NEW YORK CITY COMPREHENSIVE WATERFRONT PLAN Introduction to the next NYC Comprehensive Waterfront Plan
Public Engagement materials were prepared with funding provided by the New York State Department of State under Title 11 of the Env ironmental Protection Fund. What is the Comprehensive Waterfront Plan? With 520 miles of waterfront, New York City is a coastal city. What is the Comprehensive Waterfront Plan?
The waterfront is large and Alley Pond Creek, Queens diverse. Different areas face Upper Bay different issues and require different strategies.
Rockaways, Queens Williamsburg, Brooklyn What is the Comprehensive Waterfront Plan?
1992 CWP Waterfront Zoning
Supplemental Visual Corridor Public AccessArea Provide additional public space on the waterfront
Upland Connection Connects the City to the water
Shore Public Walkway Create a continuous path along the water 4 What is the Comprehensive Waterfront Plan?
2011 CWP GOAL 1 GOAL 5 Expand public access. Restore the natural waterfront.
GOAL 2 GOAL 6 Enliven the waterfront. Enhance the Blue Network.
GOAL 3 GOAL 7 Support the working Improve government waterfront. oversight.
GOAL 4 GOAL 8 Improve water Increase climate quality. resilience.
5 What is the Comprehensive Waterfront Plan?
2020 CWP
Resiliency Equity Health
6 How did Vision 2020 make a difference? Many City initiatives have an impact on the improvement of the waterfront.
DRAFT How did Vision 2020 make a difference? New Waterfront Parks and Greenways
Brooklyn Bridge Park Hunter’s Point South Park East River Waterfront Esplanade (Pier 35) Hunters Point South Parks Conservancy via Twitter NYC DPR via Twitter DRAFT How did Vision 2020 make a difference? Update Waterfront Zoning Design
Pier 17 Domino Park Whole Foods Gowanus Park NYCDCP via Waterfront Access Map www.pier17ny.com Two Trees Management via Google Maps Domino Park
DRAFT How did Vision 2020 make a difference? Wetland and Ecological Restoration
Muscota Marsh Restoration Sawmill Creek Wetland Mitigation Bank, Staten Island Idlewild Park Nature Center, Queens and Boathouse, Manhattan NYCEDC Handel Architects
DRAFT How did Vision 2020 make a difference? Supporting the maritime industry
DRAFT How did Vision 2020 make a difference? Expansion of Citywide Ferry Service
NYC Ferry via Twitter. NYC Ferry Existing & Future Routes
DRAFT How did Vision 2020 make a difference? Permitting Guidance & Mitigation Bank
Rendering of restored wetland marshes. NYCEDC
DRAFT How did Vision 2020 make a difference? Resiliency Studies and Projects
A more resilient NYC is one where neighborhoods, “ buildings and infrastructure can withstand and recover quickly from flooding and climate events. ”
Coastal Strategies Buildings Infrastructure is Residents are strengthened as first line of are designed to protected from and businesses defense against flooding and withstand and recover climate hazards are prepared sea level rise from flooding
ResilientNYC Ferry Neighborhoods Study: Rockaways
DRAFT What are our current challenges & opportunities? The waterfront also faces some critical issues, and presents an opportunity to address many of the challenges faced by the city.
DRAFT Public Access & Stewardship Equity in Public Access Balance Industrial Uses with Public Access
Barretto Point Park provides much-desired public space and waterfront access in the predominantly industrial neighborhood of Hunts Point
Newtown Creek Phase 2 & 3 Expansion Curbed New York
Oak Point Cement Facility Waterfront Alliance DRAFT Water Quality & Natural Resources Improve water quality and increase public awareness
DRAFT Working Waterfront Value of our working Greening our Working New Opportunities waterfront Waterfront
DRAFT Infrastructure & Coordination Aging Public and Private Shoreline Infrastructure
DRAFT Resilience
Flood Risks and Climate Change Current 1% annual 2050’s 1% annual chance Floodplain chance Floodplain 08 12 07
People 400,685 794,534 11 12 05 06 Buildings 80,907 122,132 04 03 09 10 09 02 10 01 11 07 08 01 07 03 11 05 04 06 02 04 Rendering of USACE proposed 02 08 surge barrier. 03 06 NYS Senate 01 01 05
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Rendering of East Side Coastal 03 Resiliency Project
Current and projected 100-year floodplains. NYCDCP DRAFT Process for the Next Comprehensive Waterfront Plan
We’re here now!
GENERATE VISIONING RESEARCH GETTING IT PLAN RIGHT Asking the Big Themes and Develop RELEASE! Questions Policy Framework Vetting goals and Document & principles with the Review public
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