IMPORTANT: New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan - Vision 2020. PUBLIC WORKSHOPS

More information about these workshops and Vision 2020: The New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan is on:
Website: www.nyc.gov/waterfront

GET INVOLVED!
Come join the Department of City Planning for a public visioning workshop on your Borough’s waterfront.

They want to hear your suggestions for how to improve your waterfront. The Department of City Planning will be hosting six upcoming workshops to talk about specific opportunities in each borough:

BRONX WORKSHOP
May 12, 2010, 6-8:30 pm
Hostos Community College
Savoy Building
120 East 149th St., Bronx

BROOKLYN WORKSHOP
May 17, 2010, 6-8:30 pm
Brooklyn Technical High School
Dekalb Ave. & S. Elliot Pl, Brooklyn

QUEENS WORKSHOP
June 2, 2010, 6-8:30 pm
York College
Health and Physical Education Building
160-02 Liberty Ave., Jamaica

MANHATTAN WORKSHOP
June 8, 2010, 6-8:30 pm
Murry Bergtraum High School
411 Pearl St., Manhattan

BLUE NETWORK AND CITYWIDE ISSUES WORKSHOP
June 24, 2010, 6:30-9 pm
PS 234, The Independence School
292 Greenwich St., Manhattan

STATEN ISLAND WORKSHOP
June 28, 2010, 6-8:30 pm
Spiro Hall, Wagner College
One Campus Rd., Staten Island

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What to expect:

The Department of City Planning will begin each session with a short presentation on our assessment of waterfront resources for the Borough: what public access exists today, where there are active industrial activities, the natural areas, etc. Everyone will then break into small groups to discuss particular segments of the Borough’s waterfront, what they refer to as “Reaches”. For each reach, the groups will discuss the opportunities and challenges for the future of specific sites along the waterfront.

The Blue Network:
The Blue Network is the term for our waterways themselves. This sixth workshop will examine and discuss the opportunities to use New York City’s waterways for recreation, transportation, and education. They will also discuss the ecology of the water bodies and increasing the city’s resilience to climate change and sea level rise.