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Parks Conservancy, in Betrayal to Mission, Issues Agenda-Driven Report to Integrate an E-Mobility Expressway Around 6 Mile Loop

11/19/2024 by Andrew Fine Devotees of Central Park awoke to a shocking article in the New York Times today, on how the Parks Conservancy and Sam Schwartz Sam Schwartz, a TYLin Company,  plan to “reimagine” the roadway around the park to accommodate unwanted, high-speed e-bikes and scooters with token consideration of pedestrians, the elderly, children, people with disabilities, and frankly, anyone concerned with safety and serenity in Central Park. Remember, as the Conservancy, the DOT, Parks, and Schwartz Engineering have forgotten, that the presence of the high-speed vehicles was, and is still a “pilot” program.  ***Editor's note. Lawyers for Mr Schwartz have informed me that Mr Schwartz sold Schwartz Engineering in 2021 and did not participate in the Central Park report. We'll take his word for it despite the Conservancy citing on page 6 of their report that it was "executed by Sam Schwartz Engineering (Sam Schwartz)...". I think you can understand why I made t...

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