The NYC Economic Development Corporation selected RGR Landscape to conduct a planning study of access alternatives from the boroughs of Manhattan, Bronx, and Queens to Randall’s and Wards Island Parks. The planning effort identified the most attractive and practical options for providing bike and pedestrian access from nearby New York City neighborhoods to the vast recreational resources of these East River Islands. In addition, the RGR team developed a schematic plan for a four-mile bike/pedestrian loop around the island, which included two discrete paths within a single right-of-way to provide safe and pleasant use for pedestrian walkers and runners separated from bikers and skaters. The path system plan also included rest stops and seating at prominent viewing points. The RGR project team completed construction documents for the first 1-mile segment of the path system and it was opened to the public in the summer of 2006. Three additional phases were completed in subsequent years.
Client
NYC Economic Development Corporation, NYC Parks & Recreation
