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Route 9A Promenade ProjectLower Manhattan Redevelopment

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Location Map

Route 9A Project

WTCSITE

BROOKLYN BRIDGE

BROOKLYN BRIDGE

FDR D

RIVE

FDR D

RIVE

CITY HALLCITY HALL

FINANCIAL DISTRICT

FINANCIAL DISTRICTBATTERY

PARKCITY

BATTERYPARKCITY

WORLDFINANCIAL

CENTER

WORLDFINANCIAL

CENTER

WALL ST.

WALL ST.

EASTRIVEREASTRIVER

HUDSONRIVER

HUDSONRIVER BROOKLYN

BATTERY TUNNEL

BROOKLYN BATTERY TUNNEL

Chambers St.

Chambers St.

Battery Pl.Battery Pl.

3rd Largest CBD (1st Midtown NY, 2nd Chicago)368,000 employees south of Chambers St.19,700 WFC employees (11/03)WFC 128 acres occupied (2003)100,000 residentsWTC Site 16 acresRoute 9A 70,000 veh/day (2006)FDR 58,000 veh/day (2004)BBT 56,000 veh/day (2005)

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Project Limits

BATTERY PLACE TO 59TH ST.

BATTERY PLACE TO CHAMBERS ST.

HUDSON RIVER

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CSS Approach

• To Integrate Needs of Community Residents, Visitors and Businesses into the Fabric of a Major Transportation Artery

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Transportation Need

WTCWTC

WFCWFC

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Compatibility with Natural Environment

• Environmental Needs• Major Issues• Resolution Methodologies

LOWER MANHATTANDRAINAGE AREAS

LOWER MANHATTANDRAINAGE AREAS

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Compatibility with Human Environment

• Community Needs- Multi-modal- Aesthetics- Plantings- Coordinated designs- Parks / Open Space

WEST THAMES PARKWEST THAMES PARK

SOUTH FERRY PROJECTCOORDINATIONSOUTH FERRY PROJECTCOORDINATION

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Compatibility with Human Environment

• Major Issues• Resolution Methodologies

NYSDOT (FHWA)SEIS

NYSDOT (FHWA)SEIS

Air qualityNoise and vibrationCultural & historic resourcesAccess & circulationEconomic effectsDesign for the environment

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Project Vision

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Project Vision

THIS IS WHAT WE ENVISIONEDTHIS IS WHAT WE ENVISIONED

THIS IS WHAT WE BUILTTHIS IS WHAT WE BUILT

PRE-CONSTRUCTION(1993)

TODAY

CONCEPT DESIGNComputer Simulation

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Project VisionPRE-CONSTRUCTION(1993)

CONCEPT DESIGNComputer Simulation

TODAY

THIS IS WHAT WE ENVISIONEDTHIS IS WHAT WE ENVISIONED

THIS IS WHAT WE BUILTTHIS IS WHAT WE BUILT

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Project VisionPRE-CONSTRUCTION(1993)

CONCEPT DESIGNArtist Rendering

TODAY

THIS IS WHAT WE ENVISIONEDTHIS IS WHAT WE ENVISIONED

THIS IS WHAT WE BUILTTHIS IS WHAT WE BUILT

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Stakeholder Involvement

• Stakeholders (HRPT)

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Stakeholder Involvement

• Stakeholders (HRPT)

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Stakeholder Involvement

• Stakeholders (HRPT)

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Stakeholder Involvement

• Stakeholders (West Thames Park)

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Stakeholder Involvement

• Stakeholders (WTC Memorial Site)

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Stakeholder Involvement WTC PATH Station WTC Memorial Site Freedom Tower

Fulton St. Transit Ctr.

WTC Site Cultural Center

South Ferry Terminal

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Stakeholder Involvement

• Other Lower Manhattan Projects

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Stakeholder Involvement / Coordination

• Outreach to obtain input

• Consensus building and recognition of common goals / objectives

• Dedicated outreach hot-lines,newsletters and events

• Seek balance of needs

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Transportation Success

• Battery Place ImprovementsBEFORE

AFTER

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Transportation Success

• PromenadeBEFORE

AFTER

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Transportation Success

• Pedestrian Bridges

RECTOR STREET PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

VESEY STREET PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

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Facility as a Community Asset

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Accomplishments & Shortcomings

• Engage Federal Agencies Early• Difficult to Compress Timeframe• Many Inputs to Process• Maintain Quality of Life / EPC’s• Outreach Essential• Communicate/Coordinate/Cooperate/Inform• LMCCC Established to Coordinate Simultaneous

Construction• Security Considerations• Good Government Practices• Coordination & Planning with Other Projects• WTC Access vs. 9A Northbound (Haul Road)• Construction Standards (signage/clean site)

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Other Issues

• Complex Utilities

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Other Considerations

• Inter-agency Coordination

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CSS Bottomline • Actions were different because redevelopment of

Lower Manhattan is a concerted effort with a common goal toward revitalization.

This “given” precedent

fostered a need for…

+ Cooperation / Coordination

+ Recognition of common goals

+ Establishment of priorities

+ Compromise

“not always total buy in”

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Contact Information

• For further Information please contact

Christopher Cotter, RLADeputy Project DirectorRoute 9A / Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Project21 South End AvenueNew York, NY 10280

Phone: 1-800-714-0454

Email: route9a@dot.state.ny.us

Please visit our website at: www.route9a.info