Along the 3.5-mile length, the former right-of-way transforms from an elevated embankment to a ravine to an elevated steel viaduct. The adjacencies along the QueensWay also vary, with little league fields along the northernmost end; big box stores, residential neighborhoods, and a public park in the middle; and crossing train lines, commercial corridors, and parking lots to the south.

The three main segments of the QueensWay—northern, central and southern—each have their own physical character which shapes the relationship to the surrounding communities in terms of vistas and enclosure, natural and urban experiences along the route. As a result, the issues related to safety, security, and privacy of adjacent properties are directly tied to how the former railway line moves through the landscape.

A quiet presence in the city, the QueensWay is currently camouflaged by school-bus parking, overgrown vines, industrial activity, and limited access. Once transformed, it has the potential to be a singular recreational and ecological amenity for the community.