SOUTH PARK Construction of a Portion of South Park at Fresh Kills Park, Staten Island FRESHKILLS PARK FIRST PHASE OF SOUTH PARK . FRESHKILLS PARK CONTEXT . SOUTH PARK EXISTING CONDITIONS . PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS . WALK THROUGH SOUTH PARK DESIGN FRESH KILLS LANDFILL1948-2001
NORTH NEW JERSEY MOUND
EAST MOUND
SOUTH MOUND
WEST MOUND FRESHKILLS PARK 2,200 ACRES WILLIAM T. DAVIS TRAVIS WILDLIFE REFUGE COMMUNITY
NORTH PARK STATEN NEW EAST ISLAND JERSEY PARK MALL
ISLE OF CONFLUENCE MEADOWS
LATOURETTE PARK ARTHUR SOUTH PARK KILL
WEST PARK
ARDEN HEIGHTS ARDEN COMMUNITY HEIGHTS WOODS O 1 MILE MASTER PLAN GOALS FOR FRESHKILLS PARK 1. KEEP BIG AND ELEMENTAL MASTER PLAN GOALS FOR FRESHKILLS PARK 2. RESTORE ITS ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS MASTER PLAN GOALS FOR FRESHKILLS PARK 3. CREATE EXTRAORDINARY SETTINGS FOR A DIVERSE MIX OF USES FRESHKILLS PARK 2,200 ACRES WILLIAM T. DAVIS TRAVIS WILDLIFE REFUGE COMMUNITY
NORTH PARK STATEN NEW EAST ISLAND JERSEY PARK MALL
ISLE OF CONFLUENCE MEADOWS
LATOURETTE PARK ARTHUR SOUTH PARK KILL
WEST PARK
ARDEN HEIGHTS ARDEN COMMUNITY HEIGHTS WOODS O 1 MILE FRESHKILLS PARK EARLY PROJECTS NORTH PARK PROJECTS SCHMUL PARK NORTH PARK WETLAND NORTH PARK PHASE1 RESTORATION
NORTH PARK
YUKON ROAD
WEST SHORE EXPRESSWAY BIKE PATH OFFRAMPS / SERVICE ROADS
SOUTH PARK 425 ACRES
FUTURE BIKE PATH FRESHKILLS PARK NORTH PARK EARLY PROJECTS
SEED FARM
VIEWING TOWER
SCHMUL PLAYGROUND
WETLAND RESTORATION WETLAND RESTORATION FRESHKILLS PARK EARLY PROJECTS SOUTH PARK PROJECTS
YUKON ROAD
WEST SHORE EXPRESSWAY BIKE PATH OFFRAMPS / SERVICE ROADS
DIGGER SIGN SOUTH PARK 425 ACRES
WSE PARKING LOT MILLION TREE SITE ARTHUR KILL PARKING LOT OWL HOLLOW FIELDS
FUTURE BIKE PATH FRESHKILLS PARK SOUTH PARK EARLY PROJECTS
EXCAVATOR SIGN MILLION TREE PLANTING
OWL HOLLOW FIELDS ARTHUR KILL PARKING LOT SOUTH PARK 425 ACRES PHASE ONE 20 ACRES SCHMUL PARK NORTH PARK WETLAND NORTH PARK PHASE1 RESTORATION
YUKON ROAD
WEST SHORE EXPRESSWAY BIKE PATH OFFRAMPS / SERVICE ROADS
EXCAVATOR SIGN PHASE ONE
WSE PARKING LOT MILLION TREES
ARTHUR KILL PARKING LOT OWL HOLLOW FIELDS
FUTURE BIKE PATH FIRST PHASE GOALS FOR SOUTH PARK – 20 ACRES 1. PROVIDE ACTIVE & PASSIVE RECREATION 2. EXPERIENCE VARIETY OF EXTRAORDINARY SETTINGS
FIRST PHASE 20 ACRES CONTEXT & BOUNDARIES - LOOKING NORTHWEST
RARITAN BAY NEW JERSEY
ARDEN HEIGHTS ARDEN WOODS WEST MOUND LITTLE NORTH MOUND WESTSHORE EXPRESSWAY SOUTH MOUND EAST MOUND BIG SOUTH MOUND ARTHUR KILL ROAD RICHMOND CREEK
ARDEN HEIGHTS
ARTHUR KILL ROAD CONTEXT & BOUNDARIES – LOOKING NORTHEAST
WILLIAM T. DAVIS WILDLIFE REFUGE NORTH MOUND EAST MOUND MAIN CREEK FRESH KILLS CREEK LITTLE RICHMOND CREEK SOUTH MOUND BIG SOUTH MOUND WEST MOUND
WESTSHORE EXPRESSWAY
OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS LANDFILL INFRASTRUCTURE LANDFILL GAS PIPE & WELLS
LANDFILL GAS VENT TRENCH
LANDFILL CAP OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS TOPOGRAPHY & VIEWS
+12’
+ 94’
+31’
+136’
+ 3’
+ 20’ + 3’ + 12’
+ 18’ OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS WETLANDS
TIDAL WETLANDS
FRESHWATER WETLANDS
POND
FRESHWATER WETLANDS
TIDAL WETLANDS OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS VEGETATION & WILDLIFE
GRASSLAND TIDAL WETLANDS GRASSLAND
FRESHWATER WETLANDS
SCRUBLAND
WOODLAND
WOODLAND SCRUBLAND GRASSLAND WETLANDS OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS CIRCULATION EX. HAUL ROADS RICHMOND AVENUE LA TOURETTE PARK PARK TOURETTE LA EAST PARK MOUND BIG SOUTH COMMUNITY ARDEN HEIGHTS ARDEN LITTLE SOUTH MOUND ENTRANCE ENTRANCE SOUTH PARK SOUTH PARK ARDEN WOODS 40 parking40 spaces FUTURE ENTRANCE ENTRANCE
OWL
WEST PARK WEST FIELDS HOLLOW
150 parking 150 spaces
ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS & OPPORTUNITIES DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
MIN. 2 FEET SOIL COVER 6’ FENCE AROUND PUBLIC AREAS DESTINATIONS 2.4 MILES MULTI-USE PATH
MULTI-USE PATH PANORAMIC VIEWS
ALLEE FLOWERING PRAIRIE RESTORATION WILDLIFE CORRIDOR CROSSING
CURVE CROSSROADS POND SUNSET OVERLOOK
BALLFIELDS MILLION TREE GROVE
PLAY AREA ARTHUR KILL ENTRANCE SOUTH PARK LOOKING SOUTHEAST RARITAN BAY
ARDEN HEIGHTS FORESTED ARTHUR KILL WETLANDS ENTRANCE WEST SHORE EXPRESSWAY POND BIG SOUTH MOUND
FRESHWATER WETLAND
TIDAL WETLAND LITTLE SOUTH MOUND
RICHMOND CREEK ENTRANCE
Berm Vegetation Management
Beginning of asphalt path, 8’ wide
Beginning of concrete Berm sidewalk, Vegetation Management 7’-6” wide ARDEN HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD
BERM VEGETATION MANAGEMENT VEHICLE ENTRY CONC. SIDEWALK BERM VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SOUTH PARK LOOKING SOUTHEAST
ARTHUR KILL ENTRANCE PLAY AREA
PLAY AREA Asphalt Path
Scrubland Vegetation Existing Scrubland Arthur Kill Vegetation Parking Lot (N.I.C.)
Play Area
Picnic Tables
Interpretive Sign Entry Tree Bosque
10’ 64’ 8’ SWALE PARKING LOT (NIC) BERM P L AY ARE A PATH EXISTING BERM PLAY AREA FEATURES NATIVE SCRUBLAND PLANT PALETTE LOOKING SOUTHEAST
ARTHUR KILL ENTRANCE MILLION TREES PICNIC BOSQUE MILLION TREES PICNIC BOSQUE Million Trees Project 950 trees Future planted Comfort Station 12’ & Bike Facility 15’
15’ Picnic Tables
Trees
Stone Screenings
Freshwater Wooded Wetland
Path
15’ 15’ 15’ 15’ 15’ 15’ 15’ 12’ MEADOW BERM GRAVEL BERM GRAVEL BERM GRAVEL BERM MEADOW PATH MEADOW
MILLION TREES PICNIC BOSQUE LOOKING NORTH MORAINAL OAK WOODLAND PLANT PALETTE LOOKING SOUTHEAST
ARTHUR KILL ENTRANCE MILLION TREE PICNIC BOSQUE
SUNSET OVERLOOK
SUNSET OVERLOOK 2%
Service Gate Eastern Dry Prairie Meadow + HP 49.5
Existing Dry Basin
6.7 %
Existing Service Gate Freshwater Wetland
70’ 12’ MEADOW PATH SERV. PATH SWALE LOOKING WEST LOOKING WEST LOOKING SOUTHEAST
ARTHUR KILL ENTRANCE MILLION TREE PICNIC BOSQUE
SUNSET OVERLOOK
CROSSROADS LOOKING SOUTH CROSSROADS CROSSROADS
20’
10’
140 ’ Meadow WILDLIFE CORRIDOR ONE-WAY BIKE LOOP - 1 MILE
HILLTOP FLOWERING ALLEE PRAIRIE Tidal Wetland WILDLIFE CORRIDOR CROSSING Freshwater CURVE Wetland
CROSSROADS BIKE LOOP LOOKING SOUTHEAST
ARTHUR KILL ENTRANCE MILLION TREE BOSQUE
SUNSET OVERLOOK
CROSSROADS
WILDLIFE CORRIDOR CROSSING WILDLIFE CORRIDOR CROSSING WILDLIFE CORRIDOR CROSSING
Existing Tidal Wetland
<6.6%
Vegetation Clearing
Wildlife Corridor Crossing
Vegetation Clearing 12’
Existing Freshwater Wetland
WILDLIFE CULVERT
LITTLE BIG SOUTH 500’ SOUTH MOUND FILL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR CROSSING FILL MOUND WILDLIFE CORRIDOR EXISTING CONDITIONS WILDLIFE CORRIDOR EXISTING CONDITIONS FRESH WATER WETLAND LOOKING SOUTHEAST
ARTHUR KILL ENTRANCE MILLION TREE BOSQUE
SUNSET OVERLOOK
CROSSROADS
WILDLIFE CORRIDOR CROSSING
LITTLE SOUTH MOUND Service Gate LITTLE SOUTH MOUND Overlook Hilltop Views 8.3% Multi-use Path, Service 12’ wide Gate
12’ Overlook Path, 4’ wide
Flowering Summit Path, 4’ wide Prairie Temporary Stage Existing Location Swale Multi-use Path, 12’wide
10%
290’ HILLTOP MEADOW PATH FLOWERING PRAIRIE PATH EXISTING VEGETATION ON SOUTH FACING SLOPE EXISTING VEGETATION ON SOUTH FACING SLOPE FLOWERING PRAIRIE PLANT PALETTE
NORTH PARK SEED LOOKING NORTHWEST
MULTI-USE HILLTOP VIEWS PATH MULTI-USE PATH FLOWERING PRAIRIE TEMPORARY EVENT STAGE CREEK FRESHWATER OVERLOOK WETLAND
TIDAL WETLAND
RICHMOND CREEK LITTLE SOUTH MOUND SUMMER PROGRAM LITTLE SOUTH MOUND SUMMER PROGRAM LITTLE SOUTH MOUND WINTER PROGRAM ONE-WAY BIKE LOOP - 1 MILE
HILLTOP FLOWERING ALLEE PRAIRIE Tidal Wetland WILDLIFE CORRIDOR CROSSING Freshwater CURVE Wetland
CROSSROADS MULTI-USE PATH LOOKING NORTH - SUMMER MULTI-USE PATH LOOKING NORTH - WINTER LOOKING SOUTHEAST
ARTHUR KILL ENTRANCE MILLION TREE BOSQUE
SUNSET OVERLOOK
CROSSROADS
WILDLIFE CORRIDOR CROSSING ALLEE
LITTLE SOUTH MOUND ALLEE
1400’
15’ Game Lane
30’ O.C. Stone Screenings 5’
50’ 20’ Five Multi-use Lanes
Bench Stone Screenings 5’ 5’ Bike Lane
5’ 5’ 20’ 5’ 15’ EX. SERVICE ROAD BIKE LANE MULTI-USE LANES GAME LANE LITTLE SOUTH MOUND ALLEE PROGRAM
Skateboarding Learn-to-bike Rollerblading/ Relay racing Bocce ball rollerskating
Badminton Bike repair Archery Obstacle course Basketball hoops ALLEE PROGRAM
Beach volleyball Chess tables Climbing wall Exercise bars Mini-putt
Disc golf Trampoline Table tennis MULTI-USE PATH LOOKING NORTH VIEW OF ALLEE LOOKING NORTH LOOKING SOUTHEAST
ARTHUR KILL ENTRANCE MILLION TREE BOSQUE
SUNSET OVERLOOK CURVE CROSSROADS
WILDLIFE CORRIDOR CROSSING ALLEE
LITTLE SOUTH MOUND CURVE `Excavator
Wildlife Corridor Benches
50’
Wildlife Corridor Multi-use Path
10’ 50’ WILDLIFE CORRIDOR PLANTING MULTI-USE PATH WILDLIFE CORRIDOR EXCAVATOR CURVE LOOKING SOUTH CURVE AT WILDLIFE CORRIDOR GLACIAL ERRATICS LOOKING SOUTHEAST
ARTHUR KILL ENTRANCE MILLION TREE BOSQUE
SUNSET OVERLOOK POND CURVE CROSSROADS
WILDLIFE CORRIDOR CROSSING ALLEE
LITTLE SOUTH MOUND Oak Heath POND Vegetation
10’
Path
Elevated Walkway
12’
4’ High Guardrail
Existing Pond
10’ Path
EXISTING OAK 12’ WATERCOURSE HEATH VEGETATION ELEVATED WALKWAY POND LOOKING SOUTH POND LOOKING EAST LOOKING SOUTHEAST
ARTHUR KILL ENTRANCE MILLION TREE BOSQUE BALLFIELDS
SUNSET OVERLOOK POND CURVE CROSSROADS
WILDLIFE CORRIDOR CROSSING ALLEE
LITTLE SOUTH MOUND BALLFIELDS Meadow Path, 10’ wide Ballfield
60’ Back Fence, 10’ high
Ballfield Lowland Forest Trees
60’
Freshwater Comfort Wooded station Wetland
10’ 40’ 235’ EXISTING PATH BALLFIELDS WOODLAND SOUTH PARK
ARTHUR KILL ENTRANCE MILLION TREE BOSQUE BALLFIELDS
SUNSET OVERLOOK POND CURVE CROSSROADS
WILDLIFE CORRIDOR CROSSING ALLEE
LITTLE SOUTH MOUND SOUTH PARK Construction of a Portion of South Park at Fresh Kills Park, Staten Island