NORTH SHORE LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION STUDY Visioning Open Houses April 6 and 7, 2009 Port Richmond and Snug Harbor
Project Sponsors New York City Economic Development Corporation New York City Department of City Planning
Project Team Parsons Brinckerhoff Basile Baumann Prost Cole & Associates Market, Real Estate, and Economic Analysis D.I.R.T. Studio Urban Design and Waterfront Green Shield Ecology Ecology Historical Perspectives Cultural Resources Zetlin Strategic Communications Public Involvement
Study Goals Provide a framework that can be used to guide future zoning, transportation, and development actions
Study Objectives Improve transportation connections Identify necessary public infrastructure improvements Support future reuse of North Shore ROW Create and retain high quality jobs in maritime and other industries Restore and enhance urban ecology
Study Objectives (cont d) Celebrate cultural resources Enhance historic residential and commercial neighborhoods Provide greater public access to current and future recreational and waterfront areas Promote sustainable development
Purpose of Tonight s Meeting & Workshop Provide foundation information on existing conditions Present early conceptual direction Generate discussion on early ideas Receive feedback and comments for developing alternative concepts
Study Area Map
Study Area Population (Census 2000) Study Area Population 65,882 Elm Park-Mariners Harbor sub-area grew 34% 1990 to 2000 and was the fastest growing subarea 15% Staten Island Population 443,728 Elm Park- Mariners Harbor 15,917 Port Richmond 21,563 St. George 13,185 New Brighton- Snug Harbor 15,217
Journey to Work Mode (ACS 2005-2007*) Bicycle Motorcycle 0.09% 0.2% Walked 4% Public Transportation 39% Other means 0.6% Worked at home Car, Truck, or Van 53% 3% 43% of Staten Island and North Shore commuters spend 45 to 90 + minutes commuting to work Study Area Travel Mode Breakdown Estimates*
Journey to Work Mode (Census 2000) Elm Park-Mariners Harbor 46% Drive alone 32% Public Transportation 5% SI Ferry New Brighton-Snug Harbor 43% Drive alone 36% Public Transportation 8% SI Ferry 44% Drive alone 37% Public Transportation 18% SI Ferry Port Richmond St. George 24% Drive alone 54% Public Transportation 28% SI Ferry
Journey to Work Destination (Census 2000) 27% of study area Journey to Work trips occur within the North Shore Number of Manhattanbound commuters decreases as you move west through study area 32% in St. George and New Brighton vs. 20% in Mariners Harbor New Jersey 5.8% Other NYC 17.2% Manhattan 24.9% Other 0.9% Staten Island 51.3%
Market Analysis Key Indices Maritime / Industrial Market 600 Forecasted new jobs by 2018 8.2% Growth in containers between 2000-2007 74.5 Average age of industrial and maritime buildings in study area
Market Analysis Key Indices Retail Market Forecast 6% Study area employment in retail sector 13% Staten Island employment in retail sector 92,000 Expected additional square footage of retail in study area by 2018 Average CVS Pharmacy or Rite Aid stores range from 11,000 15,000 square feet
Market Analysis Key Indices Office Market Forecasts 22% The study area contains of Staten Island s inventory of office space Approximately 70% of the office buildings in the study area are located in St. George and New Brighton-Snug Harbor Demand for 155,440 square feet of office space by 2018
Market Analysis Key Indices Residential Market $169,915 Existing median housing value in study area 75% of the residential structures constructed before 1970 In 2018, forecasted study area growth in new households 2,889 based on current market conditions Same as 289 per year
Issues Residential next to industrial on Grandview Avenue Residential next to industrial on Richmond Terrace and Harbor Road Discontinuous land use patterns
Issues View of North Shore Esplanade / Richmond Terrace Source: RU/DAT It s a Shore Thing Website View from Blissenbach Marina towards Caddell Dry Dock Disconnect between active waterfront and upland areas
Issues Westbound S44 Bus on Walker Street Staten Island bus on Walker Street Significant growth in traffic congestion and delay Congested east-west transit linkages
Issues Port Richmond Avenue looking north Port Richmond Avenue Struggling retail corridors
Issues Existing Landscape Resources along the North Shore, Staten Island Fragmented open space network
Issues Overgrowth at the old Elm Park station ROW on Caddell Dry Dock property Existing North Shore railroad ROW has been encroached upon
Opportunities Gantry Park, Long Island, NY Waterfront open space Sydney, Australia Relink the waterfront to the upland
Opportunities New York Harbor, NYC Rotterdam, Netherlands Celebrate maritime activity
Opportunities Tottenville Staten Island Railway station, Staten Island Staten Island Ferry Create transit-supportive development opportunities
Opportunities Industrial Heritage Park / Duisburg Nord, Ruhr, Germany Westergas Park, Amsterdam Reuse of brownfields sites
Opportunities Waterfront promenade in Portland, Oregon Waterfront pedestrian path in Riverside Park, New York Enhance open space and pedestrian connections
Opportunities Sailors Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY Historic Hamilton Park Cottage, Staten Island, NY Source: by Wally Gobetz via Flickr Build upon the extensive number of cultural and historic resources
Opportunities Additional active transit mode on the North Shore ROW and throughout corridor Staten Island Railroad (Heavy Rail) Light Rail (LRT) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) North Shore Rail ROW Source: Staten Island Advance Online
North Shore Railroad ROW Potential North Shore Rail Stations As published in the 2004 Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Feasibility Study
Proposed West Shore Light Rail Transit (LRT)
Community & Technical Advisory Meetings Entertainment opportunities lacking in study area and all of Staten Island Attract and keep young people and empty nesters in study area Provide improved connections to and from employment centers in New Jersey Provide improved transit opportunities Plan for future waterfront access
Visioning Workshop Visioning exercise will help to identify: Areas of existing traffic or transportation congestion Areas for connection to the waterfront Areas for enhanced commercial uses Areas for open space and greenway uses Areas for cultural and historic preservation
Visioning Workshop Preliminary Concepts
Early Development Concepts St. George Snug Harbor
Early Development Concepts Elm Park Mariners Harbor
Early Development Concepts Port Richmond
Next Steps Initial Visioning Sessions Develop and Refine Concepts Present to Advisory Committee(s) (May) Refined Vision Concepts Public Open House / Work Session (June)
Discussion Questions What kind of access would you like to the waterfront? How do you make transit easier for residents of the North Shore? What is the North Shore lacking in terms of land uses, services, amenities, etc? What recent developments on Staten Island do you like best? Why? Least? Why? What did we not discuss tonight that should have been included?