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Rediscovering the First Wilderness REDISCOVERING THE FIRST WILDERNESS INTER-MUNICIPAL REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE NORTHERN HUDSON RIVER WITH THE WARREN COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT T H E S A R A T O G A A S S O C I A T E S Landscape Architects, Architects, Engineers, and Planners, P.C. Saratoga Springs ¢ New York City ¢ Boston © Copyright All Rights Reserved The Saratoga Associates © REDISCOVERING THE FIRST WILDERNESS © © REDISCOVERING THE FIRST WILDERNESS © © REDISCOVERING THE FIRST WILDERNESS © TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................I-1 II. INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS............................................................................................... II-1 A. REGIONAL SETTING, HISTORY AND COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS.................................. II-2 B. NATURAL RESOURCES........................................................................................................... II-4 1. TOPOGRAPHY............................................................................................................... II-4 2. FLOODPLAINS .............................................................................................................. II-5 3. WETLANDS .................................................................................................................. II-8 4. OPEN SPACE................................................................................................................. II-9 C. OTHER ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE FEATURES ............................................................ II-10 D. THE ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY .......................................................................................... II-11 E. EXISTING LAND USE............................................................................................................ II-15 1. CORRIDOR.................................................................................................................. II-15 2. NODES........................................................................................................................ II-16 F. OWNERSHIP PATTERNS........................................................................................................ II-18 1. CORRIDOR.................................................................................................................. II-18 A. WILD, FORESTED, CONSERVATION LANDS AND PUBLIC PARKS..................... II-18 B. VACANT LANDS ............................................................................................... II-19 G. APA LAND CLASSIFICATION............................................................................................... II-22 1. TOWNS ....................................................................................................................... II-24 2. APA CLASSIFICATION BY NODE ............................................................................... II-24 H. TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES ........................................................................................... II-26 1. INTERPRETING THE DATA.......................................................................................... II-28 2. SCENIC BYWAY ......................................................................................................... II-29 3. BUS SERVICE ............................................................................................................. II-31 4. AIR SERVICE .............................................................................................................. II-31 5. ON-ROAD BICYCLE ROUTES...................................................................................... II-32 I. HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES............................................................................... II-33 1. LOGGING.................................................................................................................... II-34 2. TANNING.................................................................................................................... II-35 3. POTASH ...................................................................................................................... II-36 4. MINING ...................................................................................................................... II-36 5. HUNTING, FISHING, AND HIKING .............................................................................. II-36 6. GREAT CAMPS ........................................................................................................... II-38 7. THE RAILROAD .......................................................................................................... II-41 8. THE INAUGURATION .................................................................................................. II-44 J. BUILDING INVENTORY......................................................................................................... II-46 1. REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ................................................................................ II-46 K. RECREATION AND TOURISM FACILITIES ............................................................................. II-47 L. SCENIC VIEWS ..................................................................................................................... II-52 NORTHERN HUDSON RIVER INTER-MUNICIPAL REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY TABLE OF CONTENTS TOC-1 III. THE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES........................................................................................III-1 A. THE EXISTING TOURISM MARKET........................................................................................III-1 B. ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF INCREASING OVERNIGHT STAYS IN WARREN COUNTY................................................................................................................................III-2 C. IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL TARGET MARKET SEGMENTS FOR TOURISM...............................III-3 D. TARGET MARKETS: THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTENDING THE LOCAL TOURISM MARKET IN THE UPPER HUDSON CORRIDOR .......................................................................III-5 E. TARGET MARKETS: THE POTENTIAL REGIONAL TOURISM MARKET FOR THE UPPER HUDSON CORRIDOR............................................................................................................III-10 IV. ACTION PLAN ...................................................................................................................IV-1 A. CREATING AND INTEGRATED TOURISM EXPERIENCE ALONG THE UPPER HUDSON CORRIDOR.............................................................................................................................IV-1 B. INTEGRATING COMMUNITIES INTO THE FIRST WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE..........................IV-6 C. RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................IV-8 1. TOWN OF JOHNSBURG.................................................................................................IV-8 2. TOWN OF THURMAN .................................................................................................IV-22 3. TOWN OF STONY CREEK...........................................................................................IV-29 4. TOWNS OF HADLEY AND LAKE LUZERNE ................................................................IV-32 5. TOWN OF CORINTH ...................................................................................................IV-38 V. DESIGN GUIDELINES ......................................................................................................... V-1 A. PURPOSE AND INTENT ...........................................................................................................V-1 B. SITE ORGANIZATION .............................................................................................................V-1 1. BUILDING SETBACKS AND RELATIONSHIP WITH ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT .............V-2 C. ARCHITECTURE......................................................................................................................V-3 1. ARCHITECTURAL FORM ...............................................................................................V-3 2. BUILDING HEIGHT AND ROOF DESIGN ........................................................................V-4 3. FAÇADE COMPOSITION (I.E., RHYTHM) .......................................................................V-5 4. BUILDING MATERIALS.................................................................................................V-5 5. MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT...........................................................................................V-6 6. HAZARDOUS GLARES/REFLECTIONS ...........................................................................V-6 D. PARKING ................................................................................................................................V-6 1. OFF-STREET PARKING .................................................................................................V-6 2. CURB CUTS AND CURBS ..............................................................................................V-7 3. BICYCLE PARKING .......................................................................................................V-7 4. PARKING AREA LIGHTING ...........................................................................................V-7 E. SITE DESIGN ..........................................................................................................................V-8
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