A coalition of New York City greenway advocates released what it calls the first-ever scorecard tracking the mayoral administration’s commitments to building and maintaining the city’s greenway network, the group announced Jan. 27.
The NYC Greenways Coalition, which describes itself as an alliance of more than 50 policy non-profits and all-volunteer community groups across the city, said the NYC Greenways Scorecard sets out priorities the administration should advance across three benchmarks: the First 100 Days, the First Year and the First Term. The coalition said the document is intended to publicly track progress and keep policymakers, public officials and city agencies accountable.
According to the coalition, the scorecard functions as a timebound schedule and implementation plan for the 2025 NYC Greater Greenways Plan, which the group described as the first citywide greenways plan in more than three decades. The coalition said it would publicize the administration’s progress toward completing the scorecard at the 100-day and first-year intervals.
The coalition said it is committed to a greenway network that is well-designed, well-maintained, connects neighborhoods across the city and is expanded into underserved communities. Greenways, the group said, can be the most affordable way to get around New York City on foot and on wheels, and a well-designed system that separates green space from motor vehicles for people walking and rolling makes New Yorkers of all ages, abilities, incomes and backgrounds healthier, safer, freer and more prosperous.
The coalition noted that greenways in New York City are planned, funded, built and maintained through multiple city agencies, framing the scorecard as a tool to coordinate accountability across that work. The group listed [email protected] as its press contact.
