Bronx meet your waterfront 4

Rethinking the Relationship between People and Their River

PIER 5 WATER PARK P5! BRONX, MEET YOUR WATERFRONT PLAN

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PIER 5 WATER PARK P5!BRONX, MEET YOUR WATERFRONT PLAN

Natural patch with flexible

soft space for mid-scale cultural programming

Largest available soft space along the

waterfront adjacent to existing amenity (Mill

Pond Park) and the 149th St bridge

Mill Pond Park

Bronx Recycling

Center

Harlem River Park

Pier 5

Pier 5 Bronx

Recycling Center Mill Pond Park 149th St Bridge Gateway to

the Waterfront

Existing Assets

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Mill Pond Park

Bronx Recycling

Center

Harlem River Park

Pier 5

Pier 5 Bronx

Recycling Center Mill Pond Park 149th St Bridge Gateway to

the Waterfront

Pier 5 Largest existing parcel along the waterfront available for immediate development; Owned by Parks Department; Some remediation needed; Adjacent to Major Deegan

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Mill Pond Park

Bronx Recycling

Center

Harlem River Park

Pier 5

Pier 5 Bronx

Recycling Center Mill Pond Park 149th St Bridge Gateway to

the Waterfront

Bronx Recycling Center Privately held waterfront business; Recycles clean fill, dirt, rock and concrete

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Mill Pond Park

Bronx Recycling

Center

Harlem River Park

Pier 5

Pier 5 Bronx

Recycling Center Mill Pond Park 149th St Bridge Gateway to

the Waterfront

149th St Bridge Next to the High Bridge perhaps the best pedestrian crossing to Manhattan with relatively light traffic; Perfect temporary events

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Experiencing Pier 5

Mostly Programmed

Always Programmable

Sometimes Programmable

FOR SPECIAL EVENTS

3000 person capacity

FOR MEETING NATURE

BBQ

Tennis The park experience becomes less formal as visitors move south

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The Edge

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New waterfront edge with gabion wetland

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Use low cost biological remediation methods to clean

brownfields

The Soil

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Highway Drainage P5!

Integrate cleanup into the park design

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Rainwater super barrels on Pier 5

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A new Pier 5 Water Park includes a spray park, event space and other amenities P5!

Summer Spray Park on Pier 5 Summer Spray Park on Pier 5

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Outdoor Concerts on Pier 5

P5!

Summer Movies on Pier 5

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A demonstration “Eco-Island” converts unused infrastructure into green space

P5!

Oyster Filtration

Rhizofiltration

P5!

Food Truck Pop-Up Events on 149th St Bridge

P5!

Street Design and Activation, 149th St and Exterior St

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Convert recycling center into a water recycling center with public access P5!

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Pocket wetland on current Bronx recycling center site Pocket wetland for medium-scale stormwater management P5!

Ecological Lessons on Pocket Wetland

P5!

Winter Ice Skating on Pocket Wetland P5!