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Bruckner–Sheridan Provide Seating Or Benches and Are Often Evaluation for Two Future No-Build Years Well-Landscaped Such As Fufidio Triangle Summer 2005 Issue 4 Greenstreets: Started in 1996, Greenstreets School Parks: These parks PLANNED OPEN SPACES is a citywide NYCDPR program to convert expand the recreational, social IN THE NO-BUILD ALTERNATIVE paved, vacant traffic islands and medians and educational opportunities The No-Build alternative is the “baseline” into green spaces filled with shade trees, available to a community through for evaluating project impacts. It represents flowering trees, shrubs and groundcover. either playgrounds or athletic conditions in the future with the effects of They often provide a visual focal point with fields, though some may have other known projected developments limited local usage, either as a triangle limited access times. P.S. 48’s added to existing conditions, absent the Fufidio Triangle is a greenstreet in P.S. 48’s playground is a school Hunts Point. within a street bed or as a linear park in the park located in Hunts Point. playground is an example of a proposed EIS alternatives. For this project, street row. These spaces may or may not school park. conditions have been projected for Bruckner–Sheridan provide seating or benches and are often evaluation for two future No-Build years well-landscaped such as Fufidio Triangle. Large Urban Parks/Destination (2010 and 2030). Expressway Interchange/Hunts Parks: These parks preserve In addition to the parks and open space This is the site of Starlight Park, a community park This is the site of the future Concrete Plant Park, a Point Peninsula Access EIS Community Gardens: An open space unique landscape and open spaces to be reconstructed in the Bronx River neighborhood, community park in Soundview. designated for use by a specific community, such as Soundview Park while that currently exist in the Bruckner-Sheridan and part of the Bronx River Greenway. typically used as a cutting/vegetable gar- meeting community-based active study area, there are a number of projects den, or as a local respite area such as the and/or passive recreational needs. in progress or planned within the study New Hoe Avenue Garden. These include area. These represent future condition NYSDOT AND OPEN SPACE Soundview Park is a large urban open space plans that will be included in gardens in the “Green Thumb” program destination park. NYSDOT is committed to environmentally friendly projects that provide alternative means of FOR MORE INFORMATION, THE OPEN SPACE QUESTIONNAIRE Important feedback was also received from which are open to the public a minimum of the No-Build alternative. Park ownership transportation including bikeways and pedestrian paths to alleviate traffic congestion and QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS: St. Luke's Park is a Green Thumb also is important to take into consideration On February 3, 2005 an Open Space Workshop such city and state agencies as the New York Community Garden in Mott Haven. 10 hours per week. emissions. Currently within the project study area, NYSDOT is sponsoring the design and If you would like to participate in the was held at Casita Maria over pizza and soda as City Department of City Planning (NYCDCP), as a park owned by NYCDPR today will construction of the Bronx River Greenway and the Starlight Park Reconstruction. Bruckner-Sheridan Expressway Bruckner-Sheridan project team members and New York City Department of Transportation most likely remain a park in 2030 while Interchange/Hunts Point Peninsula stakeholders sat down to discuss the existing (NYCDOT) and New York City Department of Urban Plaza: A public square or open one currently owned by New York City In the future, NYSDOT plans to reconstruct four bridges as part of the Bronx River Parkway Access Study, please join the project conditions of parks, open space and Parks and Recreation (NYCDPR). space such as Crames Square that is often Department of Housing Development may Bridges project. As part of the bridges’ reconstruction, NYSDOT plans to provide a 12’ wide mailing list by contacting Community bikeways/greenways in the project study area. a predominantly paved area that may or become housing by 2010 or 2030. Planned multipurpose lane to open up more space for pedestrians and alternative means of Questionnaire response from stakeholders and future park and open space projects include: transportation. Relations Specialist, Randall Mardus During this workshop, project team members may not include seating and/or landscape PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION at 212-799-8803, or e-mail to presented stakeholders with a questionnaire agencies has provided greater accuracy regarding elements. NEXT STEPS [email protected]. and asked them to detail the state of their parks and open space in the project study area. PROJECT SPONSOR YEAR INCLUDED IN NO-BUILD The project team has identified a number of local parks and open space. For example, input from workshop participants DRAFT GOALS AND planned open space projects for inclusion Joining the mailing list resulted in the addition of a rating to capture Crames Square is an urban plaza Living Memorial Trail Greening for Breathing Underway in Longwood. OBJECTIVES under the No-Build alternative. In addition to enables members to: The questionnaire allowed those who lived and park “significance.” Other feedback quickly Barretto Point Park NYCDPR 2010 open spaces and recreational resource • Receive the study’s newsletter and worked within the area to verify the name and cleared up questions of misidentified park names Mini Parks/Playgrounds: Areas of 0.5 INITIAL ALTERNATIVES Bronx River Greenway NYSDOT (Construction) 2010 considerations, the No-Build alternative other informational material; location of each park and to rate its usability and locations. Completed questionnaires also acres or less of city property with varied (East Tremont to NYCDPR (Operation) includes forecasts of traffic conditions to the • Gain first-hand knowledge of the and accessibility. The questionnaire also provided identified prominent issues concerning parks uses and purposes for residents within a Westchester Avenues) year 2010 and 2030 within the project study study’s progress and direction; and stakeholders space to give general comments and open space in the project study area such three block service radius. These may Bronx River Parkway NYSDOT 2010 PUBLIC SCOPING area through the use of extensive traffic • Provide opportunity to voice your and to present issues of concern to them. Most as park accessibility, the levels of maintenance contain enhanced streetscapes, traffic Bridges/ Bikeway modeling. Projections relevant to other analysis opinions, concerns or comments. importantly, the Open Space Questionnaire at different parks, park classification, questions triangles or small playgrounds that include Bronx River Park: West Farms NYCDPR 2010 areas (eg, noise, land use, air quality, natural provided individuals and organizations a way of security at certain parks, and the amount of turf trees, benches, tot play equipment, REFINE/ADD: GOALS/ Concrete Plant Park NYCDPR 2010 resources, etc.) will also be undertaken and To view the recommended alternatives to make their local knowledge known to the park space. Padre Plaza is a mini trash receptacles, paved areas, signage park/playground in Mott Haven. OBJECTIVES & ALTERNATIVES Greenstreets NYCDPR 2010 included in the analyses to be presented in and the process, please visit the project team. The feedback from these and/or lighting. Dawson Playground is an Lafayette Avenue – NYCDPR 2010 the Design Report/EIS for this project. project web site at questionnaires has proved invaluable. INCORPORATING example of a mini park/playground. SCREEN & EVALUATE We Are Hunts Point Riverside Park www.dot.state.ny.us/reg/r11/bese/ STAKEHOLDERS’ RESPONSES Here The next meeting of the Technical Advisory ALTERNATIVES Soundview Park to NYCDPR 2010 index.html. RESULTS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE The project team has reviewed the completed Neighborhood Parks: Areas of 1-5 acres, Committee and the Stakeholder Committee The voices of stakeholders and agencies questionnaires and incorporated stakeholder Ferry Point Park Greenway such as Fox Playground, of city property SELECT ALTERNATIVES will focus on the results of the 2030 No-Build continue to make important contributions to the feedback by updating park names and map developed for small scale active and/or Soundview Park Greenway NYCDPR 2010 traffic modeling which will be used as the FOR EIS project. Most recently, these voices came locations. In addition, stakeholder feedback has passive recreational activities. Serving the Soundview Park New NYCDPR 2010 “baseline” for alternatives screening before through questionnaire responses from a variety contributed to a more comprehensive classification neighborhood’s recreational and social Fieldhouse/Comfort Station proceeding with the Design Report/EIS of people representing the community. of parks in the project study area leading to the focus within a quarter mile radius, they PREPARE AND PUBLISH DEIS Soundview Point NYCDPR 2010 analyses. The 2030 modeling takes into Stakeholders such as Bronx Community Board following 8 specific park classification types: may include additional play equipment for Canoe/Kayak Access account regional projects for which funding #2, Bronx River Alliance, Greening for Breathing, Joseph Rodman Drake Park children ages 8-12, providing a similar Starlight Park Reconstruction NYSDOT 2010 has been secured that could affect the primary Pratt Institute Center for Community and contains a historic cemetery and is a neighborhood park in function to mini parks. Starlight
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