani administration and its agencies — DOT, Parks, and EDC specifically. In Brooklyn, key projects we’ve put forward for the First 100 Days include:⁠ ⁠ ▪️ Open new waterfront greenway section from Hamilton Ave to 29th Street ⁠ ▪️ Start plan to fill in Coney Island gap between Cropsey Ave and Emmons Ave⁠ ▪️ Start plan to improve/extend Historic Brooklyn Greenway, a 12-mile connection for greenways running along Eastern Parkway to Highland Park through Broadway Junction⁠ ▪️ Repave Ocean Parkway bike and pedestrian corridors⁠ ▪️ Push MTA for greenway in Interborough Express (IBX) corridor⁠ ⁠ Read more about the scorecard via link in bio. #greenways #brooklyn #nyc #mamdani

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