East Side Coastal Resiliency Project

EAST SIDE COASTAL RESILIENCY PROJECT (ESCR)

EAST SIDE COASTAL RESILIENCY PROJECT The project aims to reduce the risk to the vulnerable neighborhoods of the LES, including NYCHA campuses, and to enhance access to the waterfront.

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ORIGINAL CONCEPT

FUNDED SEGMENT CONCEPT

StuyTown

ConEd

NYCHARiisHouses

NYCHAWaldHouses

NYCHALavanburgHomesNYCHA

BaruchHouses

NYCHAVladeckHouses

REBUILD BY DESIGN – BIG U

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How Do You Use the Waterfront?

What Are the Options?

How Do We Combine Options?

Final Concept Design: Input and Feedback

Re-Engagement Meetings (March)

Workshops (May) Workshops (July) Community Meetings/ Workshops (October)

Background Research & Studies

Design Concept Studies & Workshops

Design Concept Reports

Stakeholder Meetings

CONCEPT DESIGN

COMPLETION

CONCEPT DESIGN START

Task Force Meetings

DECEMBER 2014

DECEMBER 2015

E A S T S I D E C O A S T A L R E S I L I E N C Y

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV

C o m m u n i t y E n g a g e m e n t M e e t i n g s

2015 PROJECT SCHEDULE

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- EXAMPLE

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- PA2

EAST SIDE COASTAL RESILIENCY Preliminary Preferred Alternative

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INITIAL DESIGN DIRECTION Protective Berm in East River Park

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APRIL2016

INPUTS: COMMUNITY PRIORITIES CITY PRIORITIES SITE CONDITIONS TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY URBAN DESIGN

CONTINUED INPUTS: REGULATORY CONSTRAINTS AGENCY COORDINATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK TRADE-OFFS AND BUDGET OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

WHAT’S NEXT? - DESIGN

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Focused Stakeholder Meetings (starting in mid-June 2016)

•  Montgomery Street Tie-Back o  Safety/visibility and aesthetic design concerns

•  East 25th Street Tie-Back o  Safety/visibility/circulation and aesthetic design concerns

•  Delancey Street/Grand Street Access o  Proposed newly aligned bridge and landings

o  Impacts on views

•  Park Programming Scope Meetings o  Murphy’s Brother’s Playground

o  Asser Levy Recreation Center

WHAT’S NEXT? – COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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•  Community Engagement Meetings (one set of three meetings approximately every 6 months)

o  Project overview

o  Review designs

o  Gain community feedback on designs

o  First set of engagement meetings – Fall 2016

•  Task Force Meetings (quarterly and open to the public)

WHAT’S NEXT? – COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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•  ULURP Application Preparation Underway

•  EIS Draft Scope of Work (DSOW) Issued on 10/30/15

•  Draft EIS Preparation Underway

•  3 Alternatives in DSOW o  Alternative 1 – No Action

o  Alternative 2 – Baseline Flood Protection System

o  Alternative 3 – Flood Protection System with Park and Neighborhood Connection Improvements

•  2 Additional Alternatives since DSOW o  Alternative 4 – Flood Protection System with Integrated Park

Facility Resiliency Measures

o  Alternative 5 – Flood Protection Alignment East of FDR Drive with Flyover Bridge Alternative

WHAT’S NEXT? – ULURP and EIS

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LOWER MANHATTAN COASTAL RESILIENCY UPDATES

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