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Hudson River Waterfront Walkway

January 30, 2023

"Hudson River Walkway" redirects here. Not to be confused with Hudson River Greenway.

The Hudson River Waterfront Walkway, also known as the Hudson River Walkway, is a promenade along the Hudson Waterfront in New Jersey. The ongoing and incomplete project located on Kill van Kull and the western shore of Upper New York Bay and the Hudson River was implemented as part of a New Jersey state-mandated master plan to connect the municipalities from the Bayonne Bridge to the George Washington Bridge with an urban linear park and provide contiguous unhindered access to the water's edge.

Walkway adjacent to Liberty National Golf Course

There is no projected date for its completion, though large segments have been built or incorporated into it since its inception.[1][2] The southern end in Bayonne may eventually connect to the Hackensack RiverWalk, another proposed walkway along Newark Bay and Hackensack River on the west side of the Hudson County peninsula,[3] and form part of a proposed Harbor Ring around the harbor. Its northern end is in Palisades Interstate Park, allowing users to continue along the river bank and alpine paths to the New Jersey/New York state line and beyond. (A connection to the Long Path, a 330-mile (530 km) hiking trail with terminus near Albany, is feasible.)

As of 2007, eleven miles (18 km) of walkway have been completed, with an additional five miles (8 km) designated HRWW along Broadway in Bayonne. A part of the East Coast Greenway, or ECG, a project to create a nearly 3000-mile (4828 km) urban path linking the major cities along the Atlantic coast runs concurrent with the HRWW.[4][5]

In 2013 the walkway showed signs of age. Some of the pilings on which it is built succumbed to marine worms and effects of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey, which undermined bedding.[6]

Route

 
NASA image of the lower Hudson

The distance of the walkway from beginning to end is approximately 18.5 miles (29.8 km) as "the crow flies". It is considerably longer as it follows the contour of the shoreline.[7]

It traverses established residential and commercial areas, re-developed piers, wetland preservation zones, industrial and transportation infrastructure, and is dotted with public and private marinas and parks. Expansive views of the water and the New York skyline can be seen from most of its length. It passes through the following municipalities, which have combined population of approximately 545,000, as of the 2010 census.[8]

History

A walkway or promenade along the northeastern New Jersey waterfront was first discussed at a state level in the late 1970s. In 1988, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection created the Coastal Zone Management Rules, which outlined the regulations and specifications for its construction. They require anyone building within 100 feet (30 m) of the water's edge to provide a minimum of 30 feet (9.1 m) wide open, public space along the shoreline. Construction must be permitted by the agency and paid for by the developer. In 1999, the National Association of Home Builders and the New Jersey Builders Association challenged the obligation in court as an unfair taking of private property under eminent domain, saying that property owners should be compensated as specified by the "Takings clause" of the Fifth Amendment. A federal judge rejected the suit, upholding a state rule that requires property owners to provide access to the waterfront.[9][10][11] By the end of 2019, most of the Walkway was complete. Only seven "gaps" remain to be built from Liberty State Park in Jersey City to the George Washington Bridge. Major sections of the Walkway remain unbuilt in industrial Bayonne.[12]

 
The Hudson River and Manhattan skyline, as seen from Hoboken waterfront

Parks and points of interest

 
Bayonne Bridge at sunset
 
Plaque marking site of the Black Tom explosion
 
Flags at half-staff in Liberty State Park
 
Exchange Place/Colgate Clock
 
The Powerhouse
 
Galaxy Towers
 
Looking north to George Washington Bridge

See also

References

  1. ^ Kelly, Mike (October 16, 2008). "Hudson River Walkway is far from finished". The Record. Retrieved 2009-02-23.[dead link]
  2. ^ Hortillosa, Summer Dawn (September 13, 2011). . NJ.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  3. ^ McDonald, Corey W. (2016-12-20). "Waterfront walkway around Hudson County slowly but surely progressing". NJ.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  4. ^ "HRWW and East Coast Greenway". Liberty Water Gap Trail. accessed September 16, 2011.
  5. ^ "East Coast Greenway" 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. accessed September 16, 2011.
  6. ^ Hack, Charles (March 9, 2013). "New Jersey Land Conservation Rally will address Hudson River waterfront today at NJIT". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  7. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (August 15, 1999). "A River Walk's Piecemeal Birth". The New York Times.
  8. ^ a b Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 2017-08-07 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011, Accessed March 13, 2021
  9. ^ "Judge Upholds Law on Waterfront Access". The New York Times. August 19, 1999. Accessed October 7, 2007.
  10. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (August 15, 1999). "A River Walk's Piecemeal Birth". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  11. ^ "Daily poll: Do you believe coastal access rules should be changed?". NJ.com/The Jersey Journal. March 24, 2011
  12. ^ "Bayonne Plans to Add New Pedestrian Bridge Along Hudson River". 30 June 2021.
  13. ^ Applebome, Peter. "Our Towns; A Promenade and a Trail, Ready to Meet a Greenway", The New York Times, August 3, 2005. Accessed October 7, 2007.
  14. ^ . Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
  15. ^ Winson, Terrie (March 2002). "Lenni Lenape". Retrieved 2009-03-12.
  16. ^ Adams, Hudson River Guidebook, p. 106

External links

  • Hudson River Waterfront
  • The Harbor Ring Project

Coordinates: 40°34′16″N 74°13′02″W / 40.571066°N 74.217281°W / 40.571066; -74.217281

January 30, 2023
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Hudson River Walkway redirects here Not to be confused with Hudson River Greenway This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hudson River Waterfront Walkway news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Hudson River Waterfront Walkway also known as the Hudson River Walkway is a promenade along the Hudson Waterfront in New Jersey The ongoing and incomplete project located on Kill van Kull and the western shore of Upper New York Bay and the Hudson River was implemented as part of a New Jersey state mandated master plan to connect the municipalities from the Bayonne Bridge to the George Washington Bridge with an urban linear park and provide contiguous unhindered access to the water s edge Walkway adjacent to Liberty National Golf Course There is no projected date for its completion though large segments have been built or incorporated into it since its inception 1 2 The southern end in Bayonne may eventually connect to the Hackensack RiverWalk another proposed walkway along Newark Bay and Hackensack River on the west side of the Hudson County peninsula 3 and form part of a proposed Harbor Ring around the harbor Its northern end is in Palisades Interstate Park allowing users to continue along the river bank and alpine paths to the New Jersey New York state line and beyond A connection to the Long Path a 330 mile 530 km hiking trail with terminus near Albany is feasible As of 2007 eleven miles 18 km of walkway have been completed with an additional five miles 8 km designated HRWW along Broadway in Bayonne A part of the East Coast Greenway or ECG a project to create a nearly 3000 mile 4828 km urban path linking the major cities along the Atlantic coast runs concurrent with the HRWW 4 5 In 2013 the walkway showed signs of age Some of the pilings on which it is built succumbed to marine worms and effects of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey which undermined bedding 6 Contents 1 Route 2 History 3 Parks and points of interest 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute Edit NASA image of the lower Hudson The distance of the walkway from beginning to end is approximately 18 5 miles 29 8 km as the crow flies It is considerably longer as it follows the contour of the shoreline 7 It traverses established residential and commercial areas re developed piers wetland preservation zones industrial and transportation infrastructure and is dotted with public and private marinas and parks Expansive views of the water and the New York skyline can be seen from most of its length It passes through the following municipalities which have combined population of approximately 545 000 as of the 2010 census 8 Bayonne 63 024 Jersey City 247 597 The walkway here runs from Chapel Avenue through Port Liberte past Liberty National Golf Club and through Liberty State Park to Jersey Avenue Another segment runs from Exchange Place through Newport to Hoboken Hoboken 50 005 Weehawken 12 554 West New York 49 708 Guttenberg 11 176 North Bergen 60 773 Edgewater 11 513 Fort Lee 35 345 8 History EditA walkway or promenade along the northeastern New Jersey waterfront was first discussed at a state level in the late 1970s In 1988 the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection created the Coastal Zone Management Rules which outlined the regulations and specifications for its construction They require anyone building within 100 feet 30 m of the water s edge to provide a minimum of 30 feet 9 1 m wide open public space along the shoreline Construction must be permitted by the agency and paid for by the developer In 1999 the National Association of Home Builders and the New Jersey Builders Association challenged the obligation in court as an unfair taking of private property under eminent domain saying that property owners should be compensated as specified by the Takings clause of the Fifth Amendment A federal judge rejected the suit upholding a state rule that requires property owners to provide access to the waterfront 9 10 11 By the end of 2019 most of the Walkway was complete Only seven gaps remain to be built from Liberty State Park in Jersey City to the George Washington Bridge Major sections of the Walkway remain unbuilt in industrial Bayonne 12 The Hudson River and Manhattan skyline as seen from Hoboken waterfrontParks and points of interest EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bayonne Bridge at sunset Plaque marking site of the Black Tom explosion Flags at half staff in Liberty State Park Exchange Place Colgate Clock The Powerhouse Pier A Galaxy Towers Looking north to George Washington Bridge Bergen Point Bayonne Bridge world s third longest steel arch bridge Collins Park Bradys Dock former Standard Oil Tank Cleaning Services Texaco Tank Farm Port Johnson Constable Hook Robbins Reef Light Bayonne Golf Course site of most extensive brownfields reclamation project in New Jersey The Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor site of former Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne Tear of Grief gift from Russia commemorating September 11 2001 Cape Liberty Cruise Port Port Jersey Waterfront Observation Tower and bird sanctuary for endangered least tern Greenville Yards Liberty National Golf Course southern section Caven Point Caven Athletic Complex US Army Corps of Engineers station Port Liberte Liberty State Park Caven Point Branch US Army Reserve Center Liberty National Golf Course main section Liberty State Park Black Tom site of World War I sabotage explosion Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal Hornblower Cruises ferry to Ellis Island and Liberty Island Liberty Science Center Morris Canal Big Basin Paulus Hook Liberty State Park Peninsula Park Morris Canal Little Basin Colgate Clock with claims to being the world s largest Goldman Sachs Tower tallest building in New Jersey Exchange Place downtown Jersey City s financial district Katyn Memorial Pavonia Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse Harsimus Cove 13 site one of early European settlements Pavonia Newport site of Erie Railroad s Pavonia Terminal 1861 1958 Holland Tunnel Ventilation Tower with twin across river Water s Soul 2021 sculpture 13 panel exhibition of history of environment development of lower Hudson River Long Slip Hoboken Hoboken Terminal 1908 national landmark and major transportation hub Pier A Marineview Plaza urban renewal project in the Brutalist style Stevens Institute of Technology Castle Point serpentine rock bluff Sybil s Cave long abandoned site of spring and inspiration for Edgar Allan Poe s The Mystery of Marie Roget Elysian Park Maxwell Place i previous home of Maxwell House coffee Hudson Tea Building massive former Lipton Tea plant Weehawken Weehawken Cove where Henry Hudson s Half Moon anchored in 1609 Lincoln Harbor Riva Point The Atrium home to events sponsored by the proposed Hudson River Performing Arts Center King s Bluff at the foot of which the Burr Hamilton duel took place in 1804 Lincoln Tunnel Ventilation Towers Weehawken park and Municipal Athletic Fields Hudson Riverfront 9 11 Memorial West Shore Railroad Tunnel used by Hudson Bergen Light Rail Weehawken Port Imperial Guttenberg Galaxy Towers a trio of octagonal highrises built in the late 1970s Palisades Medical Center North Bergen Edgewater Edgewater Harbor Municipal Building Edgewater Cemetery with 19th and 20th century graves Previous site of the Binghamton decommissioned ferry and registered national historic place Mitsuwa Marketplace Old Municipal Building now a museum Edgewater Landing Veterans Park Edgewater Community Center site of plaque commemorating Vriessendael the first European settlement in what would become contemporary Bergen County Edgewater Colony Palisades Interstate Park Mt Constitution atop which sits Fort Lee Historic Park site of George Washington s 1776 encampment Fort Constitution 14 15 16 George Washington BridgeSee also EditBrooklyn Bridge Park East River Greenway Hudson River Park Hudson Waterfront Manhattan Waterfront Greenway Riverside Park Manhattan Water s Soul 2021 sculptureReferences Edit Kelly Mike October 16 2008 Hudson River Walkway is far from finished The Record Retrieved 2009 02 23 dead link Hortillosa Summer Dawn September 13 2011 PHOTOS Hudson River Walkway tour to showcase waterfront s beauty history NJ com Archived from the original on October 18 2012 Retrieved March 19 2022 McDonald Corey W 2016 12 20 Waterfront walkway around Hudson County slowly but surely progressing NJ com Retrieved 2021 03 13 HRWW and East Coast Greenway Liberty Water Gap Trail accessed September 16 2011 East Coast Greenway Archived 2011 09 27 at the Wayback Machine Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc accessed September 16 2011 Hack Charles March 9 2013 New Jersey Land Conservation Rally will address Hudson River waterfront today at NJIT The Jersey Journal Retrieved 2013 03 10 Hevesi Dennis August 15 1999 A River Walk s Piecemeal Birth The New York Times a b Table 7 Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey 1990 2000 and 2010 Archived 2017 08 07 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development February 2011 Accessed March 13 2021 Judge Upholds Law on Waterfront Access The New York Times August 19 1999 Accessed October 7 2007 Hevesi Dennis August 15 1999 A River Walk s Piecemeal Birth New York Times Retrieved 2009 02 23 Daily poll Do you believe coastal access rules should be changed NJ com The Jersey Journal March 24 2011 Bayonne Plans to Add New Pedestrian Bridge Along Hudson River 30 June 2021 Applebome Peter Our Towns A Promenade and a Trail Ready to Meet a Greenway The New York Times August 3 2005 Accessed October 7 2007 Revolution Pre Revolution Archived from the original on 2009 03 01 Retrieved 2009 03 11 Winson Terrie March 2002 Lenni Lenape Retrieved 2009 03 12 Adams Hudson River Guidebook p 106External links EditBergen County HRWW Global Marine Terminal Bayonne masterplan Hudson River Waterfront The Harbor Ring Project Coordinates 40 34 16 N 74 13 02 W 40 571066 N 74 217281 W 40 571066 74 217281 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hudson River Waterfront Walkway amp oldid 1118203302, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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