URBP 7871R The Queensway Plan

Roughly 3.5 miles long, 47 acre site stretching from Rego Park to Ozone Park.

(Forest Hills, Rego Park, Glendale, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, and Ozone Park) 40 acres are owned by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) and seven acres (passing through Forest Park) are managed by the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation.

The QueensWay Plan https://www.thequeensway.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etEZg6jLv_w&ab_channel=TheTrustforPublicLand https://rpa.org/maps/resilience.html Organizations: Trust for Public Land, Friends of the QueensWay Status: In Progress Description: Friends of the QueensWay, an advocacy group founded in 2011, has allied itself with The Trust for Public Land, a national not-for-profit dedicated to preserving open space and creating parks for people, particularly in and around cities. With funding from the State of New York, The Trust for Public Land has commissioned the QueensWay Plan to assess the challenges and opportunities associated with the conversion of this land into a new public park. WXY and dlandstudio were hired in September 2013 to lead an interdisciplinary team to analyze the economic, social, environmental, engineering and transportation dynamics of the site and surrounding area. The team worked closely with local communities to solicit a broad range of input to inform the development of the vision for the QueensWay. The Collaborative Problem-Solving Model CPS Element 1: Issue Identification, Community Vision, and Strategic Goal Setting The old Rockaway Beach Branch line has been left abandoned for over 50 years. The forgotten rail line has now become a sanctuary for various species of wildlife. However due to the lack of maintenance, illegal dumping has become persistent.

Cited from https://www.thequeensway.org/the-plan/plan-overview/ under Origins of the QueensWay, “Degraded soil and invasive vegetation of railway embankments allow stormwater to flood adjacent homes and backyards.”

Consultant Leads: WXY (Architecture + Planning), DLANDStudio (Landscape Architecture) Team: Hester Street Collaborative (Community Outreach), Weidlinger Associates (Structural Engineering), eDesign Dynamics (Ecological Engineering), HR&A Advisors (Economic Analysis), Sam Schwartz Engineering (Transportation Engineering), Renfro Design Group (Lighting Design), Gayron de Bruin (Land Surveying), Sabir, Richardson, Weisberg (Utility Engineering), and Gleeds (Cost Estimation) Organizational Supporters: Queens Tourism Council, Queens Chamber of Commerce, Forest Hills Crescent Civic Association, Forest Hills Youth Athletic Association, Indo-Caribbean Alliance, Richmond Hill Historical Society, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, New Yorkers for Parks, Transportation Alternatives, NY League of Conservation Voters, Association for a Better New York, Citizens Committee for NYC, Ridgewood Glendale Little League, Center for an Urban Future, The Rajkumari Cultural Center, Center for Active Design, Queens Distance Runners, and Earth Citizens Club of Queens NY. Endorsements: U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, New York State Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi, Council Member Karen Koslowitz, Cited from https://www.thequeensway.org/the-plan/plan-overview/ Goals: 1. A new kind of neighborhood park that will safely link to and enhance Forest Park 2. A showcase for Queens through cultural events and opportunities for local businesses 3. A way to connect children with nature and create much-needed new play spaces

4. A path to Vision Zero, with safe walking and biking routes to schools, stores, and work 5. New open space for neighborhoods that don’t have enough parks (allow for recreational opportunities for all ages, improve mental and physical health of users, act as a corridor to connect neighborhoods and support local businesses, The enhanced ecology will become a learning landscape for visitors, the community and the many schools that abut the site. Outdoor classroom spaces, group walking tours, and interpretive signage will create a range of educational opportunities for students, local residents, and visitors.)

6. Restoration of healthy and productive ecological systems (The QueensWay is an overgrown landscape where invasive plantings have choked out native species.

Removal of noxious weed trees, shrubs and vines such as ailanthus, Poison Ivy and Japanese Knot weed will be an important priority. The project will also remove unhealthy trees and trees with lower ecological and park value to allow longer living trees space to mature more healthily and beautifully. The embankment will also be stabilized to help mitigate the current occurrence of soil erosion and runoff into the neighboring properties. This ecological restoration will translate into a strategy across the entire QueensWay, from stormwater management improvements that will serve the ballfields at the northern end of the park to the soil stabilization along the embankment in the Woodhaven/Richmond Hill neighborhoods.)

CPS Element 2: Community Capacity-Building and Leadership Development There are many ways people can support this project: joining the email list or following the QueensWay social media accounts, signing their petition, submitting letters of support through local community boards, inviting interested local groups, organizations, civics, and institutions. Simply writing or emailing to the Mayor would support building community efforts. Events are held for example park clean ups and walking tours to promote the project as well.

Register for Earth Day Cleanup on the QueensWay https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/forest-highland/13618 CPS Element 3: Consensus Building and Dispute Resolution https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/26/nyregion/queens-high-line.html https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2022/09/16/mayor-launches-first-phase-of-queensway-linearpark-but-what-about-transit/ https://queenseagle.com/all/2022/9/16/mayor-picks-queensway-over-new-subway-for-a bandoned-rail-line-in-queens In September, Mayor Eric Adams committed $35 million to convert nearly three-quarters of a mile of the city-owned rail corridor into a five-acre park, which will be called the Met Hub. City officials have not yet given an opening date for the park.

But QueensLink proponents say that many residents of the neighborhoods in question — Forest Hills, Rego Park, Glendale, Woodhaven, Ozone Park and Richmond Hill — need transit options far more than they need green space, and that their plan would include parkland around the tracks.

A 2019 study by the state-controlled Metropolitan Transportation Authority estimated that restoring the rail line could serve as many as 47,000 local riders a day and would

cost between $6.8 billion and $8.1 billion. Another study commissioned by QueensLink supporters found that it would cost between $3.4 billion and $3.7 billion.

City officials, who are just starting to design the park, as well as QueensWay supporters, emphasized that they are not ruling out rail service, and that it could be incorporated later. But Rick Horan, 69, the executive director of the QueensRail Corporation, the nonprofit supporting the QueensLink, said that it makes no sense for the city to spend millions to design a park while the authority is still evaluating the rail line.

Addressing Concerns of Adjacent Homeowners: 1. All efforts will be made to retain the existing mature trees and the wooded character of the site 2. Backyards of adjacent homes will be screened and secured 3. The pathways that run adjacent to homes will have vegetated buffers at the top of the embankment as well as secure fencing at the property line to physically and visually separate backyards and homes from visitors 4. The fencing will have plantings along it to provide additional screening 5. In addition, all activity spaces will be located away from adjacent homes and sited near existing non-residential amenities and highly-used public thoroughfares (two lengths of the QueensWay that run by homes, referred to as the “Passages,” will be used for walking and cycling) 6. Entrances to the QueensWay will be limited to key intersections (secure fencing will eliminate access at any other points) CPS Element 4: Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships and Leveraging of Resources The QueensWay Plan is funded by the State of NY Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, The Governor’s Regional Economic Development Council, NYC Department of Environmental Protection,Citi Foundation, The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, the Tiger Baron Foundation, the Booth Ferris Foundation, the Scherman Foundation and the Lily Auchincloss Foundation.

Total of five large public meetings, 30 workshops and meetings with community groups, and hundreds of stakeholder discussions.

June 18, 2012 - The Queens Civic Congress held a Public Forum on the Future of the Rockaway Beach Branch Right of Way. Friends of the QueensWay Steering Committee Members Frank Lupo, Travis Terry & Andrea Crawford were joined by the Trust for Public Land NYC Director Andy Stone to give a presentation on the QueensWay. June 16, 2013 - The QueensWay aims to reclaim public land for much needed public green space, and create a once-in-lifetime opportunity for economic growth in Queens.

On June 16th, a group of 25 NYC residents were given the opportunity to learn about the project and visualize its potential outcome as they walked below, on, and alongside the abandoned railway. While the site is largely inaccessible, parts of the future greenway can be explored on grade and below.

Led by Frank Lupo (Friends of the QW), and Andy Stone (Trust for Public Land), the tour was organized by the Municipal Arts Society of NY as part of their ongoing series of walking tours exploring the City’s infrastructure and architecture. Participants from Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx, and New Jersey, explored key access points to the QueensWay site, learning about the project’s potential to improve the quality of

life for the 250,000 people living within a mile of the proposed greenway, and the many visitors who would inevitably be drawn to this landmark.

June 26, 2013 - On Monday, June 24th, friends and supporters of the QueensWay gathered at Austin’s Ale House in Kew Gardens to discuss recent developments and ideas regarding the QW. Attendees included supporters who’ve been following the project for years, as well as many who had just learned about the QW from recent tabling in Forest Hills and Richmond Hill. Following a presentation and a spirited Q&A discussion, letters of support were written to elected officials, connections were made, and plans for future grassroots outreach took root.

August 20, 2013 - Two New York firms have been chosen to lead a design and feasibility plan to turn 3.5 miles of an abandoned railroad in Queens into the new QueensWay park, The Trust for Public Land and the Friends of the QueensWay announced today.

The firms are WXY architecture + urban design and dlandstudio. They were selected by a panel which looked at 29 proposals from as far away as China.

When it is finished, the QueensWay will create a 3.5 mile linear park along an old Long Island Railroad track path, stretching through central and southern Queens. It will connect multiple communities and provide green space for 250,000 people in the borough. The park will also celebrate the borough’s diversity, with art, sculpture and food from around the world.

November 27, 2013 - On November 13, 19, and 20, three public workshops were held in Woodhaven, Forest Hills and Ozone Park. The workshops were led by the QueensWay Planning Consultants to gather community input for the ongoing feasibility study of the abandoned Right-of-Way. More than 300 residents attended (by some counts, close to 350) nearly doubling the expected turnout. After viewing a presentation outlining the feasibility study, participants broke out into discussion groups, each sharing their own personal connection to the project site, identifying points of interest, and sharing ideas, concerns and hopes relating to the QueensWay vision.

A second round of workshops will be held in early 2014, where Planning Consultants will present their first set of visions for the QueensWay, based on a physical survey of the site, analysis of surrounding neighborhoods and land uses, and community input gathered at November workshops and from the ongoing online forum.

The Friends of the QueensWay Steering Committee is deeply grateful and for all those who participated, and for the tireless outreach efforts of the Trust for Public Land, WXY Architecture & Urban Design, dland studio, Hester St Collaborative, and numerous FQW volunteers, who reached out to dozens of local community groups, placed hundreds of phone calls and distributed over 3,000 workshop invitations to homes and businesses near the project site. We are grateful for the participation of local public

figures, a number of whom attended in person, sent delegates, and encouraged constituents to participate.

February 20, 2014 - On February 4th, 50 High School students in Richmond Hill gathered around an interactive map to learn about the QueensWay plan. Together, they learned about the history of the site, and shared ideas for future programming. This session –one of a series of mobile workshops– is part of an ongoing effort to bring the project to communities less likely to attend a public workshop. Central to these workshops is the Mobile Outreach Tool, a one-of-a-kind portable community engagement instrument that can be used to help explain what and where the Queensway is and additionally, gather feedback from residents and stakeholders.

Led by the Hester Street Collaborative (HSC) and FQW volunteers, Mobile Workshops have been held at the MELS School PTA, The High School for Construction Trades, The New York City Academy for Discovery (Q306), Body of Christ Filipino Christian Church, The Junior Sikh Coalition, and three workshops at the Queens Community House.

March 28, 2014 - At the March 24th and 26th QueensWay community workshops, over 200 Queens residents participated in a discussion with The QueensWay planning team.

Among the topics discussed were: potential programming and design scenarios, privacy and security of users and adjacent residential properties, potential access points, impact on Forest Park, and creating a safe commuting alternative to Woodhaven blvd.

April 30, 2018 - The culmination of our work over the last couple months with students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School (MELS) took place Saturday with an event at Forest Park as part of the global 2018 City Nature Challenge.

February 3, 2019 - In 2016, we received word from Kevin Montalvo, one of the co-founders of the Queens Distance Runners team, expressing his enthusiasm for the Queensway and lending their endorsement of the project.

So it was no surprise to hear from Kevin last month that he wanted to organize a Queensway Cleanup. Within a couple weeks, this community leader gathered many of the team members to volunteer along with getting the appropriate permits and forging a relationship with the Friends of Forest Park and local NYPD Explorers team members to lend a hand.

The cleanup had a showing of nearly 30 volunteers spread across a half mile of the abandoned tracks in Forest Park. Queens Distance Runners proves time and time again that they are more than a running team or club, they are a community group!

The support we get from Kevin and the Queens Distance Runners does not go unnoticed and at least for one day yesterday, the results of the community coming together for one goal seem as tangible as ever. They support the project because it symbolizes, to them, progression of increased accessibility for runners, joggers while establishing a safe path for commuters seeking a healthy alternative to congested traffic in the established region.

January 12, 2021 - Friends of the QueensWay and The Trust for Public Land congratulate Governor Cuomo and the Friends of the High Line for today’s exciting announcement on the expansion of the High Line. This is the type of investment that will help our region rebuild and our communities thrive, while also highlighting a need for funding similar linear park projects outside of midtown Manhattan. For the same funding recently allocated to the High Line, half the QueensWay could be built providing almost two miles and 24 acres of new parkland to the communities of Central Queens.

Once completed, the Queensway will provide the first safe and protected bike lane in our communities -connecting our schools and parks, while providing increased businesses to the small businesses along the trail. The communities and businesses along the Queensway have been disproportionately impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the Queensway will give these neighborhoods the opportunity to have a new place to safely gather outdoors with friends and family, while also providing much needed opportunities for solace and healing. We call on Governor Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio, Borough President Richards and all elected officials to come together and support the QueensWay in a similar fashion to the High Line.

April 26, 2021 - For nearly 60 years the QueensWay lay abandoned, blighting the communities of Central Queens. The Friends of the QueensWay, which includes residents living in these communities, is grateful to Andrew Yang for recognizing the significance of converting this 3.5 mile, 47 acre plot of land which exists in the most diverse area of the city into usable and much-needed open space. Andrew joins a long list of entities supporting the QueensWay which include local businesses, elected officials, community and citywide organizations, the NY Times editorial board and thousands of residents. We look forward to working with all mayoral candidates and the next Administration to create a place that will boost local businesses, provide a safe way to bike, jog and walk, improve safety and environmental conditions and benefit the quality of life of Central Queens residents.

January 6, 2022 - Congratulations @GovKathyHochul on climate and open space commitments in the State of the State, plus a commitment to rapid transit through the Interboro Express connecting BK and QNS! Now let’s build the QueensWay! September 16, 2022 - To quote Mayor Adams, “We are moving from a city of no to a city of yes and QueensWay is the way we are going to go.” Yes to parks equity, yes to safe cycling, yes to better access to Forest Park, yes to green infra, yes to outdoor education for schools, and much more. Friends of QueensWay is grateful to Mayor Adams, CM Lynn Schulman, BP Donovan Richards and all the elected officials, civic leaders and volunteers who helped make this possible. Let’s get to work! https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/675-22/mayor-adams-35-million-investm ent-phase-one-new-linear-park-queens#/0 October 21, 2022 - We look forward to hosting a tour tomorrow for the 20th Annual Open House New York Weekend! 3 Days. 5 Boroughs. 250+ Places—including ours!

Learn more: ohny.org/weekend

Guides from Friends of the QueensWay and @TrustforPublicLand will co-lead a 3-mile walk alongside the northern section of this proposed ”cultural greenway” that will transform a long-abandoned rail line running from Rego Park, south to Ozone Park. If built, the QueensWay could highlight the many cultures of Queens (one of the most diverse urban areas in America) and provide pedestrian and bike linkages.

The well known annual recurring events are the QueensWay Cleanups, Jane’s Walk, and the QueensWay Tour.

CPS Element 5: Constructive Engagement by Relevant Stakeholders Based on the estimates of $122 million, the QueensWay will cost approximately $2.6 million per acre. It is essential to reach out to City/State, Federal, and Private funding.

Preliminary estimate for total maintenance and operations (staffing levels for cleaning, landscape maintenance, security, public programs,etc.) is $4 million. It is anticipated that the general maintenance and operations will be carried out by City of NY Parks & Recreation, whereas other responsibilities will be supported and/or carried out by a nonprofit conservancy. Both The Trust for Public Land and Friends of The QueensWay expect to be involved in the formation of the conservancy. There are four sources of potential funding for the maintenance and operations of the QueensWay. Beyond public funding, additional sources include earned income through park concessions, private philanthropic donations, and value capture of projected increased property tax revenues in the area deriving from anticipated increased property values created by the QueensWay. In 2014, the QueensWay Plan was issued-funded by a $478,000 grant from NY State Parks and the Governor’s Regional Economic Development Council. Those two entities have also provided a $444,000 grant (supplemented by a $250,000 grant from State Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi) to design a first half-mile section of the QueensWay-the Metropolitan Hub. CPS Element 6: Sound Management and Implementation Mentioned in E4.

There are six main themes based on opinions from Queens residents: Connections + Neighborhoods (Vision Zero, Subway, Nearby Destinations), Play + Health (Recreation Facilities, New Park, Health Benefits), Ecology + Education (Historical, Ecological Restoration, Learning), Culture + Economic Development (Greenway, Cuisine), Safety + Comfort (Emergency Vehicles, Privacy, Lighting), and Care + Stewardship (Implementation, Costs, Funding, Maintenance and Operations).

CPS Element 7: Evaluation, Lessons Learned, and Replication of Best Practices Project is still in progress therefore further research is needed The design process for the first half-mile section of the QueensWay began in mid-2016 and was completed by mid-2018. Further City and State funding is needed to build this first phase as well as subsequent phases.

The consultant team for the QueensWay Plan estimates that home values adjacent to the QueensWay would increase by 5-7 percent.

The MTA and partners conducted a feasibility study, completed and results shared in 2019 that determined the potential cost of rail reactivation could range anywhere between 6.8 billion and 8.1 billion dollars, not including additional cost for real estate acquisitions.

https://www.thequeensway.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Phase-1-Rockaway-BeachBranch-Sketch-Assessment_FINAL-REPORT.pdf Addressing Concerns of Adjacent Homeowners: 7. All efforts will be made to retain the existing mature trees and the wooded character of the site 8. Backyards of adjacent homes will be screened and secured 9. The pathways that run adjacent to homes will have vegetated buffers at the top of the embankment as well as secure fencing at the property line to physically and visually separate backyards and homes from visitors 10. The fencing will have plantings along it to provide additional screening 11. In addition, all activity spaces will be located away from adjacent homes and sited near existing non-residential amenities and highly-used public thoroughfares (two lengths of the QueensWay that run by homes, referred to as the “Passages,” will be used for walking and cycling) 12. Entrances to the QueensWay will be limited to key intersections (secure fencing will eliminate access at any other points) Recommendations: 1. Defects that must be repaired, rehabilitated, or removed a. Base of column section loss at Yellowstone Blvd, and replacement of column base concrete covers b. Concrete deck/fascia along the elevated viaduct spans c. Side platform slabs between 101 Ave. and 103 Ave. d. Gunite along the fascia arches below platforms between 101 Ave. and 103 Ave. e. Deteriorated gunite on fascia girders and substructure at 97 Ave, 101 Ave, 103 Ave, Liberty Ave, Rockaway Blvd bridges f. Severely deteriorate concrete substructure 2. Defects that should be repaired, rehabilitated or removed a. Blast cleaning of existing steel bridge structure, and repainting b. Concrete abutment and wingwall spalling, scaling, cracking, efflorescence c. Railings GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE WATERFRONT ●

[Q1] QueensWay is located in Queens and it passes through the majority of residential areas and a few commercial spaces. The site is in close proximity to schools and green spaces for example Forest Park and Forest Hills Ballfields. The project is around 3.5 miles long, totaling to 47 acres and stretches from Rego Park to Ozone Park. The abandoned tracks connect the neighborhoods of Forest Hills, Rego Park, Glendale, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill and Ozone Park. Early settlers used small stones dropped from glaciers to create walls to define site boundaries and keep animals from escaping.

Queens in general is ethnically diverse where it is normal to see restaurants from different countries be all lined up on the same block. With this project underway the community can also enjoy new opportunities to learn and observe cultural performances and public art. By promoting the wide range of cuisines this can boost tourism and hopefully bring new businesses and create partnerships. The closest water

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body is Flushing Meadows Corona Park which is approximately 1.5 miles away. There is a potential implementation for a new bike route connection that will allow riders to travel from the QueensWay to Corona Park. Currently there are express buses and subway trains that can also take riders back and forth.

[Q2] The QueensWay Plan will turn the site from a trash dump into an active learning environment. Today there is a lack of maintenance and security to prevent trash piling up and prevent excess waste. The abandoned tracks are filled with drugs and illegal substances. Currently there are also sights of overgrown plants and weeds that make the space uninviting. A limited number of animal species are able to thrive in this area.

There are many dead trees that need to be removed, replaced, and properly managed.

There is a lack of prevention against rainfall and being able to mitigate against its effects.

[Q3] In the QueensWay plan it was mentioned that it is a priority to remove noxious weed trees, shrubs and vines such as ailanthus, poison ivy, and japanese knotweed. In partnership with the parks department, they will remove unhealthy trees in order to allow thriving trees to become more healthy. By implementing an embankment this will help to lessen the occurrence of soil erosion and runoff. The restoration will also help to improve stormwater management that directly affects the ballfields. In hopes of attracting new wildlife, the understory will be replanted in order to improve the site’s biodiversity.

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[Q4] The scale is across multiple communities since it affects neighborhoods that are adjacent to each other but are respectively in their own zones. This initiative will improve the preexisting ecosystem that was already slowly deteriorating from years of abandonment. The layers that led to the site selection of this intervention is the lack of transit in this area of Queens, lack of green space in some neighborhoods, and its existence towering over residents with no real use. After seeing success in the High Line, this also influenced the idea of turning more old and unused tracks into something that would benefit the people’s livelihoods.

[Q6] The leaders of the operation are the Trust for Public Land and the Friends of the QueensWay. The residents and members of the Friends of the QueensWay are the main ones leading the maintenance and operations. Events are held to clean up the park, to guide visitors through the park, and to teach others. These two groups were able to successfully draw the attention of Mayor Adams who was able to allocate money to help fund this project.

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[Q7] Communities of low income, lack of political power, and lack of transportation are vulnerable to inaction. Ecological systems with no diversity, improper maintenance, and cluttered with garbage are vulnerable to inaction. People with children, older adults, people who lack access to the natural environment will benefit the most from the

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QueensWay Plan. In due time, once the project is complete we will be able to see people enjoy a greenway that connects through many neighborhoods which would save people money and create a great place to relax.

[Q8] The QueensWay plan will create a new path that will allow people to travel through the neighborhoods away from direct car traffic. Students who need to get to school safely can use this path, elderly who need to go grocery shopping can connect to the stop & shop then be able to safely get home. Expansion of traffic modes allows for more options for people to choose from. With the improved biodiversity, this can improve the air quality and allow for the integration of new bird species. The mental and physical health of the visitors can also be raised.

[Q9]https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/274-23/mayor-adams-releases-plany c-getting-sustainability-done-new-york-city-s-strategic-climate-plan#/0 Taken from PlaNYC, the goal of improving New Yorkers’ quality of life aligns with the QueensWay plan of appreciating the natural landscape, implementing easy access, and to create more dedicated stewardship. These new greenways will be a huge factor in allowing for safe active transportation routes and facilitate connections between parks.

There is an emphasis on encouraging people to walk, bike, and take public transit to get around the city. The other goal would be to build a “green economic engine” by investing in public education and training to influence students and locals to undertake green jobs, more well paying and accessible jobs for those who are not able to earn a decent living, and to protect small and expanding businesses. This is a pathway to hopefully “influence transitional companies to ditch the carbon and waste intensive processes toward low-carbon or net-zero solutions.”

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[Q10] It would be important to create a timeline and to have meetings as often as possible to share updates and progress. Political leaders need to remain involved and must share the word about the project to the public in order to allow awareness and hopefully draw more attention. There needs to be times to allow the public to access the space and share their thoughts about how the plan is going so far. In the next 5 years, the plan should be already completed. There should be sufficient maintenance services that clean and check the park throughout the day and when weather is poor. Events must be scheduled for every weekend, partnering organizations may also be scheduled to interact with the space as often as possible. In the next 10 years, there should already be a plan set to improve all local businesses both on paper and through the internet. The air quality and overall health of the neighborhoods must be recorded and compared to previous data in order to determine those involved have seen a huge improvement.