Turning the Tide: Waterfront Parks: Old, New, Green, Blue

Moderated by: Dr. Rutherford H. Platt Panelists: Amy Gavaris• Dr. Vicky Gholson • Peter Mullan • Connie Fishman • Jeanne DuPont

TURNING THE TIDE: NEW YORK’S WATERFRONT IN TRANSITION Session Dates and Topics Feb. 24: “Opening Out Toward the Water”– The Big Picture Mar. 17: Waterfront Parks: Old, New, Green, Blue April 7: Seizing Opportunities: Waterfront Works in Progress April 28: Reviving the Estuary: Science and Education Asdf

This series is inspired by: The Humane Metropolis: People and Nature in the 21st Century City University of Massachusetts Press and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2006

New York’s Waterfront is a Grand Experiment in creating a more humane megacity . . . Environment Magazine July/Aug. 2009 Posted at: www.humanemetropolis.org

Amy Gavaris New York Restoration Project

New York Restoration Project New York Restoration Project (NYRP) carries out Founder Bette Midler’s dream of a cleaner, greener New York City. NYRP restores, revitalizes and develops under- resourced parks and community gardens throughout the city’s five boroughs, working to ensure that every neighborhood has access to vibrant, green spaces. By providing enriching educational and community programming, NYRP works to instill individual and civic respect for nature and responsibility for contributing to New York City’s environmental sustainability.

Parks in Northern Manhattan, NYC 1995

Fort Washington Park

Fort Tryon Park

Highbridge Park

Swindler Cove Park

Sherman Creek 1996

Swindler Cove 1995

The Harlem River Boathouses 1850’s to 1970’s

Swindler Cove Park Plan

Swindler Cove

Swindler Cove – Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse

Swindler Cove

Swindler Cove pond

Swindler Cove – Riley-Levin Children’s Garden

Swindler Cove upland

Swindler Cove and Sherman Creek

Swindler Cove and Sherman Creek clean-up of former boat club area

Sherman Creek Trail

The 21st Century Harlem River Waterfront

www,nyrp.org

Dr. Vicky Gholson Friends of Riverbank State Park

Peter Mullan Friends of The High Line Greenway

THE HIGH LINE

41 RECENT / CURRENT DEVELOPMENT 31 30 29 28 GANSEVOORT MARKET 27 and 39 40 FAR WEST CHELSEA 37 34 26 25 24 23 32 22 38 21 20 19 35 18 17 33 16 15 1314 12 9 8 11 10 7 6 COMPLETE 5 UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN DESIGN 4 3 2 1

HIGH LINE BRAND EQUITY

SECTION 1 SECTION 2 SECTION 3 GANSEVOORT ST – W. 20TH ST W. 20TH ST– W. 30TH ST W. 30TH ST– W. 34TH ST

Connie Fishman Hudson River Park Trust

Transformation of the Waterfront

Hudson River Park: • Five miles from Battery Park to 59th Street • 550 acres, including a 400-acre marine sanctuary • Continuous pedestrian esplanade and bike path • 13 New Public Park Piers for active and passive recreation • Commercial nodes to generate revenue for park maintenance

Jeanne DuPont Rockaway Waterfront Alliance, Queens

109 Rising Tide March 2010

Outdoor Events/Theater 124 Rising Tide March 2010

Beach Clean-Ups: Stewardship Saturdays 125 Rising Tide March 2010

Park Access Points 129 Rising Tide March 2010

Moderated by: Dr. Rutherford H. Platt Panelists: Amy Gavaris• Dr. Vicky Gholson • Peter Mullan • Connie Fishman • Jeanne DuPont

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