Hudson River waterfront study, planning and development commission: Final report September 1980

The Hudson River Waterfront Study, Planning and Development Commission, formed by Governor Byrne in 1979, has prepared this report on the basis of public hearings and written comments, a review of the extensive literature on the Hudson River waterfront written by other agencies, and its own deliberations. The Commission has made a number of findings summarized below: - Aspects of New Jersey's Hudson River Waterfront including its location and the view of the New York skyline are unparalleled anywhere in the world - The resulting development potential of this region is not being realized - There is now no coordinated regional effort to attract potential new development or to preserve and enhance environmental and cultural resource in the region - Automobile congestion and the environmental degradation of the region are major deterrents to new development - Waterfront walks and parks and mixed uses which allow such walks and parks are desired by area residents - Cities in other states have successfully attracted waterfront development which have provided both public access to the waterfront and economic benefit to the surrounding region - The New Jersey municipalities along the Hudson River are among the most economically hard pressed in the state. They, therefore, need the economic benefit which could follow redevelopment of the waterfront, but, at the same time, are often unable to provide the assistance and benefits which could help attract such development