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Landscape Architecture Magazine: Feature on The 606 and The QueensWay

April 16th, 2015

Zach Mortice for Landscape Architecture Magazine writes about The 606, Chicago’s first elevated park, as a neighborhood connector and provider of green transportation. Mortice ties the boons of this linear park to The QueensWay: “For a…  Read More

Press Release: QueensWay Plan Winner of Two Design Awards

March 12th, 2015

New York, NY – Two leading design organizations this week recognized the firms behind the QueensWay for their work on the project’s conceptual design plan – the QueensWay Plan. DLANDstudio Architecture + Landscape Architecture and WXY…  Read More

Untapped Cities: Behind the Scenes Tour on the QueensWay with the Trust for Public Land

February 3rd, 2015

Ben Huff for Untapped Cities, “a community of over 400 contributors uncovering the best of urban life from cities around the globe,”  joined the Trust for Public Land’s Andy Stone on a tour of the QueensWay. Ben…  Read More

The New York Times: A Green Line Through Queens

January 1st, 2015

The QueensWay rung out 2014 with a bang with a New York Times editorial “A Green Line Through Queens,” proclaiming the merits of the QueensWay, calling it a “boon to the borough [of Queens.]” The New York Times…  Read More

Press Coverage on QueensWay Award of Regional Economic Development Council Grant

December 23rd, 2014

The QueensWay Plan received a $443,750 grant last week to be allocated to the design of the first phase of the project. As anticipation for the QueensWay builds, so does press coverage of the project–check out…  Read More