City of Poughkeepsie Waterfront Redevelopment Strategy Poughkeepsie Waterfront Redevelopment Strategy
City of Poughkeepsie Prime Assets: Major Waterfront Advantages: - Central City of the Hudson River Valley - Prime Hudson River Frontage - Center for Colleges, Hospitals, and Culture - Framed by Two Historic Bridges - High Quality Housing and Historic Districts - Railroad Connections to NYC - Dutchess County Government Seat - Large Public Parks - Crossroads of Two Regional Trail Systems - Walkway Over the Hudson Poughkeepsie Waterfront Redevelopment Strategy
Poughkeepsie Waterfront Redevelopment Strategy Overall Goal #1: Build a Continuous Greenway Trail along the Riverfront. 4 Major Gaps: Marist North Campus Dutton & Central Hudson Kaal Rock Point South of Hudson Pointe One Connected Waterfront
Overall Goal #2: Knit Together Surrounding City Plans and Projects. Walkway-Gateway Middle Main Zoning District Fall Kill Creek Plan City Center Revitalization Plan Walkway Branding One Dutchess Avenue Southern Waterfront Elevator and Upper Landing Kaal Rock Plan
Overall Goal #3: Create a High-Quality Waterfront Park and Regional Destination Between Main Street, the Railroad Station, and Walkway Elevator. Walkway-Gateway Middle Main Zoning District Fall Kill Creek Plan City Center Revitalization Plan Walkway Branding One Dutchess Avenue Southern Waterfront Elevator and Upper Landing Kaal Rock Plan
Railroad Station Railroad Properties Private Property Private Property City Parkland Waterfront Area Property Ownership
Access segmented into three dead-end parking areas. Pedestrian paths are limited and not ADA-compliant. Existing Waterfront Dominated by Parking Lots
Existing Views from Station Overpass
Children’s Museum Park Plaza Bridge to Elevator Grand Stairs Stage Event Lawn Playground Learning Band Boat Ice Stand Landscape House Garden Paths House Fishing Kayak Kaal Rock Park Pier Launch Main Street Boat Docks Pier A New Front Porch for Poughkeepsie Illustrative Plan North-south path network integrates a wide variety of new park features; New Building Park plaza replaces parking lots at gateway entrance from Station overlook; Existing Building New commercial attractions are focused around Main and Water Streets. Parking Structure
4 – 5 story buildings along North Water Street Covered walkways around Railroad Station 1831 Public Market Hall Children’s Museum Park Plaza Bridge to Elevator Grand Stairs Stage Event Lawn Learning Band Boat Ice Stand Landscape House Garden Paths House Fishing Kayak Kaal Rock Park Main Pier Launch Street Pier Boat Docks Poughkeepsie Waterfront Precedents Main Street Steamboat Pier for tour boats Active docking and waterfront hotel 1799 Map showing a central stream
Children’s Museum Park Plaza Bridge to Elevator Grand Stairs Stage Event Lawn Playground Learning Band Boat Ice Stand Landscape House Garden Paths House Fishing Kayak Kaal Rock Park Pier Launch Main Street Boat Docks Pier Potential New Development: Illustrative Plan Retail/Restaurants 70,000 Sq. Ft. Hotel 80-122 Rooms New Building Offices 10,000 Sq. Ft. Apartments 207 Units Existing Building Park Plaza Buildings 18,000 Sq. Ft. Townhouses 56 Units Parking Structure
View West from Station Overlook, Before and After View North along Water Street, Before and After
Natural Area Community Park Urban Riverfront Plaza and Promenade Linear Park Revitalizing Hudson Riverfronts Range of Waterfront Activities along a 2010 Continuous Greenway Corridor
Contact Information Eoin Wrafter, ACIP Commissioner Dutchess County Department of Planning & Development 27 High Street Dutchess County Planning and Development Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Phone: 845-486-3600 Fax: 845-486-3610 Email: ewrafter@dutchessny.gov Website: www.dutchessny.gov
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