Northwest Resiliency Park

Home Park Construction Updates Design Engage Now Project History Documents + Resources Contact Common Ground for People and Water Hoboken’s largest park will provide recreation and public space for our community. It will also be a fundamental part of Hoboken’s resiliency strategy by integrating green infrastructure and innovative stormwater management measures to mitigate flooding from rainfall events. The park will foster a healthier environment for all to enjoy. Building the Northwest Resiliency Park Effective September 9, 2019 the temporary Northwest Pop-up Park was closed for construction of the permanent Northwest Resiliency Park. Please visit the Construction Updates tab for information on construction activities including important notices for neighbors. Learn more about construction of the Northwest Resiliency Park. Northwest Resiliency Park Design The Northwest Resiliency Park will transform an asphalt covered site into a vegetated park filled with amenities for the Hoboken community, while filtering and storing stormwater to alleviate the City’s infrastructure system and adjacent nuisance flooding. A balance of Nature, Culture, Athletics, and Play were identified as the top aspirations for a resiliency park in a growing neighborhood, along with the basic amenities of trees and human comfort needs. A full overview of the design can be found in the Design tab above as well as the Concept Design Report available in the Documents + Resources tab. See the latest presentation here: March 6th 2019 City Council Presentation Hoboken's Next Resiliency Park In 2016, the City of Hoboken acquired 6 acres in Northwest Hoboken to transform a former industrial site into the city’s largest public park. Initially envisioned in the 2004 Master Plan, the Northwest Resiliency Park is a key feature of the City’s comprehensive water management strategy for making Hoboken more resilient to flooding, storms, and sea level rise. The Northwest Resiliency Park will build upon the City’s ongoing efforts to integrate resiliency into park projects, such as the Southwest Park and 7th & Jackson Park. The City of Hoboken opened the 1 acre Southwest Park in September 2017. Southwest Park is the first resiliency park in Hoboken and the state of New Jersey, and is designed with integrated green infrastructure to hold approximately 200,000 gallons of stormwater runoff to reduce localized flooding. The park at 7th & Jackson Streets is under construction and will hold greater than 450,000 gallons of stormwater runoff. Learn more about the Southwest Park. New Map Resilience: Water + People To foster both social and physical resilience, the design of the park will include public space aligned with the aspirations of the community that is closely integrated with stormwater infrastructure systems to achieve flood mitigation and water quality goals. The Northwest Resiliency Park will manage at least one million gallons of stormwater. It will play an important role in the mitigation of flooding from frequent storm events and help to relieve the overtaxed combined sewer system. Through innovative stormwater measures within an urban public space, this water infrastructure will form a foundation for a park that promotes both physical and social resilience in a growing community. While the park works to manage stormwater, it will also provide a place for neighbors to meet, play, exercise, learn, and relax. The Park Site Originally marshland, this area of Hoboken was infilled and the site was occupied by a chemical plant from 1922 until 2004. Now vacant, the City’s 2004 Master Plan called for acquiring the 6-acre site for new parkland. Following Hurricane Sandy in 2011, the City’s 2014 Green Infrastructure Strategic Plan and 2015 Re.Invest Feasibility Study identified the site’s potential as a green infrastructure and flood management park, now part of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Rebuild by Design competition (RBD) competition launched in 2013. The site was purchased by the City in December of 2016 from BASF. Prior to site acquisition, BASF completed site-wide soil remediation and capped the entire lot with 6-inches of asphalt. The former BASF property was remediated to levels that safely allow for many activities, including public access and use for passive and active recreation. The interim use as a pop-up park, and future use as a permanent resiliency park with stormwater management is in full compliance with NJDEP and USEPA requirements for the property, and poses no human health risk to the recreational users of the park. An integral part of project design will be safely and responsibly managing the legacy of contamination in this former industrial neighborhood. The project team will work closely with environmental officials and engineers to ensure a safe, efficient, and cost-effective transformation of the site into a resiliency park. Learn more about the park site. Image Source: Rebuild By Design – Hudson River Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) Pop-up Park A temporary pop-up park activated the future site of the Northwest Resiliency Park from June 2017 through September 2019 while the design for the permanent park was completed. The temporary park will remain in operation until construction begins on the permanent resiliency park. A community outreach process solicited ideas and feedback on design options for the pop-up park. The outcome of the pop-up park outreach serves as the foundation of an ongoing community and stakeholder engagement process that will inform the future resiliency park. Building upon the initial outreach conducted for the pop-up park, a series of community events throughout the design process will help to inform the programming and design of the future resiliency park. Engage Now Infrastructure is not resilient unless it benefits the people living with it every day. A resilient park must be well-adapted to both the needs of both the surrounding community and the entire City of Hoboken. The design of the park engaged community members to contribute ideas, hopes, and concerns for their future park. The engagement process included a community interest survey, public participation events in Hoboken, a community design charrette, and several public meetings to foster collaboration between the design team, the City, and the people of Hoboken. The team will also solicited ideas for the “North Lot” which may include programming in addition to the park. Learn more about engagement opportunities. Home Engage Now Park Construction Updates Documents + Resources Contact © Copyright 2018. All Rights Reserved.

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