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                   Introduction

                   The third phase, or Task Three of the Preliminary Design for Hoboken
                   Riverwalk is comprised of three parts, included here as follows:
                         1.  The Final Design Report, including the exact alignment of
                             the lFiverwalk, typical sections of the Riverwalk and its
                             Overlooks, preliminary construction details and recommenda-
                             tions for the management of maintenance and security.

                         2.  The Comprehensive Planj, illustrating the Hoboken River-
                             walk's connection to the Hudson Waterfront Walkway.

                         3.  The Executive Summary, a compilation of all work completed
                             under the Coastal Management Agency grant suitable for
                             public distribution.

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                  MANAGEMENT OF MAINTENANCE AND SECURITY

                  Maintenance

                  Gaudy-Hadley Associates, P.C., recommends that a management schedule be
                  set up to determine the necessary maintenance of the project. In the
                  interest of saving time, money and manpower, the responsibilities for
                  these different aspects could then be divided among all of those in-
                  volved in development of the waterfront.

                  A detailed schedule could include types of services to be performed
                  and their associated frequency, cost, manpower, hours, tools, etc.,
                  The program could be expanded or reduced accordingly in order to
                  accommodate those participating.

                  Security

                  Since completely securing the Riverwalk will be impossible, a psycho-
                  logical deterrent will be implemented in the form of bollards and
                  chains with hours posted on nearby signs. These would be placed at
                  entry portals and other strategic locations.

                  It is also recommended that an agreement be worked out with Stevens
                  Institute and their Security personnel to patrol the Riverwalk as part
                  of their regular rounds. Eventually, as other projects are developed,
                  an overall security system for the Walkway may be instituted by
                  participants of development.

                    Comprehensive Plan

                    Hoboken's 1.8 mile river frontage is comprised of both public and
                    privately owned land. Some of this land is currently being planned
                    and developed, other portions will remain as working industries,
                    and still other portions have future development ideas still in their
                    infancy. The Hoboken Riverwalk proposed in this report will provide
                    residents with development of high recreational value. But this link
                    must ultimately be connected to other developments to form the Hudson
                    Waterfront Walkway. A comprehensive plan to link the Riverwalk with
                    walks to the north and south is hereby outlined.

                    In order to connect the walk to the Seaport Plaza to the north and
                    until Union Drydock and Maxwell House develop their portions of the
                    overall Riverwalk, this report recommends that an alternate route
                    along the sidewalk in front of Maxwell House and Union Drydock be
                    developed.

                    To the south, the proposed projects by Stevens Institute and Hartz
                    Mountain, as well as the Hudson Center Development, will eventually
                    link the Waterfront Walkway to Jersey City's walkway. Temporarily,
                    it is recommended that the existing sidewalks be utilized to allow
                    users direct access to the waterfront.

                    Handicapped people access to the Hudson Waterfront Walkway shall be
                    provided by handicapped curb cut ramps, pedestrian crosswalks with
                    traffic light control, and temporary alternative sidewalk routes.

                    The Hoboken Riverwalk, as designed in this report, will constitute
                    one of the very attractive and picturesque links of the Hudson
                    Waterfront Walkway.

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                    The Riverwalk Route- Linking to Hoboken Waterfront Walkway & Alternatives

                    There is presently, an existing -fooripath running along the top' of the
                    cliff above Sinatra Drive from the southern end of Elysian Field to
                    the middle of Castle Point, terminated by a thirty foot drop from
                    the top of a stone retaining wall. There are many positive aspects
                    of this route. Due to the elevation of this cliffside route, many un-
                    desirable views of the adjacent parking areas, traffic, drydock equip-
                    ment and street utilities are either eliminated or partially screened
                    by the vegetation. This route has a lovely park-like setting. There
                    are wonderful views along the route of the New York skyline and the
                    Hudson River. According to the Wallace, Roberts & Todd Report (1984),
                    existing overlooks should be developed to take advantage of the out-
                    standing views and negative factors should be eliminated or reduced
                    as much as possible. The cliffside route is considerably less noisy
                    than the street levej- route alternatives. The vegetation and eleva-
                    tion of the cliffside route dissipate the sounds, smells, and nega-
                    tive views.

                    Conversely, the routes on grade level have more negative than posi-
                    tive aspects. The route along the west side of Sinatra Drive would
                    be extremely difficult to develop due to the e  X4 sting rock outcrop-
                    pings that, in many areas, comes right down to the street curb. A
                    portion of the east side of Sinatra Drive does not have an existing
                    sidewalk nor are there current plans for development by the present
                    owner.

                    In summary, the cliffside route is the best possible one since, in
                    addition to its natural beauty, it offers the potential to link this
                    portion of the Riverwalk with a linear park which Stevens Institute
                    is planning nearby on the promontory. It also offers the advantage
                    of incorporating a picnic spot on the flat area to the south (at
                    grade level) on the west side of Sinatra Drive. Because the cliff-
                    side route accommodates the handicapped at both ends only, this re-
                    port recommends that an alternative sidewalk be developed along the
                    east side of Sinatra Drive to provide an accessible linkage to the
                    overall Riverwalk because the Union Drydock and Maxwell House por-
                    tions are not  *available for development at present. In the future,
                    if the waterfront properties belonging to Maxwell House and Union
                    Drydock are developed for residential or recreational use, a por-
                    tion of the Riverwalk adjacent to these properties can be incorporat-
                    ed into the development of these properties.

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                               EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

                               In 1980, an idea was born to develop a continuous
                               waterfront walkway from Fort Lee to Bayonne, New
                               Jersey running parallel to the Hudson River. This
                               walkway would link points of interest, existing
                               parks and local residential communities, while
                               providing access to paths ascending the Palisades
                               cliffs. This proposal became known as the Hudson
                               Waterfront Walkway. The firm of Wallace, Roberts
                               & Todd published a report in 1984, the HUDSON
                               WATERFRONT WALKWAY: PLAN AND DESIGN GUIDELINES,
                               to outline the criteria for development of this
                               future Walkway.

                               The first part of this Walkway to be developed-in
                               Hoboken, between Elysian Field and Castle Point,
                               is known as the Hoboken Riverwalk. Gaudy-Badley
                               Associates, P.C. have designed the Riverwalk in
                               compliance with the Wallace Roberts & Todd report
                               after studying the City of Hoboken's waterfront.
                               This study enabled the firm to choose the best
                               possible route for the proposed walk. The River-
                               walk wil begin at the southern end of Elysian
                               Field and run along the cliffs above Sinatra
                               Drive, providing picturesque views across the
                               Hudson River while removing the user from the
                               noise of the roadway below. The Riverwalk will
                               have handicapped people access from the Elysian
                               Field entry portal to "he Scenic Overlook at the
                               northern end, and to the Picnic Area (accessible
                               from street level at the pedestrian crosswalk)
                               at the southern end. It is also recommended
                               that a sidewalk at grade level be developed along
                               the east side of Sinatra Drive to provide the
                               handicapped with ar accessible linkage to the
                               waterfront opportunity, while the Union Dry Dock
                               and Maxwell House portions of the Riverwalk are
                               not available.

                               The Riverwalk will be constructed of wood decking
                               on a steel frame with concrete footings and will
                               have a metal handrailing for safety. The Picnic
                               Area will have a crushed stone surface with grills
                               and picnic tables provided for the public's use.
                               In the Overlook areas, benches will allow the
                               user to rest and look toward the city's spectacu.
                               lar skyline.

                               Residents, citizens' groups, organizations, de-
                               velopers and municipal, county, state, and fed-
                               eral agencies, working together, can provide
                               Hoboken's 42,000 residents with a project which
                               recalls the beginnings of the community as a
                               11peaceful riverside resort for visitors from
                               Manhattan who wandered along its six mile river-
                               walk to Elysian Field". This first part of the
                               Riverwalk will eventaully link various projects
                               which are presently being designed along the
                               riverfront. The proposed Hoboken Riverwalk will
                               provide the user with unmatched views of the
                               New York skyline, while the natural cliffside
                               setting in one of the most densely populated
                               and dramatic urban settings in the world, will
                               provide the residents and visitors to Hoboken
                               with a rare and exciting recreational experience.

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            Stevens Institute of Technology Castle Point, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030
                                                       Office of the Pre@ident
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                                                  December 22, 1986

                Mr. John R. Weingart
                Director, Division of Coastal Resources
                N. J. Department of Environmental Protection
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                Dear Mr. Weingart:

                I am taking this opportunity to write to you about a proposed
                walkway on property along the Hudson River waterfront owned by
                Stevens Institute of Technology.      This past summer during a
                period of time when a request for proposal for a feasibility'
                study was awaiting response, I met with a representative of the
                Hoboken Community Development Agency. During this meeting I was
                presented with a preliminary plan for the construction of a
                walkway along the land bank below the Institute which was
                presumed to be property for which the city of Hoboken had an
                easement. Later review of the various documents concerning the
                property in question revealed that the property proposed to be
                used for the walkway was in fact owned by Stevens Institute of
                Technology.

                over the past couple of months a contract award was made to
                Landscape Architects, Gaudy-Hadley Associates of South Nyack,
                N. Y. to conduct the feasibility study for said walkway. Their
                report has been received and was the subject of a public hearing
                held on Monday December 1, 1986 by the Hoboken Community
                Development Agency with Mr. Thomas Norris of your department
                present.

                While -we certainly think that the land might lend itself to such
                a walkway, and that some rather interesting ideas have gone into
                the study, we feel obligated to point out to you that Stevens
                has several problems with the proposal, some major and some
                minor.    The first major problem presented by the proposal
                involves the pre-empting of the access to the northern part of
                our campus from Sinatra Drive. The second major problem is the
                iikelihood that further development to the east of Sinatra Drive
                on Stevens Waterfront owned property might be foreclosed,
                especially as to height of any project.

               Mr. John R. Weingart
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               December 22, 1986

               Over the past few years Stevens waterfront development has been
               discussed at great length with the Port Authority of New York
               and New Jersey.   More recently negotiations for a major office
               and research development structure has been under negotiation
               with Hartz Mountain Industries.    One of the considerations of
               these prior and current negotiations is the relocation of our
               building housing our Physical Plant operations.       One of the
               identified sites for such relocation has been the Northern
               extremity of our campus with access to and from Sinatra Drive.

               In addition to the relocation of the physical plant building,
               Stevens also owns both the air rights over Sinatra Drive and
               property east of Sinatra Drive out to the pier head line. While
               no current plans are in place for this area, Stevens purchased
               the property with the intention of developing the waterfront
               area at some future date. To build a walkway which could limit
               building heights due to view corridor visibility would present
               distinct and unacceptable sacrifices to Stevens in the use of
               its property.

               Had any of these discussions taken place prior to the granting
               of the feasibility study, some understandings might have been
               agreed upon prior to this time.     Unfortunately, none of these
               serious difficulties were raised previously due to the fact that
               the Community Development Agency did not take Stevens' plans and
               intentions into consideration before embarking upon the current
               feasibility study.   Stevens now finds itself in the unenviable
               position of trying to work around a fait accompli or of
               objecting to a project in which public money has already been
               spent. Neither prospect is attractive to Stevens.

               When I mentioned above that in addition to two major
               difficulties, there were several minor ones as well; I was
               referrina to all the unanswered    questions about maintenance,
               safety and liability difficulties  which must be addressed after
               the costs of building a cliffside  walkway have been determined.
               This still says nothing about the precedents created by the
               extreme reduction in width (from 30 feet wide to 6 feet wide);
               the planning and continuity elements in crossing Sinara Drive
               twice in the course of 1,500 feet in Hoboken; and the
               advisability of expending public monies to put a "waterfront
               walkway" on the west side of a roadway which must serve traffic
               and developmental needs both to the north and south of the
               walkway.

               Mr. J. R. Weingart
               Page Three
               December 22, 1986

               Stevens Institute finds itself in the position of being opposed
               to the continuation of the planning of the present segment of
               walkway over Stevens property on the west side of Sinatra Drive
               for all the above reasons.    Unless and until some adjustments
               and understandings can be reached with the City of Hoboken and
               with your Department, Stevens would recommend not proceeding
               further with such walkway planning.

               As I mentioned before, Stevens does plan a waterfront
               development in conjunction with Hartz Mountain which should be
               finalized in the very near future.   This development includes a
               waterfront walkway in the full required width to the east of the
               development along the entire length of the Stevens property from
               approximately 10th to 5th Streets.     Stevens will be seeking
               permitting for this development and is willing to meet the
               requirements for DEP permitting. We would like to request that
               all decisions on a cliffside walkway be delayed until Stevens'
               alternative plans are ready for review.

               In the meantime, my office is ready to discuss any and all
               elements of this letter at our mutual convenience. I wish you a
               happy holiday season.

                                                 incer ly yours

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                                                R ert A. Hand
               RAH:ais                          Vice President

               c: Mr. Michael Coleman, Director
                      Hoboken Community Development Agency
                   Ms. Catherine Spina, Principal Planner,
                      Hoboken CDA
                V/ Mr. Thomas Norris, New Jersey DEP

                          4  The Hoboken Reporter     December 14, 1986
                          Board., bl.asts., cli*ffside path
                                                                                                                                                                               More problems with walkway
                          Waterfi0nt`wa'lk-'w'_a'y*.                                                                                    4,
                                                                                                                                                                                  The walkway would become.a. place to
                                                                                                                                                                                     ou
                                                                                                                                                                               hang t, drink beer, and light fires, Board
                          plannedlor', cliff's
                                                                                                                                                              .2.,.N_,@;J,     members felt. It would be unsafe at night,
                                                                                                                                                                               they suggested.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ier.
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                          By Wendy Hester                                                                                                                                4q       The walkway would also make it eas
                                                                                                                                                                               to scale the cliffs and enter the Stevens cam-
                                                                                                                                                 fM@
                                                                                                                                                                                            'trouble there, Seligman added.
                            The CDA's plans for a proposed w ter-
                          front walkway to be built along the cliffs                                                                                                           pus to cause
                                                                                                                                                                                  In addition, if Stevens were to develop
                          overlooking Sinatra Drive were harshly'                                                                                                              their portion of the waterfront, the view
                          criticized by the planning board earler this
                                                                                                                                                                               from the walkway would be blocked. Star-
                          month.
                                                                                                                                                                     i         rett said a DEP representative at the public
                            The walkway, which would extend along,
                                                                                                                                                                               hearing suggested that the walkway's view
                          the eliffs in front of Stevens Institute from                                                                                                        should be protection against any develop-
                          Elysian Field park to a point on Sinatra                                                                                                             ments. Starrett said he did not think Stevens
                          'Drive, would cost an estimated $317,885.
                                                                                                                                                                               would want to donate their land for the pro-
                          There is no funding for the project at this                                                                                                          ject and then be told they couldn't build on
                          time, said Kathy Spina of the CDA.                                                                                                                   their own property in front of it.
                            The public path would be built of wood
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                                                                                                                                                                            '--Limited handicap access
                                                                                                                                                                            Z
                          'decking and measure six feet in width, ex-
                          cept at three overlook points where the walk                                                                                                            Only a limited portion of the walkway,
                          would widen. Benches would be placed                                                                                                                 which varies in elevation from 18 to 63 feet,
                          along the path, and.a picnic area-near the                                                                                                           would allow handicapped access. While
                          Sinatra Drive entrance is. h1so included in                                                                                                          handicapped access to a small portion'of
                          the plans.                                                                                                                                           the walk would be possible from Elysian
                          Planning Board objects                            i7he cum-nit cHffsI4@_stalrc-a"s'e down to Sinatra Dvive. The CDA    . ree.eady .. presented plans--Field Park, a ramp at the other- end would.
                                                                            for a waterfront walkway that goes up and down the Stevens cliffs. The Plon Is sumosed             lead only to the picnic area. From the pic-
                            Planning Board members objected to the          to be part of a walkway extending from Bayonne to the George Washington Bridge.                    nic area, the main walkway can only be
                          plans after examinitig the study-at their                                                                                                            reached by a twisting staircase.
                          Deceilber 2 nicedrig; Board Secretary Jim         goes nowhere, and is not related to any-          the proposed walkwa@-, Planning Bbafd               The study was prepared for the CDA by
                          Su@rvtt is cuffently drafting-a letter to the     thing," said Starrett. "They treated a            members were concerned about the lack of         Gaudley/Hadley      Associates, an environ-
                          CDA detailing the Board's specific ob-            limited segment that made no effort to in-        handicapped access, and the safety and
                          jections.                                         tegrate itself with current plans."               security of the walkway.                                             continued on page -Y
                            According to Starrett, who attended.the         The plan is 'ludicrous'
                            blic k&Rpg,,,%ihere the plans were in-
                          PU
                                                                            "We weren't included in the design. We
                          troduced. Neither Stevens nor the Planning
                          Board were consulted over the walkway,            w@ren't consulted," said Ralph Seligman"
                                                                            City Planner. When he first heard of the
                          even though part of the proposed walkway
                          :would be on Stevens property.                    proposal, Seligman said,    I thought it was
                           "Stevens said they would be       willing, if
                                                                            ludicrous they should plan such a thing."
                          they haVe any development         (along the       Seligman asked that the letter to the CDA
                          waterfront), to put in a walkway that would       state that the Board felt the planning func-
                          meet the state requirement of 30 feet (in         tion was not properly addressed, and that
                          width)," said Starrett. "The CDA plan of          information on the proposal was not pro-
                          six feet would go against efforts to enforce      perly coordinated.
                          the state requirement.                             In addition to concerns about the nar-
                           "They're talking about a thousand-foot           rowness of the walkway.and the lack of

                                          3oard blasts path
                                          continued from page 4.
                                          mental design and architecture firm. Still      because the pubfic will have input at many
                                          in the preliminary stages, the study was        points later on, according to Peggy Thomas
                                          funded by. the Department of Environmen-        of the CDA.
                                          tal Protection.
                                                                                            The plan is intended to tie in with a pro-
                                            A finalized version of the design is ex-      posed waterfront walkway that would
                                          pected to be completed in several weeks. It     stretch from the George Washington Bridge
                                          will incorporate suggestions made by the        to Bayonne. The walkway is still highly
                                          public at the December meeting. A public        theoretical, and no cohesive overall plan has
                                          hearing will not be held on the final plans,    been worked out.                            0

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                                                                                                                                        WALKWAY
                                                                                                                                     'HOBOKEN, N,J,

                                                        Entry Portal at North/
                                                        Elysian Field Park

               Perspective Looking
               South Along Walk -
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                                 View of South Entry & Picnic Area

          EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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          In 1980, an idea w@s born to develop a continuous
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          waterfront walkway from Fort Lee to Bayonne, New
          J                            Hudson River. This
          ersey running parallel to the
                   Id link points of interest, existing
          walkway wou
          parks and local residential communities, while
          provi,ding access to paths ascending the Palisades
          cliffs. This proposal became known as the Hudson
                             The firm of Wallace, Roberts
          Waterfront Walkway.
          Todd published a report in 1984, the HUDSON
          WATERFRONT WALKWAY: PLAN AND DESIGN GUIDELINES,                                   01,                                                      S I N A T RA   D R I V E
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          to outline the criteria for development of this
          future walkway.

          The first part of this Walkway to be developed  in
          Hoboken, between Elysian Field and Castle Point,
          is known as the Hoboken Riverwalk. Gaudy-Hadley
          Associates, P.C. have designed the Riverwalk in
          compliance with the Wallace Roberts & Todd report                                                                                    Project Area Plan
          after studying the City of Hoboken's waterfront.
          This study enabled the firm to choose the best
          possible route for the proposed walk. The River-
          walk wil begin at the southern end of Elysian
          Field and run along the cliffs above Sinatra
          Drive, providing picturesque views across the
          Hudson River while removing the user from the
          noise of the roadway below. The Riverwalk will
          have handicapped people access from the Elysian
          Field entry portal to the Scenic Overlook at the
          northern end, and to the Picnic Area (accessible                                                                                                                                                                                     ?JtL
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          from street level at the pedestrian crosswalk)                                                                                                                                                                                 Xma,-, wqw
          at the southern end. It is also recommended                                                                                                                                                                                    C.06b6t "u"rAL
          that a sidewalk at grade level be developed along
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          the east side of Sinatra Drive to provide the                                        9 CCnf= T@L&C CtsT                                                                                                TA-fpltlah W A4-L
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          handicapped with an accessible linkage to the                                                                                               P
          waterfront opportunity, while the Union Dry Dock
          and Maxwell House portions of the Riverwalk are
                                                                                                                                                                                                              (T,1P)
          not available.                                                                                                                 ------I                                                                   V       T so t1)
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          The Riverwalk will be constructed of wood decking
          on a steel frame with concrete footings and will                                                                                                                                                                               w141*2 CrSEL
          have a metal handrailing for safety. The Picnic                                                                                                                                                                                w1ol F1.AV4?1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         S 40110y
          Area will have a crushed stone surface with grills         lo Oct
          and picnic tables provided for the public's use.                                                                                                                                                                               Do,- 05
          In the Overlook areas, benches will allow the
          user to rest and look toward the city's spectacu7                                                IZI_
          lar skyline.                                                     2(le          J                           C.VIL:6
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          Residents, citizens' groups, organizations, de-                    16 t _(.C-tt@v
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          velopers and municipal, county, state, and fed-
          eral agenqies, working together, can provide                                          xc  I
          Hoboken's 42,000 residents with a project which
          recalls the beginnings of the community as a
          peaceful riverside resort for visitors from
          Manhattan who wandered along its six mile river-
          walk to Elysian Field". This first part of the
          Riverwalk will eventaully link various projects
          which are presently being designed along the                                                                                                 Section at                                                 Section Detail
          riverfront. The proposed Hoboken Riverwalk will                         Typical Section/
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          provide the user with unmatched views of the                            Deck Along Existing                                                Overlook Area
          New York skyline, while the natural cliffside
          setting in one of the most densely populated                            Retaining Wall
          and dramatic urban settings in the world, will
          provide the residents and visitors to Hoboken
          with a rare and exciting recreational experience.

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