Very few large waterfront sites remain in the city. The Beazer site,
currently completing remediation, is an important location for
consideration.
Recommendation 4
Timeframe: Mid-term
Create green ecological buffer
between rail tracks and new
housing development.
Recommendation 5
Timeframe: Mid-term
Create new network of streets
and green pathways to ensure
efficient internal circulation and
access to riverfront
* Green infrastructure
(infiltration) opportunities
include employing:
» Permeable pavers wherever
feasible, especially at tree
wells
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- Using continuous tree wells
when possible with adequate
underdrainage
- Maintaining planting buffers
and incorporation of bioswales
where space allows, namely in
parking areas
Recommendation 6
Timeframe: Long-term
Plan for new at grade rail
crossings to access the site
and improve connections with
adjacent neighborhoods - align
with future housing development
and expanded riverfront trail.
Comprehensive Master Plan
Land Use and Development
Recommendation 7
Timeframe: Near-term
Partner with city agencies
and community organizations
to promote and incorporate
public recreational activity
along riverfront, with a strong
preference for reserving
waterfront land for public use, via
uses like trails or a park.
Phase 2
? Green Connections
Connecting waterfront
Beazer Site Visioning Concept
with neighborhood
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