NEW YORK CITY—A new proposal to build a Queens version of the high line has been revealed. The plan calls for a transformation of 3.5 miles of abandoned railroad tracks that would provide Queens residents with bicycle and pedestrian paths, basketball courts and even an adventure park, reports DNAinfo.com.
The plan for the QueensWay—which was formulated by consultants for the Trust for Public Land and the Friends of the QueensWay, covers design and construction—would cost $120 million to execute.
By comparison, the cost of building Manhattan's 1.45-mile High Line was $152 million for the first two sections and $35 million for the third section, which recently opened to the public, according to the city's Econcomic Development Corp.
According to the Trust for Public Land, more than 320,000 people live in the neighborhoods within a mile of the proposed QueensWay. The project would connect the area of Rego Park to Ozone Park, analysts say, boosting the appeal of the neighborhoods.
The plan would include a number of sports facilities, such as basketball courts and a recreation center in the southern portion of the park.
It would also feature several learning gardens, which could be used by children from local schools, as well as an adventure park in the northern portion of the right of way.
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Rayna Katz
Rayna Katz is a seasoned business journalist whose extensive experience includes coverage of the lodging sector, travel and the culinary space. She was most recently content director for a business-to-business publisher, overseeing four publications. While at Meeting News, a travel trade publication, she received a Best Reporting award for a story on meeting cancellations in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
