Building on the City's success in opening up to the public miles of shoreline. The vision 2020 sets the stage for waterfront for parks, housing and economic development, and our waterways for transportation, recreation and natural habitats. They practically can make areass to enrich the enviorment. According to "The Waterfront Action Agenda" there is a three year implementation component of Vision 2020: New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan. The Action Agenda establishes a set of actions for "realizing our waterfront and waterways as a world-class destination, a globally competitive port,and a rich and vital natural resource that draws all New Yorkers to its edge and onto the water". Their plan is really good ad drives them to it.
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Asad, thanks for the post. This is a very nice summary. What would you do as a design to make these actions items happen? What do you suggest we should provide at our Newtown Creek site? Do some sketches and mark up the site map for each of these activities.
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