admin November 17th, 2006
Does Hoboken have enough parks and open space today for recreation and better living?
The park space acquisition plan outlined in the City’s approved 2004 Master Plan identifies 20 acres that must be immediately protected from redevelopment or a zoning change. Many of these properties are still zoned industrial. Any change in zoning, from industrial to commercial or residential may increase the value of the property toward levels prohibitive for acquisition as a park. If these properties are developed there will be no more parks. This is why the City needs to act now to acquire the land for its future. These parcels are the last remaining sites where adequate parks can be developed in town. Read more about Hoboken’s Master Plan and the Open Space Plan.
admin November 17th, 2006
From Hoboken411.com:
Landscape Architects: Cassandra Wilday & Associates, Hoboken, New Jersey, and Arnold Associates, Princeton, New Jersey
“Pier A Park is a testament to the power of a community to influence waterfront development. After voters nixed a proposed 3.2 million-square-foot (297,674-sq-m) project on the Hudson River that included high rises but little green space, the city of Hoboken drew on many of the recommendations of the local grass-roots Coalition for a Better Waterfront to produce a new plan that offered the city badly needed open space. Opened in 1999, Pier A Park was the first completed portion, placing a five-acre (2-ha) park on top of a former shipping pier. It offers half a mile (0.8 km) of walkways, groves of trees, extensive lawns, bike paths, a covered pavilion, and a performance area. Extending three city streets connected the city to the park, which provides views of the Manhattan skyline. New offices, housing, and shops have also sprung up around the park. The city of Hoboken owns the property; the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey provided funding to build the infrastructure and public spaces…”
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