Vision 2020 - New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan Ch. 3

Abstract

Cover design by Skye Duncan. The image depicts the region's topography merged with the bathymetry of New York Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. The Hudson Canyon, a deep submarine ravine, is in the lower right corner. Data is from the 3-arc second U.S. Coastal Relief Model provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Geophysical Data Center. For the past nine years, New York City has been working to reclaim one of our most vital assets— our waterfront. We have already opened up access to miles of the shoreline that had been closed off to the public for decades. We have built new waterfront parks in all five boroughs and cleaned our waterways after years of decline and disuse. And we are creating jobs along the waterfront from the North Shore of Staten Island to Hunts Point Landing in the South Bronx. Vision 2020: New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan builds on these accomplishments and represents the next step in our critically important efforts. Prepared by the Department of City Planning, Vision 2020 is a comprehensive blueprint for the future of our waterfront—and one of two core components of New York City's Waterfront Vision and Enhancement Strategy. It presents strategies for implementing many of the long-term goals of PlaNYC, our plan for a greener, greater New York City. Through Vision 2020 we will improve our water quality and ensure that each neighborhood has access to the recreational space that is so vital to our residents' quality of life.