Take a Bike Tour of the QueensWay

Friend of the QueensWay is hosting a bike tour on March 15th that follows the path of the abandoned Long Island Rail Road tracks, from Rego Park to the Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park. The organization is pushing to transform the rails into a cohesive greenway through the borough. Peter Beadle, of the Friends of the QueensWay, told DNAinfo: “We want to give people a sense of what this could look like if we were able to create the park and the bikeway and we want them to get a feel how this line can connect with other locations and amenities in the neighborhoods.” The ride will last about seven miles and include some hiking portions and a stop for lunch. If you’d like to RSVP for the event, do so here.

According to DNAinfo, initial designs for the proposed greenway will be presented to the community during an upcoming series of workshops in March and early April. (Here are some awesome ideas for the QueensWay reuse, as part of an architecture competition.) Stay tuned!

Photo by Jeff Liao for Friends of the QueensWay