Bronx Meet Your Waterfront Plan (Part 1 of 3)

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MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning project with community partners like the Harlem River Working Group, Bronx Borough planning office, and the NYC Waterfront planning office to improve access to the Harlem River. Presented to the public at 851 Grand Concourse, Room 915 in the Bronx, NY on May 18, 2011.

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BRONX, MEET YOUR WATERFRONT Public Presentation | May 18th, 2011

Agenda

1 History and Future of the Harlem River Waterfront

2 The Overall (Master) Plan 3 Four Priority Site Proposals

History and Future of the Harlem River Waterfront

The Harlem River is an 8-mile stretch of water that connects the East River with the Hudson, Manhattan with the Bronx

Most residents in the Bronx don’t feel like it’s a part of their neighborhood

The Bronx has been seen as a thoroughfare

Major Deegan Expressway

A place of superhuman infrastructure built along what was the most open public space – the water

High Bridge

Designed for machines and not humans to access

Pedestrian bridge to nowhere

The river has been an afterthought

Mill Pond Park

Roberto Clemente Park

River Park Towers

Washington Bridge Alexander

Hamilton Bridge

High Bridge

Yankee Stadium

149th St Bridge

Mill Pond Park

Hud

son

Riv

er

Macombs Dam Bridge

Lincoln Avenue

Har

lem

Riv

er

4.5 miles

4.5 miles

Lincoln Avenue

Roberto Clemente

Park

Existing conditions

1 - 3 - Poor - Few

4.5 miles

Roberto Clemente

Park

Lincoln Avenue

1 - 3 - Poor - Few

1 place to get on the water

Harlem River Community Rowing

Existing conditions

1 - 3 - Poor - Few

4.5 miles

Roberto Clemente

Park

Mill Pond Park

Mill Pond Park

Depot Place

(proposed)

3 public open spaces near the water Lincoln Avenue

Existing conditions

1 - 3 - Poor - Few

4.5 miles

Roberto Clemente

Park

Poor pathways from people to existing waterfront destinations

Lincoln Avenue

Existing conditions

1 - 3 - Poor - Few

4.5 miles

Roberto Clemente

Park

Few residents who view the Harlem River as part of their neighborhood

Lincoln Avenue

Existing conditions

The Harlem River, 1852

Fishing

It wasn’t always like this

The Harlem River, 1890

Waterfront access

The Harlem River, 1890 The Harlem River, date unknown

Working waterfront

The Harlem River, 1902 Community boat race

While we can’t easily undo the past, we can make targeted investments for the future

BRONX, MEET YOUR WATERFRONT PLAN

We started by building on the work that came before

Previous Bronx Harlem River reports

We collected some data

Students within 1 mile of Lincoln Avenue

We did some analysis (paralysis)

Harlem River waterfront edge analysis

We did some math

Stormwater run-off calculation

We met with leaders of the community and where possible the general We did some walking

Pedestrian bridge

We shared sandwiches with community leaders We may have gone to some places perhaps we shouldn’t have gone (to find new possibilities!)

Under the Major Deegan

We shared sandwiches with community leaders

Boar’s Head in Harlem River Park Towers

We shared sandwiches with community leaders

Drawings on trace paper in the MIT studio

Based on what we learned and heard, we did some sketching

MIT Bronx studio

. . . and re-imagination

Throughout this process, we tried (as best we could) to work closely with partners in the community

Mid-review meeting with representatives of the Harlem River Working Group in March

Theme 1. Create more obvious paths to destinations along the water

BRONX, MEET YOUR WATERFRONT PLAN

Theme 2. Find creative ways to re-use and celebrate existing infrastructure (like bridges!)

BRONX, MEET YOUR WATERFRONT PLAN

The Harlem River, 1890

Theme 3. Restore the river’s natural ecology by cleaning the water (where possible and appropriate)

BRONX, MEET YOUR WATERFRONT PLAN

The Harlem River, 1890

Theme 4. Pop-up events for residents to gather and re-imagine their waterfront

BRONX, MEET YOUR WATERFRONT PLAN

The Overall (Master) Plan

4.5 miles

4.5 miles

4.5 miles

Today

4.5 miles

Future

4.5 miles

Future

Four Priority Site Proposals

HIGH BRIDGE & DEPOT PLACE Innovative entrances to the bridge and to the High Bridge community

HB!Pedestrian only bridge across Harlem River with amazing views, opening to public in 2013

HB!

4.5 miles

Roberto Clemente

Park

Lincoln Avenue

Priority Areas

MACOMBS DAM PARK-IT PLACE Significant paved space adjacent to largest regional destination in the area with Heritage field opening in 2012

Low-cost, flexible hard space for pop-up food and tailgating

MD!

MD!

PIER 5 WATER PARK Largest available soft space along the waterfront adjacent to existing amenity (Mill Pond Park) and the 149th St bridge

Natural patch with flexible soft

space for mid-scale cultural programming

P5!

P5!

LINCOLN AVENUE Direct access to the water adjacent to cultural corridor along the South Bronx

Treatment and prime access to

the water and arts

LA!

LA!

Depot Place

(proposed)

Mill Pond Park

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