The New York City Department of City Planning’s Sustainable Communities program is working to identify strategic actions to improve neighborhoods around Metro-North stations including station visibility, pedestrian access, and surrounding land uses. Please check back for more updates regarding our study around the Parkchester station or contact sc_bronx_dl@nyc.planning.gov for more information.

The Department of City Planning’s Bronx Sustainable Communities Project held a successful joint outreach event around the Parkchester Proposed Metro North Station in coordination with Metro North Railroad and the Bronx Borough Presidents Office.  The event was held at the St Raymond Elementary school just blocks away from the proposed Metro North station. Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. gave remarks in support of the planning efforts and their benefits to Bronx communities and the region.   The outreach forum was attended by approximately 100 local residents, institutional and business leaders, and local press.  Project representatives from both agencies presented overviews of their studies, fielded comments and received constructive feedback from attendees during a Q & A following the presentations, and in an ‘open house’ format hosted in the school’s lobby at the start of the event. 

Parkchester Outreach

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