WEEHAWKEN WATERFRONT PARK

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WEEHAWKEN WATERFRONT PARK
Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, P.C.March
31, 2004
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PARK PLAN
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PARK FACTS
WATERFRONT PARK COMMITTEE Richard Barsa,
Committee Chairman Richard Turner, Mayor of
Weehawken Jim Marchetti, Township Manager Robert
Zucconi, Deputy Director of Police Carol Kravitz,
Weehawken Planning Board Bruce Sherman, Hudson
Riverfront Performing Arts Center Til Globig,
Weehawken Environmental Committee Albert Cabrera,
Zoning Board Chairman Rosemary Lavagnino,
Councilwoman Chuck Barone, Director, Parks and
Recreation Robert Barsa, Parks and Recreation
Department Chris Verdon, Parks and Recreation
Department Kevin McLellan, Superintendent of
Schools Richard Terpak, WHS Athletic Director Dr.
Peter Olivieri, Principle, Weehawken High
School Mardy Charlesworth, Weehawken
Resident David Bryngil, Weehawken Resident   POOL
COMMITTEE Richard Barsa, Waterfront Park
Committee Chairman Susan Jennings Lisa
Zentnor Marie Alberian Heather Baker    BOAT
HOUSE COMMITTEE Jim Dette and New Jersey members,
Floating the Apple CONSULTANTS Kim Mathews,
Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, P.C. Paul
Buckhurst, Buckhurst, Fish and Jaquemart Rolando
Kenny, Kenny and Kahn Jill Hartmann, Planning
Board Planner Mike Campion, AccuTech Paul Smith,
Wilbur Smith Associates
P A R K F A C T S H E E T
PARK ACREAGE   Active Recreation Area 7.4
Acres Passive Recreation Areas Esplanade
0.8 Acre Passive Park Area 7.4 Acres
Passive Recreation Area 8.2 Acres Parking
0. 8 Acre Total 16.4 Acres     Arts Pier
Acreage 0.86 Acre
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CONSTRUCTION PHASING DIAGRAM
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PARK FEATURES
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PRESERVING RIVER VIEWS
Cove planting stabilizes slopes, filters
runoff, oxygenates slow moving water and
improves views across the park.
VIEWS FROM PORT IMPERIAL BOULEVARD
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
VIEW CORRIDOR TO LINCOLN HARBOR PARK
PARK ENTRY AND GATHERING AREA
FIELDS STEP DOWN TO IMPROVE VIEWS
LINCOLN HARBOR OVERLOOK
VIEWS ACROSS FIELD
OVERLOOK FROM WALKWAY HIGHPOINT AND LAWN SLOPE
OVERLOOK UPRIVER FROM PARK ENTRANCE
Planted Rip Rap River Edge improves water
quality And views from the park.
Secondary Paths divert Esplanade traffic and
provide space for bikers, Pedestrians and seating.
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RECREATION AREAS
Permanent Little League Field With 200 Outfield
Seasonal Little League Field With 200 Outfield
can be used for Informal Recreation in the Off
Season.
DETAIL PLAN
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THE WATERFRONT RENEWED
VIEW NORTH ALONG WATERFRONT ESPLANADE
EXISTING VIEW NORTH
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RIVERFRONT ELEVATION
SECONDARY PATH
ESPLANADE
RUNNING TRACK AND PLAYING FIELD
UPPER ESTUARY PLANTING
RIVER EDGE PLANTING
EAST WEST SECTION AT RUNNING TRACK AND ESPLANADE
SECTION LINE
DETAIL PLAN
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RESTORING NATURAL BEAUTY
Cove Plantings create a naturalized edge for
fish and bird habitat. Plants are selected for
all season impact and for tolerance to the river
edge conditions.
DETAIL PLAN
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RIVER WALKWAY
DETAIL PLAN
VIEW SOUTH ACROSS BRIDGE TOWARD LINCOLN HARBOR
PARK
EXISTING VIEW SOUTH
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LINCOLN HARBOR PARK
DETAIL PLAN
LINCOLN HARBOR PARK Has been redesigned as a
continuation of Weehawken Waterfront Park. The
new park includes a dog run, a lawn area for
informal recreation and several gathering areas.
A knoll buffers the esplanade from Harbor
Boulevard traffic and frames views across the
cove to the Hudson River. The knoll provides a
high point corresponding to landforms across the
cove, and offers extensive views of the river
from all sides. At the top of the knoll is a
seated gathering area oriented toward the river
views. The large central pavements creates space
for bands and the knoll forms a natural gazebo at
the center of the park. The east face of the
knoll is a Rock Overlook. The stepped rock face
is another informal gathering area with
spectacular views across the Hudson. The rock
face is functional, and emblematic of Weehawken.
The low bluff form will be visible from the river
and recall the Palisades geologic form behind to
the west.
Comparable Material West 8, Interpolis Garden,
Netherlands