The Femenias Report: Repaving of the Motor Parkway In Alley Pond and Cunningham Park
Reporter Frank Femenias has documented the status of the repaving of the Brooklyn-Queens Greenway section of the Motor Parkway.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
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Fellow LIMPers,
Some good news. Re-paving of Motor Parkway in Alley Pond/Cunningham Park is now complete and open to the public as of April 24, 2023.
- Guardrails/signs/markers in Phase 2 have yet to be installed.
- The original concrete posts were left undisturbed but the three-foot sections have been paved over.
- The bridges were not paved and are in fair condition.
- The section under the Clearview Expressway is also unpaved and could've used a coat.
- The new black surface is roller skate smooth, even at the seams.
- I'll be there again today biking with a 10-year old neighbor.
Enjoy,
Frank
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Heading South towards 73rd Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge with posts on both sides
Heading South from the 73 Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge
Heading South alongside 199th Street.
Heading North alongside 199th Street.
Heading East from Francis Lewis Boulevard Bridge into the jungle.
Heading East from Francis Lewis Boulevard Bridge into the jungle.
Heading South alongside Clearview Expressway approaching original Motor Parkway/
Heading East from Hollis Court Boulevard Bridge with concrete posts.
Heading East, the Central Railroad Bridge bypass.
Heading East, the Central Railroad Bridge bypass is impassable today.
A call box is made avaialble at the midpoint of this 2.75 mile section of the Motor Parkway.
The NYC Greenway sign on the Motor Parkway!
Comments
Nice captures, Frank. Some of the path seems rather narrow. But maybe they haven’t finished paving yet in those areas.
What a great improvement. Thank you, I can’t wait to ride this.
Brian-
The narrow sections you mention are the part of the bikeway that are west of the Clearview in Cunningham Park and do not follow the original ROW in the Park. They will most likely remain as such. It seems that anything that was the original ROW east of the Clearview has been paved to its original width from concrete extension to extension.
Looks great Frank. Nice job showing us this improvement to the Motor Parkway. You are an asset to our cause. For the record I want you to know that i constantly refer to the Motor Parkway interactive map you created. A constant treasure trove of fascinating information.