Hoboken Terminal & Yard
Redevelopment Plan
Analysis & Framework Plan
The City Of Hoboken
FXFOWLE ARCHITECTS, LLP
19 June 2008
The great urban theorist, Lewis Mumford, noted in the book “The City in
History” that “The main gate (of a city) offered the first greeting to the traveler.
One entered through its triumphal arch, with turrets and towers often vying, with
those of the cathedral or town hall.

The City of Hoboken and NJ Transit have made tremendous strides to begin to
reinstate the station and surrounding area back to its former glory. Nevertheless,
there is a lot more that needs to be accomplished.

The purpose of this presentation is to share our understanding of the site; delin-
eate the public improvements that are expected to be gained from its redevel-
opment; and to define a planning framework, which will leverage desired public
improvements.

Our framework involves building from the historical context of the station area,
enhancing infrastructure, and connecting the site to the city. This is important
because a successful plan integrates history, constraint, community need and
current market conditions to generate an economically and environmentally
sustainable plan that will enhance the quality of life for years to come.
Project Stakeholders
City of Hoboken
NJ TRANSIT/LCOR Team
Introduction




     “You got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going,
                  because you might not get there.”
                              — Yogi Berra
Why Are We Here Today ?
What is the Purpose of a Redevelopment Plan?
• To provide standards and guidelines for an “area in need of redevelopment”
• To create guidelines for land use, circulation, open space, parking and urban
  design

The Redevelopment Plan will build on the following major studies:
• Hoboken Terminal Historical Report and Master Plan (1999-2000)
• Hoboken Master Plan (2004)
• Redevelopment Study for the Hoboken Terminal and Yard (2006)

What is the Goal of Today’s Outreach Session?
• Explain the redevelopment process
• Convey the development framework and principles that define the
  redevelopment process
• Gain appreciation for the site’s opportunities and constraints
• Articulate desired improvements
• Community input
Mission Statements
Define a planning framework for the site and its redevelopment that:
• Supports the transit operation and the community from a sustainable,
  economic, environmental and urban design perspective

Define a strategy for accommodating the private development that is
necessary to support:
• NJ TRANSIT’s transportation purposes
• Desired public improvements within the Hoboken Terminal Redevelopment
  Area

Preserve and enhance the quality of life in Hoboken
Mission: Preserve and Enhance the Quality of Life in Hoboken
• Create World Class Multi-modal Transportation Hub
• Promote Economic Growth and Job Creation
• Provide Critical Funding for Historic Terminal Complex Rehabilitation and
 Infrastructure Improvements
• Enhance Hoboken as a Transit Friendly Community
• Generate Revenue for the City of Hoboken and the State
• Preserve and Provide for the Adaptive Reuse of a Major Historic Asset
• Expand and Create Public Open Space and Access to the Waterfront
• Unlock the Potential Value of the Railyard for Public Benefit
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Site Analysis
What is the Purpose of the Site Analysis?
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• To Study Pedestrian & Traffic Circulation
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                                                                                                                           D PIER A PARK
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Constraints & Opportunities
Constraints and Opportunities
What are the Major Constraints of the Site?
• Current Traffic Issues and Bottleneck Intersections need to be improved
• Observer Highway as currently configured is pedestrian unfriendly
• Existing Public Spaces are underutilized

What are the Major Opportunities of the Site?
• Potential to Create New Public Open Space and Green Connections to the Site
• Washington Street Retail Corridor is a Major Asset
• Connections to the Waterfront can be Expanded
• Observer Highway has the Potential to Become a Green, Pedestrian Friendly
 Gateway to the City
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Opportunities (Hoboken)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      HOBOKEN
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Scale Comparison and Precedents
Scale Comparison and Precedents
What Kind of Transformation is Envisioned for the Site?
• Park Avenue is an Example of Development over Railyards, Creating Value and a
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What are Some Precedents For Historic Adaptation and Redevelopment?

• Battery Maritime Building, New York
• Grand Central Market Place, New York
• Ferry Terminal & Market, San Francisco
• Union Station, Washington DC
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Potential Public Benefits
Potential Public Benefits
What Potential Public Benefits can be Achieved?
• Desired Public Improvements for the Site Include the Rehabilitation of Historic
 Structures on the Site, Better Transit Connections and Traffic Conditions, Infra-
 structure Improvements, the Creation of New Public Open Spaces, and a Grand
 “Ferry” Boulevard
• New Development on the Site will Pay for the Cost of these Public Improve-
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• Rehabilitate Rail and Ferry Terminal Plazas
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Planning Framework
Planning Framework
What is Goal of the Planning Framework?
• This presentation seeks to create a planning framework, which can leverage the
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• The framework incorporates a set of principles that will help frame future pro-
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Planning Framework Principles
Program and Uses
• Include a mix of mutually supportive uses
• Extend and complement the Hoboken Central Business core
• Create a walkable environment with active ground floor uses
• Include the opportunity to incorporate maritime vessel(s)

Circulation
• Capture the benefits of Hoboken Terminal’s status as the region’s premier transportation hub
• Enhance pedestrian connections between the site and adjacent areas
• Optimize vehicular traffic flows and improve pedestrian access
Views
• Preserve and enhance existing waterfront views from site
• Preserve North/South view corridors at street ends
• Create a compelling skyline
Environment
• Minimize the project’s overall impact on the environment
• Reduce existing negative environmental conditions
• Preserve existing and create new open spaces and create new, publicly accessible open
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Hoboken.. on the edge
As this presentation has shown, Hoboken is on the edge of....
  - Completing the restoration of Terminal...
  - Redefining the gateway to the city...
  - Providing significant public improvements to the city.

But none of this can happen without significant development on the railyards.
The framework that we present here defines a development approach that
maximizes public improvements while minimizing adverse impacts on the com-
munity. We look forward to your questions and comments.

Hoboken Terminal And Railyard Redevelopment Plan

  • 1.
    Hoboken Terminal &Yard Redevelopment Plan Analysis & Framework Plan The City Of Hoboken FXFOWLE ARCHITECTS, LLP 19 June 2008
  • 2.
    The great urbantheorist, Lewis Mumford, noted in the book “The City in History” that “The main gate (of a city) offered the first greeting to the traveler. One entered through its triumphal arch, with turrets and towers often vying, with those of the cathedral or town hall. The City of Hoboken and NJ Transit have made tremendous strides to begin to reinstate the station and surrounding area back to its former glory. Nevertheless, there is a lot more that needs to be accomplished. The purpose of this presentation is to share our understanding of the site; delin- eate the public improvements that are expected to be gained from its redevel- opment; and to define a planning framework, which will leverage desired public improvements. Our framework involves building from the historical context of the station area, enhancing infrastructure, and connecting the site to the city. This is important because a successful plan integrates history, constraint, community need and current market conditions to generate an economically and environmentally sustainable plan that will enhance the quality of life for years to come.
  • 3.
    Project Stakeholders City ofHoboken NJ TRANSIT/LCOR Team
  • 4.
    Introduction “You got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there.” — Yogi Berra
  • 5.
    Why Are WeHere Today ? What is the Purpose of a Redevelopment Plan? • To provide standards and guidelines for an “area in need of redevelopment” • To create guidelines for land use, circulation, open space, parking and urban design The Redevelopment Plan will build on the following major studies: • Hoboken Terminal Historical Report and Master Plan (1999-2000) • Hoboken Master Plan (2004) • Redevelopment Study for the Hoboken Terminal and Yard (2006) What is the Goal of Today’s Outreach Session? • Explain the redevelopment process • Convey the development framework and principles that define the redevelopment process • Gain appreciation for the site’s opportunities and constraints • Articulate desired improvements • Community input
  • 6.
    Mission Statements Define aplanning framework for the site and its redevelopment that: • Supports the transit operation and the community from a sustainable, economic, environmental and urban design perspective Define a strategy for accommodating the private development that is necessary to support: • NJ TRANSIT’s transportation purposes • Desired public improvements within the Hoboken Terminal Redevelopment Area Preserve and enhance the quality of life in Hoboken
  • 7.
    Mission: Preserve andEnhance the Quality of Life in Hoboken • Create World Class Multi-modal Transportation Hub • Promote Economic Growth and Job Creation • Provide Critical Funding for Historic Terminal Complex Rehabilitation and Infrastructure Improvements • Enhance Hoboken as a Transit Friendly Community • Generate Revenue for the City of Hoboken and the State • Preserve and Provide for the Adaptive Reuse of a Major Historic Asset • Expand and Create Public Open Space and Access to the Waterfront • Unlock the Potential Value of the Railyard for Public Benefit
  • 8.
    F ac err ro y s ss er H vic ud e Fi so o n pe 1800 rs R ra t iv ti R er ng ai lS ta ti on D bu H L& ob W ilt ok o 1860s Tr Cit y City ol en pe of J of H le Te ns o erse y y bok Fe rm en City st in H rry atio al 23ACRES su ud Te n Jersey City bw so rm op ay n & in en tu M al s 1900 Historic Timeline nn an op el ha en Redevelopment Area op tta s en n 1907 s Y 1908 B M C Engine House A & Ancillary Rail us Storage Tracks North Days Yard es op re en pl ac s e 1920 tr Parking Lot ol Engine House le y se Train Shed & rv ic Platform Tracks e Building Records C PA lo ck TH to w Main as er Terminal su m di PATH Track/ es sm su an N bw tl ed 1950 J ay Bus Tr se an Structures Bldg. Terminal si rv t ic e as su 1962 m YMCA es Te Building rm ra Immigrant il in se Ferry Building Plaza al rv re ic Terminal N st e J Piers or 1983 N at et io Ferry s n ar Terminal be ea gi LC Lig pr ns O ht op 1996 R os na Rai ed C me l st 1999 ur 53 ACRES at re d a io nt s n pl re- o 2000 an de pen s Hoboken Terminal ni ve ng lo 2002 Redevelopment Area in pe Historic Structures it r ia 2005 ti ve 2008
  • 9.
    Building on PreviousPlans City of Hoboken 99 WEEHAWKEN MASTER PLAN 17TH STREET 16TH STREET 15TH STREET CITY UNION 14TH STREET 13TH STREET 12TH STREET Retail Core (required at street level, permitted on upper floors) RIVER 11TH STREET Primary Retail Streets (required at street level) 10TH STREET Secondary Retail Streets (encouraged CASTLE POINT TERRACE at street level) 9TH STREET Terminal Business District E IV DR HUDSON WASHINGTON STREET BLOOMFIELD STREET JEFFERSON STREET ATRA MADISON STREET MONROE STREET CLINTON STREET GARDEN STREET HUDSON STREET WILLOW AVENUE I 8TH STREET GRAND STREET ADAMS STREET Transit-Oriented Business District PARK AVENUE A NK SIN Underbridge Economic CITY FR Development Zone 7TH STREET JERSEY Bed and Breakfast Overlay Zone 6TH STREET 5TH STREET COURT STREET 4TH STREET 3RD STREET FRANK SINATRA DRIVE WASHINGTON STREET RIVER STREET HARRISON STREET JACKSON STREET 2ND STREET MARSHALL ST. 1ST STREET PA TE RS STREET O N RK AV WA E NU NE E HUDSON PLACE OBSERVER HIGHWAY JERSEY CITY Feet 0 500 1,000 2,000 Map prepared by Phillips Preiss Shapiro Associates, Inc. March 2004 Map 9: Economic Development Plan Base map source: Wilbur Smith Associates Hoboken Terminal NJ Devils Proposal Ferry Terminal Hoboken Master Hoboken Historical Rehabilitation Plan Terminal & Yard Report and Master Historic Sites (2004) Redevelopment Plan Submission Study (1999-2000) (2004) (2006)
  • 10.
  • 11.
    Site Analysis What isthe Purpose of the Site Analysis? • To Understand the Local and Regional Importance of the Site • To Study Pedestrian & Traffic Circulation • To Analyze Land Use Patterns & Evaluate Site Configuration • To Explore Environmental Factors & Physical Conditions of the Site
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    Unique Regional Context Secaucus To 38 & 42 St. PARK HOBOKEN l ne BRYANT n 34 REDEVELOPMENT SITE Tu SIDE th PARK St ln Union City . co &9 CLIFF PEN PENN STATION N Lin 1 JERSEY CITY . W 23 St. Rd te 9th St. 33rd St. u Ro nk REDEVELOPMENT SITE AVE RE Pla US Hoboken UA N TIO son SQ . TA 40 M S ME NS ter TI N 23 FERRY LINES n St. N 13 St. PE rd Pa O INS ST O St . IN ST ingto 5M IN TO 2 M 23rd St. 13 E 34 S FERRY LINES FROM Wash R IDG 2nd St. MADISON SQ. HOBOKEN TERMINAL EW AVE .4 14t PARK 5 MI hS OO NS T O SU t. MMI MAJOR ROADS D T Obse NEW Y RSEY 24 MIN rver H Hoboken 14th St. Hwy. US-9A wy. ORK S TO NEW Terminal ARK AIR Pu PORT UNION SQ. la E SITE HIGHWAYS sk NEW J iS Hoboken 9th St. ky w Journal Sq. ay West Side SECAUCU S 14th St. Christopher St. NJ PATH TRAIN 12th St. E WASHINGTON SQ. AY ONN INST O B Pavonia- Holla NJ LIGHT RAIL NEWPORT nd Tu 25 M Newport nnel Newport Manhattan . Main Blvd Pavonia- BUS 8 10 . Newport vd t. I-7 MIN Bl ay dy x dw ke E ST LANDMARKS ne Pavonia- r oa RD n OD Newport Ke Br y Tp FD F OW Jersey City Jerse hn Harborside NT Jo Grove St. Harborside OW New LE Exchange N N VIL Place EE Grand St. de Ave. GR Jersey Ave. Exchange Place EXCHANGE World Financial Center Martin Luther Marin Blvd. PLACE Wi llia King Dr. North Cove ms Liberty Colgate bur Essex St. WORLD TRADE gB State Garfield Ave. Warren St. CENTER Park Landing World Trade Ma Center nh BATTERY att PARK B CITY ro an Communipaw Central Railroad Terminal o kl Bri yn dg B rid e ge Battery Pier 11 Park Fulton Brooklyn Battery Landing Whitehall Maritime Richard St. Ellis Island
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    Land Use 4TH STRE HOBOKEN . N ST . E T REDEVELOPMENT SITE N ST RISO ST. Hoboken JERSEY CITY SO HAR ROE ST. . N ST JACK REDEVELOPMENT SITE ISON MON ERSO T. MAD 3RD T. MS S STRE T. ONE & TWO FAMILY HOMES RT S E JEFF T ND S ST. E. ADA COU AV TON GRA MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL OW ST. AVE. CLIN ST. . N ST WILL IELD PA DEN PARK GTO TT COMMERCIAL OMF ER GAR ST. 1ST S HIN SO TREE (GROUND FLOOR RETAIL) BLO T N SON DR. WAS AV . R ST E HUD TRA . NEW COMMERCIAL RIVE ARK ST. SINA VE. RK A NEW A (NO GROUND FLOOR RETAIL) OKE N AV E. MIXED-USED HOB OBS ERVE INDUSTRIAL R HW Y HUD SON PL. PUBLIC/INSTITUTIONS TRANSPORTATION/UTILITY SITE PARKING FACILITIES UNKNOWN . GROVE ST BLVD. 18TH STREET OZ MARIN 16TH ST. LUIS MUN 15TH ST. D. BLV GTON 14TH STRE WASHIN ET . GROVE ST ST. N PROVOST 0 200 400 13TH ST. Jersey City 12TH STR feet EET
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    Pedestrian Circulation HOBOKEN REDEVELOPMENT SITE ST. Hoboken JERSEY CITY ST. . N ST ROE ISON REDEVELOPMENT SITE ERSO MON T. MS S . MAD N ST T. ST. PEDESTRIAN UNFRIENDLY JEFF . ND S N ST E. ADA RISO AV TON STREETS ST. SO GRA OW AVE. HAR . ST. CLIN N ST JACK IELD WILL PEDESTRIAN NODE: DEN PA 1 PARK GTO OMF WASHINGTON STREET TT ST. T. GAR ER 1ST S RT S HIN TREE BLO SO SON T DR. . WAS R ST N PEDESTRIAN NODE: COU 2 AV HUD TR A WATERFRONT PARK E RIVE . E. RK AV NEW SINA NEWA ARK 1 ST. 2 3 PEDESTRIAN NODE: VE. TERMINAL WAITING ROOM K EN A OBS HOBO ERV ER H TRANSIT ENTRANCES k WY. FUTURE 10-minute wal 1 PATH 2 HUDS ON P L. FERRY & CONNECTIONS STATION TERMINAL e walk 3 GREENED WATERFRONT PATHWAY BUS TERMINAL 3 FUTURE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE TO JERSEY CITY - TRAIN TERMINAL 1 PEDESTRIAN/VEHICLE CONFLICT 18TH STREET LIGHT RAIL CURRENT 2 PEDESTRIAN/TAXI 16TH ST . STATION FERRY CONFLICT TERMINAL PEDESTRIAN/BUS BLVD. 3 15TH ST . CONFLICT OZ MARIN D. 14TH STR BLV EET GTON LUIS MUN WASHIN N ST. T. GROVE S 0 200 400 13TH ST Jersey City PROVOST . 12TH STR feet EET HOLLAND TUNNEL
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    Site Configuration HOBOKEN REDEVELOPMENT SITE 89 23 . N ST JERSEY CITY . N ST 3RD STRE E REDEVELOPMENT SITE ST. T RISO SO ROE JACK ST. HAR . Hoboken N ST MON PATH TRAIN ISON 126 ERSO T. MAD NJTRANSIT MS S 2ND JEFF T. ST. STRE COMMUTER RAIL ND S E. E T ADA AV TON AVE. ST. GRA 64 OW HUDSON-BERGEN ST. CLIN IELD WILL PARK LIGHT RAIL DEN PA OMF TT 68 ST. T. GAR ER RT S 1ST S FERRY LINE BLO TREE SO SON T D R. N COU . 22 R ST AV HUD TRA BUS 68 E . RIVE VE. 68 RK A . N ST NEW A (JERSEY CITY-WEEHAKEN) SINA NEW ARK ST. GTO KEN AVE. BUS 23 HIN 23 HOBO 68 OBS (HOBOKEN-N.BERGEN) WAS ERV ER H WY. BUS FUTURE 85 PATH HUDSON PL. TERMINAL FERRY 22 BUS 22 87 STATION TERMINAL (HOBOKEN-CLIFFSIDE PARK) Ton n elle Ave . 89 BUS 89 (HOBOKEN- N.BERGEN) 85 BUS 85 TRAIN (HOBOKEN SECAUCUS) TERMINAL BLVD. Tonnelle A 68 ve. 87 BUS 87 TO MANHA TTAN (JERSEY CITY-HOBOKEN) OZ MARIN 18TH STREET LIGHT RAIL CURRENT BUS 126 West Side Ave. 16TH ST . STATION FERRY 126 TERMINAL (HOBOKEN-NEW YORK) LUIS MUN 22nd St. 15TH ST . BUS 64 64 (JERSEY CITY-WEEHAWKEN) 14TH STR EET PRIVATE BUS LINES ACADEMY LINE: BLVD EAST ST. ACADEMY LINE: 22-HILLSIDE T. PROVOST GROVE S N WASHINGTON ST. BUS 0 200 400 13TH ST . Jersey City WILLOW ST. BUS feet RED APPLE BUS LAFAYETTE & GREENVILLE BUS
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    Context D PIER A PARK A NEWPORT CENTER FUT RE I FU URE IER P FUTURE PIER PARK FUTURE PIER C PARK E PIER A PARK PI R PAR PIER PARK AR ARK W HOTEL E FUTURE PIER C PARK H HOBOKEN MUNICIPAL OK OKEN MUN CIPAL KE UN CIPAL P GARAGE ARA ARA ARAGE F SOUTH WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT REDEVELOPMENT ALONG OBSERVER NEUM N NEUMAN EUM HWY L TH LEAT ER FACTOR THE AC O LEATHER FACTORY Hoboken SOUTHWEST D F W-HOTEL REDEVELOPMENT AREA ken B C HOBOKEN CENTRAL Hobo BUSINESS DISTRICT City J ersey JERSEY AVENUE B NEUMANN REDEVELOPMENT AREA LEATHER BUILDING HOBOKEN NEIGHBORHOODS C MUNICIPAL NEWPORT GARAGE BUIDING REDEVELOPMENT AREA NEWPORT CENTRE Jersey City A
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    Site Conditions E 3RD T MA STRE ST. MS JEFF ND S E. ET HOBOKEN AV ADA TON REDEVELOPMENT SITE ST. GRA OW AVE. . N ST ST. CLIN IELD WILL JERSEY CITY DEN PARK GTO REDEVELOPMENT SITE OMF ST. GAR T. HIN RT S 1ST S Hoboken BLO SON TREE UNENCUMBERED AREA R. WAS . T R ST RA D COU HUD LESS DIFFICULT TO RIVE NEW INSERT NEW T E. ARK K AV SINA STRE NEWAR ET DEVELOPMENT MORE DIFFICULT TO INSERT NEW OBS ERVE DEVELOPMENT R HW Y. HUD SON UNENCUMBERED AREA PL. (JERSEY CITY) S) ACRE LESS DIFFICULT TO INSERT NEW (53.4 DEVELOPMENT (JERSEY CITY) DARY BOUN MORE DIFFICULT TO INSERT NEW SITE DEVELOPMENT (JERSEY CITY) H EXISTING PLATFORM DIFFICULT TO INSERT OVER WATER 18TH ST REET DEVELOPMENT OVER HISTORIC STRUCTURE AVAILABLE AREA (35.2 ACRES) HISTORIC BUILDINGS/AREA LVD. HISTORIC PLAZA MARIN B HUDSON RIVER N Jersey City D. ON BLV
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    Environmental Analysis 4TH HOBOKEN STRE REDEVELOPMENT SITE . N ST E T . N ST RISO ST. Hoboken JERSEY CITY SO HAR ROE ST. REDEVELOPMENT SITE . N ST JACK ISON MON ERSO T. MAD 3RD SUMMER SUNPATH T. MS S SUNSET STRE T. RT S E JEFF T ND S ST. E. SUNRISE ADA COU AV TON GRA WINTER SUNPATH OW ST. AVE. CLIN ST. . N ST W WILL IELD PA DEN IN PARK WINTER PREVAILING WIND GTO TT OMF ER GAR ST. 1ST S HIN SO TREE BLO TE T N SON SUMMER PREVAILING WIND DR. WAS AV . R ST E R HUD TRA . NEW RIVE ARK ST. SINA AVE. ARK NEW E. N AV OKE HOB OBS ERVE R HW Y HUD SON PL. SUMMER . GROVE ST SUNSET 1 18TH STREET SUNRISE BLVD. 16TH ST. OZ MARIN WINTER LUIS MUN 15TH ST. D. BLV GTON 14TH STRE ER WASHIN ET . GROVE ST ST. MM N PROVOST 0 200 400 13TH ST. Jersey City SU 12TH STR feet EET
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    Constraints and Opportunities Whatare the Major Constraints of the Site? • Current Traffic Issues and Bottleneck Intersections need to be improved • Observer Highway as currently configured is pedestrian unfriendly • Existing Public Spaces are underutilized What are the Major Opportunities of the Site? • Potential to Create New Public Open Space and Green Connections to the Site • Washington Street Retail Corridor is a Major Asset • Connections to the Waterfront can be Expanded • Observer Highway has the Potential to Become a Green, Pedestrian Friendly Gateway to the City
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    Constraints (Hoboken) HOBOKEN 3RD STRE REDEVELOPMENT SITE E T JERSEY CITY ST. Hoboken REDEVELOPMENT SITE ST. . N ST ROE ISON ERSO UNDERUTILIZED MON T. PUBLIC SPACES MS S MAD 2ND T. ST. JEFF STRE . ND S N ST E. E T UNDERUTILIZED ADA AV TON OPEN SPACES GRA ST. OW AVE. . N ST ST. CLIN STREETS DO NOT IELD WILL DEN ALIGN WITH SITE ACCESS PARK GTO OMF ST. T. GAR HIN 1ST S RT S TREE ODORS AND NOISE D R. . SON R ST BLO T WAS COU TRA HUD RIVE NEW VISUAL BARRIERS/ ARK PEDESTRIAN UNFRIENDLY SINA E. ST. RK AV STREETS NEWA NO CONNECTION TO THE OBS ERV ER H WATERFRONT AVE. WY. KEN MAJOR TRAFFIC BOTTLENECK HUD SON PL. 18TH STRE ET BLVD. OZ MARIN 6TH ST. LUIS MUN TH ST. D. BLV H STREE T GTON N WASHIN VOST ST. ST. 13TH ST . Jersey City
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    Opportunities (Hoboken) HOBOKEN REDEVLELOPMENT SITE JERSEY CITY REDEVELOPMENT SITE 3RD STRE EXISTING E T OPEN SPACES . N ST ST. Hoboken . ST. POTENTIAL OPEN SPACE N ST ROE SO RESOURCES NEAR SITE ISON JACK ERSO MON T. GREEN CORRIDOR MS S MAD 2ND T. JEFF ST. STRE ND S E E. T ADA GREEN ALONG OBS. HWY AV TON GRA ST. OW AVE. . N ST HISTORIC LANDMARKS CLIN ST. IELD WILL DEN GTO PARK BUILDABLE AREA/BUFFER OMF ST. AREA T. GAR HIN 1ST S RT S TREE SON BLO T DR. POTENTIAL TO PLATFORM WAS . R ST COU OVER RAILS HUD TRA RIVE AVE. PUBLIC SPACES TO RECLAIM SINA ARK NEW NEW ARK ST. POTENTIAL GATEWAYS OBS ERVE R HW MAJOR RETAIL CORRIDORS Y. 1 POTENTIAL CONNECTIONS HUD TO WATERFRONT SON PL. MAJOR TRANSIT HUB: 2 COMMUTER RAIL LIGHT RAIL FERRY BUS PATH TRAIN PROXIMITY TO CENTRAL 18TH STREET 1 HOBOKEN POTENTIAL CONNECTION TO 2 SW REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL CONNECTION TO 3 NEWPORT REDEVELOPMENT 16TH ST . 3 FERRY SERVICE MOVING TO HISTORIC LOCATION BLVD. PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE TO 5TH ST. BE CONSTRUCTED OZ MARIN HOLLISTIC APPROACH TO H STREE SUSTAINABILITY T . N BLVD POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE LUIS MUN N TRAFFIC FLOW ROVE ST. TO POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE OST ST. SHING SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE 13TH ST . Jersey City -REDUCE FLOODING FREQUENCY -IMPROVE WATER QUALITY
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    Constraints and Opportunities(Jersey City) Constraints EET Opportunities ADA ADA JE ND ND JE PA N ST PA AV AV TON TON TT TT GRA GRA ST. ST. OW OW AVE. . AVE. ER N ST ER . N ST SO ST. CLIN CLIN ST. IELD SO IELD SO WILL WILL JACK DEN DEN GTO N N PARK PARK GTO AV AV OMF OMF ST. ST. T. T. GAR GAR E HIN E 1ST S HIN 1ST S RT S RT S . . T T SON DR. REET REE . SON R ST BLO BLO T WAS D R. . WAS R ST COU COU TRA HUD HUD RIVE TRA NEW RIVE ARK SINA ST. RK AV E. AVE. SINA ARK NEW NEWA NEW ARK ST. OBS ERVE AVE. OBS R HW KEN ERV Y. HOBO ER H WY. 1 HUD HUD SON SON PL. PL. 2 18TH STREET 18TH STRE ET BLVD. 16TH ST Z MARIN 16TH ST . . 3 BLVD. LUIS MUNO 15TH ST 15TH ST . . LVD. Z MARIN LVD. B 14TH STRE GTON B ET 14TH STRE ET GTON LUIS MUNO N N WASHIN WASHIN . GROVE ST ST. ST. . GROVE ST 13TH ST Jersey City PROVOST 13TH ST . Jersey City PROVOST . 12TH STRE 12TH STRE ET HOLLAND TUNNEL ET HOLLAND TUNNEL HOBOKEN HOBOKEN MAJOR RETAIL CORRIDORS REDEVLELOPMENT SITE REDEVLELOPMENT SITE POTENTIAL CONNECTIONS JERSEY CITY JERSEY CITY TO WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT SITE REDEVELOPMENT SITE PROXIMITY TO CENTRAL UNDERUTILIZED FUTURE OPEN SPACE 1 HOBOKEN PUBLIC SPACES AT NEWPORT CENTRE POTENTIAL CONNECTION TO AUTO-ORIENTED/ GREEN CORRIDOR 2 SW REDEVELOPMENT FREIGHT ORIENTED AREA BUILDABLE AREA POTENTIAL CONNECTION TO ODORS AND NOISE 3 NEWPORT REDEVELOPMEN POTENTIAL TO PLATFORM VISUAL BARRIERS/ OVER RAILS PEDESTRIAN UNFRIENDLY PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE TO STREETS POTENTIAL GATEWAYS BE CONSTRUCTED NO CONNECTION TO THE WATERFRONT/NOT CAPITALIZING ON VIEWS
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    Scale Comparison andPrecedents What Kind of Transformation is Envisioned for the Site? • Park Avenue is an Example of Development over Railyards, Creating Value and a Vibrant Neighborhood What are Some Precedents For Historic Adaptation and Redevelopment? • Battery Maritime Building, New York • Grand Central Market Place, New York • Ferry Terminal & Market, San Francisco • Union Station, Washington DC
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    Park Avenue Park AvenueRailyards Lexin gton Avenu GRAND CENTRAL e TERMINAL RAIL TRACKS PARK AVENUE PARK AVEN UE HO BO KEN SIT GRAND CENTRAL E TERMINAL Madis o n Ave nue GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL TRACK LOCATION PARK AVENUE
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    Historic Station Adaptation Additions Adaptive Reuse BATTERY MARITIME BUILDING, LOWER MANHATTAN FERRY TERMINAL & MARKET, SAN FRANCISCO GRAND CENTRAL MARKETPLACE, NEW YORK SMWM Architecture Urban Design + Planning Rogers Marvel Architexts SMWM Architecture Urban Design + Planning UNION STATION, WASHINGTON D.C. Rogers Marvel Architexts
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    Potential Public Benefits WhatPotential Public Benefits can be Achieved? • Desired Public Improvements for the Site Include the Rehabilitation of Historic Structures on the Site, Better Transit Connections and Traffic Conditions, Infra- structure Improvements, the Creation of New Public Open Spaces, and a Grand “Ferry” Boulevard • New Development on the Site will Pay for the Cost of these Public Improve- ments, which Totals in Excess of $500 Million Dollars
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    Rehabilitate Rail andFerry Terminal Plazas Illustrative
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    Complete Rehabilitation &Reuse of Ferry Terminal Complex Illustrative
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    Reconstruct Piers asPublicly Accessible Open Space Illustrative
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    Construct New PublicSpace at Records Building Illustrative
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    Reconstruct Combined Storm& Sanitary Sewer in Observer Highway
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    Upgrade Henderson St.& Off-site Traffic Improvements OBSER VER H OBS IGHW ERV AY ER H IGH NEW WAY ARK STRE ET NEW ARK STRE ET OBSE RVER H IGHW AY OBSE RVER H IGHW AY ULEVARD ENUE ENUE ULEVARD JERSEY AV JERSEY AV MARINE BO MARINE BO EXISTING ROUTE ALTERNATE CIRCULATION ALTERNATE ROUTE ONE-WAY CONCEPT ROUNDABOUT CONCEPT
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    Reconstruct Observer Highway asWalkable “Ferry Boulevard” Illustrative
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    Potential Public Benefits •Rehabilitate Rail and Ferry Terminal Plazas • Complete Rehabilitation and Reuse of Ferry Terminal Complex • Reconstruct Transit Connections • Reconstruct Piers as Publicly Accessible Open Space • Construct New Public Space at Records Building • Reconstruct Combined Storm and Sanitary Sewer in Observer Highway • Upgrade Henderson Street/Off-site Traffic Improvements • Utilize Sustainable/Green Development Strategies • Reconstruct Observer Highway as Walkable “Ferry Boulevard”
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    Public Benefit Costs: Total Estimated Cost in Excess of $500 Million Dollars
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    Planning Framework What isGoal of the Planning Framework? • This presentation seeks to create a planning framework, which can leverage the desired public improvements • The framework incorporates a set of principles that will help frame future pro- gram and uses, circulation, views and environmental factors on the site
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    Planning Framework Principles Programand Uses • Include a mix of mutually supportive uses • Extend and complement the Hoboken Central Business core • Create a walkable environment with active ground floor uses • Include the opportunity to incorporate maritime vessel(s) Circulation • Capture the benefits of Hoboken Terminal’s status as the region’s premier transportation hub • Enhance pedestrian connections between the site and adjacent areas • Optimize vehicular traffic flows and improve pedestrian access Views • Preserve and enhance existing waterfront views from site • Preserve North/South view corridors at street ends • Create a compelling skyline Environment • Minimize the project’s overall impact on the environment • Reduce existing negative environmental conditions • Preserve existing and create new open spaces and create new, publicly accessible open spaces
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    Planning Framework Diagram 4TH STRE HOBOKEN ET REDEVELOPMENT SITE ST. JERSEY CITY ST. Hoboken SON REDEVELOPMENT SITE ST. ROE . N ST JACK ISON MAXIMIZE DEVELOPMENT MON ERSO ON TERRA FIRMA T. MAD T. MS S 3RD T. RT S STRE JEFF ND S ST. ET HIGH DENSITY AVE. ADA COU TON DEVELOPMENT ZONE GRA OW ST. AVE. CLIN . ST. N ST PROGRAM AND ACTIVATE WILL IELD DEN PUBLIC AREAS PARK GTO OMF GAR ST. HIN 1ST S IMPROVE CIRCULATION BLO TREE SON INTO SITE DR. T WAS . R ST HUD TRA CREATE GREEN SPACES R I VE NEW ARK AND LINKAGES SINA AVE. ST. ARK NEW CREATE GATEWAYS AVE. KEN PROTECT AND MAXIMIZE VIEWS TO AND FROM SITE OBS ERVE R HW Y T. GROVE S BLVD. 18TH STREET OZ MARIN H ST. LUIS MUN ST. D. BLV GTON 14TH STREE WASHIN T ST. PROVOST 13TH ST . Jersey City
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    As this presentationhas shown, Hoboken is on the edge of.... - Completing the restoration of Terminal... - Redefining the gateway to the city... - Providing significant public improvements to the city. But none of this can happen without significant development on the railyards. The framework that we present here defines a development approach that maximizes public improvements while minimizing adverse impacts on the com- munity. We look forward to your questions and comments.