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Planning Successful Waterfronts

Sound urban planning and design are the key to creating successful waterfronts. The first step is to develop a design concept. Planners and architects who specialize in urban design need to evaluate the area to be developed in the context of the existing community. Then the land must be mapped and platted.

An official map establishes clear boundaries for private and public development.

William Penn's plan for Philadelphia, 1681

Paper streets become powerful tools in shaping a developer's plans.
 Detail of Commissioner's Plan of 1811 for Manhattan

Plans can be developed at a relatively modest cost.
 Spring Lake, New Jersey

A continuous public waterfront park benefits the entire community, residents as well as developers.
 artist's rendering of the proposed public promenade at Hoboken's South Waterfront

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