SOUTH PARK AT FRESHKILLS PARK ANCHOR PARKS PROGRAM COMMUNITY VISIONING JCC of Staten Island February 1, 2017
TONIGHT S AGENDA 1/ PRESENTATION: ANCHOR PARKS OVERVIEW WHAT WE HEARD IN NOVEMBER CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAMS 2/ COMMUNITY FEEDBACK Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 2
OUR COMMITMENT: CREATE A BRIGHT, GREEN FUTURE WITH A MORE INCLUSIVE AND INNOVATIVE PARK SYSTEM
ANCHOR PARKS OVERVIEW NYC PARKS WILL INVEST $150 MILLION TO RENOVATE FIVE NEIGHBORHOOD ANCHOR PARKS ONE IN EACH BOROUGH HIGH-QUALITY PARKS MAKE FOR SAFE, RESILIENT, AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 4
ANCHOR PARKS OVERVIEW NEW INVESTMENTS IN REGIONAL PARKS Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 5
CAPITAL PROCESS SNAPSHOT DESIGN PROCUREMENT CONSTRUCTION WE ARE HERE Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 6
St. George Mariner s Harbor FRESHKILLS PARK LOCATION West Brighton Westerleigh Bulls Head Freshkills Park New Springville South Park Dongan Hills New Dorp Rossville Arden Heights Great Kills Eltingville Annadale Pleasant Plains Tottenville Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 7
SOUTH PARK CONTINUES THE BUILDOUT OF FRESHKILLS PARK RECENTLY COMPLETED: SCHMUL PARK NEW SPRINGVILLE GREENWAY OWL HOLLOW FIELDS ONGOING PROJECTS: NORTH PARK PATHWAY OWL HOLLOW COMFORT STATION EAST PARK WEST PARK TRAVIS SCHMUL PARK NORTH PARK EAST PARK SOUTH PARK STATEN ISLAND MALL NEW SPRINGVILLE GREENWAY OWL HOLLOW SOCCER FIELDS ARDEN HEIGHTS Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 8
SOUTH PARK PROJECT SITES TWO SOUTH PARK SITES WERE DISCUSSED IN NOVEMBER NORTHERN SITE SOUTHERN SITE Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 9
SOUTH PARK PROJECT SITES TWO SOUTH PARK SITES WERE DISCUSSED IN NOVEMBER NORTHERN SITE ARTHUR KILL RD OWL HOLLOW SOUTHERN SITE Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 10
WHAT WE HEARD IN NOVEMBER ACTIVE RECREATION AND PASSIVE RECREATION ARE BOTH DESIRED IN SOUTH PARK OTHER AMENITIES PASSIVE RECREATION ACTIVE RECREATION Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 11
WHAT WE HEARD IN NOVEMBER PLAY AREA MANY ACTIVE RECREATION IDEAS WERE SHARED WITH US. THE MOST POPULAR IDEAS INCLUDE: BIKE PATHS FIELD RECREATION SOFTBALL BASEBALL SOCCER CRICKET ADULT FITNESS RUN/WALK PATHS NON-FIELD RECREATION Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 12
WHAT WE HEARD IN NOVEMBER EDUCATION MANY PASSIVE RECREATION IDEAS WERE SHARED WITH US. THE MOST POPULAR IDEAS INCLUDE: SHADE HIKING TRAILS SEATING NATURAL AREA ARRIVAL PLAZA COMFORT STATION GATHERING SPACE Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 13
NORTHERN SITE SELECTION BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF BOTH LOCATIONS, THE NORTHERN SITE WAS SELECTED. ITS ADVANTAGES INCLUDE: GREATER PROGRAMMING CAPACITY DIRECT AND SAFE CONNECTION TO OWL HOLLOW FIELDS BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE THE GOALS OF THE FRESHKILLS PARK DRAFT MASTER PLAN OWL HOLLOW ARTHUR KILL RD NORTHERN SITE SOUTHERN SITE Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 14
PHOTO 1 - VIEW WEST ALONG ARTHUR KILL ROAD TOWARDS OWL HOLLOW FRESHKILLS SOUTH PARK NORTHERN SITE - EXISTING CONDITIONS 1 KEY NTS Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 15 N
PHOTO 2 - PLATEAU AREA LOOKING NORTHEAST (FUTURE ATHLETIC FIELD ZONE) 2 FRESHKILLS SOUTH PARK NORTHERN SITE - EXISTING CONDITIONS Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 16 KEY NTS N
PHOTO 3 - CREEKS AND OTHER WETLANDS MUST BE CONSIDERED DURING DESIGN FRESHKILLS SOUTH PARK NORTHERN SITE - EXISTING CONDITIONS 3 KEY NTS Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 17 N
WEST MOUND NORTHERN SITE I-440 OWL HOLLOW FIELDS LEGEND FORESTED ZONE GRASSLANDS ZONE OBSERVED WET AREAS NWI MAPPED WETLANDS ARTHUR KILL ROAD LAND FILL GAS VENT (LFGV) FRESHKILLS SOUTH PARK NORTHERN SITE - EXISTING CONDITIONS N 0 125 250 Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 18
WEST MOUND WETLANDS BIG SOUTH MOUND MULTI-PURPOSE FIELDS I-440 ADDITIONAL SLIDES WETLANDS FROM ADRIAN PLAYGROUND COMFORT STATION & PLAZA PARKING & ARRIVAL ADULT FITNESS NODE OWL HOLLOW FIELDS DRAINAGE COURSE ARTHUR KILL ROAD LEGEND MULTI-PURPOSE FIELDS ADULT FITNESS NODES PLAYGROUND COMFORT STATION & PLAZA PARKING VEHICULAR CIRCULATION MULTI-USE TRAILS (FOR PED., CYCLISTS, AND DPR M&O VEHICLES) CONCEPT DIAGRAM - NORTHERN SITE POTENTIAL PROJECTS Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 19
MULTI-PURPOSE FIELDS
PARKING
ADULT FITNESS
PLAY EQUIPMENT
MULTI-USE PATHS
I-440 WETLANDS BIG SOUTH MOUND PARKING & ARRIVAL ADULT FITNESS NODE MULTI-PURPOSE FIELDS WETLANDS PLAYGROUND COMFORT STATION & PLAZA LEGEND MULTI-PURPOSE FIELDS ADULT FITNESS NODES PLAYGROUND COMFORT STATION & PLAZA PARKING VEHICULAR CIRCULATION MULTI-USE TRAILS (FOR PED., CYCLISTS, AND DPR M&O VEHICLES) CONCEPT DIAGRAM - NORTHERN SITE POTENTIAL PROJECTS 0 75 150 Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 25 N
WHAT COMES NEXT? CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PRESENTED TO COMMUNITY BOARDS 2 AND 3 CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PRESENTED TO PUBLIC DESIGN COMMISSION CAPITAL DESIGN PROCESS BEGINS FALL 2017 Anchor Parks South Park at Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY 26
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