REACH 8-BRONX RIVER

Location: Bronx River from Westchester County border to Bruckner Boulevard Upland Neighborhoods: Woodlawn, Wakefi eld, Bronxdale, Williamsbridge, West Farms, Bronx River, Crotona Park East, Hunts Point, Soundview

Neighborhood Strategies

Reachwide Bronx River Dams 2 • Improve water quality with a focus on addressing • Improve canoe passage and establish fi sh ladders at CSO’s through stormwater source controls in the the 3 dams located lowest on the river. sewersheds and more widely distributed/dispersed bioretention and detention methods. • Explore opportunities to reduce wave action to promote recreational boating and limit shore erosion. Bronx River Interagency Land Coordination 2.a • Improve water quality and create opportunities for • Address issues of water quality, particularly CSO’s. fi shing and other recreational uses on the Bronx River, based on criteria described in the Citywide Strategy. • Provide access points and connections for Bronx River Greenway (examples include Westchester Ave. and • Restore the shoreline in Starlight Park, West Farm Bruckner Blvd.) Rapids, Bronx River Forest, and Shoelace Park. • Complete improvements to the Bronx River Greenway. Westchester County Coordination 3 Bruckner/Sheridan Interchange 1 • Provide pedestrian connection to greenway in coordination with Westchester County and relevant • Support the continued success of the Hunts Point municipalities. Market by improving vehicular access. • Coordinate with upstream counties and municipalities • Identify improvements to waterfront access and to improve Bronx River water quality. open space connections along the Bronx River in conjunction with the State’s Bruckner-Sheridan Interchange project.

Trash Boom 1.a • Explore options for removing trash boom and improve non-motorized boat access based on the criteria described in the Citywide Strategy.

172nd St. 1.b • Create Bronx River Greenway connection for bikes and pedestrians next to the Amtrak site.

132 VISION 2020: NEW YORK CITY COMPREHENSIVE WATERFRONT PLAN - NEIGHBORHOOD STRATEGIES REACH 8-BRONX RIVER

Westchester County 3

Van Cortlandt Park BAYCHESTER AV

Hudson River

WEBSTER AV

BROADWAY BRONX BLVD

Pelham MOSHOLU PKWY Bay Park

Hutchinson River 2 NEW ENGLAND THRUWAY E GUN HILL RD

BOSTON RD

Manhattan E FORDHAM RD

REACH 8

PELHAM PKWY

Harlem River Pelham Bay Park GRAND CONCOURSE Bronx The Bronx Park

CROSS BRONX EXWY a

CROSS BRONX EXWY

BOSTON RD W FARMS RD b

Westchester Creek E 161 ST a 1 BRUCKNER EXWY

REACH 9 REACH

WESTCHESTER AVE IDAN EXWY 7 ER

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133 Reach Boundary Recommendation Areas Major Parklands