City Seeks Public Input On Plans for Southwest Hoboken Park

Hoboken residents are invited to weigh in on a proposed plan to build the Southwest Park at public hearing today, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Multi Service Center at 124 Grand Street.

The first installment of the new park would sit on a one-acre property bounded by Jackson Street, Observer Highway, Harrison Street, and Paterson Avenue.

“This park won’t just bring much-needed green space to southwest Hoboken, but it is also an important component of our flood resiliency plan,” Mayor Dawn Zimmer said. “We look forward to breaking ground in 2015 and then expanding it into a larger park through the redevelopment process.”

The concept plan for the first phase of a Southwest Park was developed based on community feedback from prior community meetings and an online survey.

The plan for the park also includes flood management infrastructure to hold over 200,000 gallons of storm water. The property was purchased in October 2013.

Combining Park Design With Green Infrastructure

Starr Whitehouse, a landscape architecture and planning firm with expertise in parks design and green infrastructure for storm water management, was hired to lead the planning process for the Southwest Park.

The City intends to expand the Southwest Park through the redevelopment process. A planner has been hired to work with the community to develop a redevelopment plan for the Southwest Area, which has been deemed an Area in Need of Rehabilitation.

Check out the photos above for a closer look at the planed park. For more information, click here.

Photos courtesy of the City of Hoboken