Comments on: On the Waterfront http://memo.ryecroft.net/2009/04/on-the-waterfront/ Memo.ryecroft is a collection of notes on various bits of my life and other interestingness that I stumble across. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:31:49 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: imagiNATIVEamerica » Focus on the real MAPS 3 issue: a downtown streetcar system! http://memo.ryecroft.net/2009/04/on-the-waterfront/comment-page-1/#comment-104 imagiNATIVEamerica » Focus on the real MAPS 3 issue: a downtown streetcar system! Tue, 19 May 2009 18:52:09 +0000 http://memo.ryecroft.net/?p=1068#comment-104 [...] quite intrigued by the River Plan and excited to see what Mike Knopp has put together. Like others, I think the river is one of our greatest untapped [...] [...] quite intrigued by the River Plan and excited to see what Mike Knopp has put together. Like others, I think the river is one of our greatest untapped [...]

]]> By: T. Caine http://memo.ryecroft.net/2009/04/on-the-waterfront/comment-page-1/#comment-27 T. Caine Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:34:47 +0000 http://memo.ryecroft.net/?p=1068#comment-27 It seems to me that one of the defining points of opportunity for redevelopment is precisely how these sites were developed in the first place. Especially in the Northeast, until the not-so-distant past our port cities were anchors to our economic development. These coastal cities were not ringed with parks and esplanades, but with industry and for many cities the empty shells of this era still remain. While NYC may be a willing supporter of riverside recreation, I think it is well ahead of the curve. Cities like Hartford, Newark, Bridgeport, Philadelphia, Providence, New Haven (the list is endless) all built themselves around the connectivity of ocean transport but despite the decline of industry in the US, these scars of business still cover the coastlines. I have to believe that this remains one of the single greatest possibilities for urban revival and New York's waterfront really is a testament to success. It seems to me that one of the defining points of opportunity for redevelopment is precisely how these sites were developed in the first place. Especially in the Northeast, until the not-so-distant past our port cities were anchors to our economic development. These coastal cities were not ringed with parks and esplanades, but with industry and for many cities the empty shells of this era still remain.

While NYC may be a willing supporter of riverside recreation, I think it is well ahead of the curve. Cities like Hartford, Newark, Bridgeport, Philadelphia, Providence, New Haven (the list is endless) all built themselves around the connectivity of ocean transport but despite the decline of industry in the US, these scars of business still cover the coastlines. I have to believe that this remains one of the single greatest possibilities for urban revival and New York’s waterfront really is a testament to success.

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