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Revitalizing Hudson Riverfronts
Revitalizing Hudson Riverfronts promotes the careful land-use planning that is needed to turn the tide of urban sprawl in the Hudson Valley.
Revitalizing Hudson Riverfronts — Scenic Hudson's 100-page illustrated guide to responsible waterfront planning — is available as a 10MB downloadable PDF file. Printed copies can be requested by sending an email to janzevino@scenichudson.org.
In 2010, Scenic Hudson published Revitalizing Hudson Riverfronts: Illustrated Conservation & Development Strategies for Creating Healthy, Prosperous Communities. This 100-page illustrated guide is now helping local officials, planners, developers, citizen activists and other stakeholders enhance and preserve the unique qualities of the Hudson River waterfront. The principles in the guide, developed by Scenic Hudson with a grant from the New York State Department of State, offer tools to promote the development of lively, pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use riverfronts in and adjacent to municipal centers while conserving forests, farms, wetlands and fields, and provide for a continuous public greenway corridor along the river. A PDF version of Revitalizing Hudson Riverfronts can be downloaded via this link. Printed versions can be requested by contacting janzevino@scenichudson.org.
Revitalizing Hudson Riverfronts — Scenic Hudson's 100-page illustrated guide to responsible waterfront planning — is available as a 10MB downloadable PDF file. Printed copies can be requested by sending an email to janzevino@scenichudson.org.
WORKSHOPS: Putting Revitalization Principles into Practice
Starting in the Fall of 2011, Scenic Hudson began presenting a series of Revitalizing Hudson Riverfronts workshops in partnership with with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Hudson River Estuary Program and Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve. The first workshop—held at Scenic Hudson's River Center in Beacon in November— was extremely well-attended and featured a range of presentations and panel discussions targeted to help municipal officials, developers, consultants and residents work toward redeveloping hudson waterfronts in ways that will stimulate the economy, connect people to the river, protect the environment and help prepare for rising sea levels along the Hudson.
For more information about these free AICP-pending workshops, e-mail contact Emilie Hauser.
TAKE ACTION: Adopt a Resolution to Revitalize Your Waterfront
Since July 2010, when Scenic Hudson published Revitalizing Hudson Riverfronts, communities have been asking how they can implement its recommendations. One important step is to adopt a resolution supporting the guide's principles.
The guide already has been endorsed by the NYS Department of State Division of Coastal Resources, Hudson River Valley Greenway, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation's Hudson River Estuary Program, and both NY Metro and Upstate chapters of the American Planning Association.
By adopting this resolution, a community can chart a course to revitalize its own riverfront. If you do adopt a resolution, please let us know about it so that other communities can be inspired by your success.
Of course there is much more communities can do, such as amending specific parts of the zoning code or updating a comprehensive plan to reflect recommendations in the guide. Scenic Hudson would be delighted to help your community strengthen its plans and laws to protect and enhance the unique qualities of your Hudson riverfront, promote the development of lively, pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use waterfronts that are adjacent to municipal centers while conserving natural areas and establishing a continuous public greenway corridor. If you are interested in learning how we can help, contact Mark Wildonger at mwildonger@scenichudson.org or 845.473.4440 ext. 276.
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