National Park Service

Gateway National Recreation Area, Jamaica Bay Unit Alternative Transportation Feasibility Study National Park Service

The National Park Service?s (NPS) Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE) was created to provide convenient access to outdoor recreation in the National Park System for millions of residents and visitors to the New York City (NYC) area, the most populous metropolitan area in the nation. Population density and the lack of available space for parking have contributed to the lowest ratio of car ownership in the nation for NYC residents, while simultaneously encouraging the most extensive network of public transit in the United States.