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What was
What is
What could be?
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What’s up
Where we’re headed
What will be?
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2006 Newtown Creek Committee is formed as a branch of the JDNC
the First Five Years…
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2007 adopts Mission Statement and name ‘Newtown Creek Coalition
To improve, protect and preserve Newtown Creek
and to encourage appropriate use of this natural andhistoric resource by the community.”
ncc MissionStatement
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Creek Zones
Headwater Zonesource to Frost Lane (added 2010)
1 Dam to Frost Laneflood management & riparian habitat
2 Frost to Greenepedestrian crossings, low impact planting
3 Greene to Pennincrease visibility of village waterfront asplacemaking element for business district
4 Penn to Barclaydelta property & stockburger opportunities
5 Barclay to Bypasscreek walk, connect to overpass, trail
Confluence Zonebypass to neshaminy creek (added 2010)
2007 convene public meetings to define zones and establish goals
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2008- 2009 DCNR planning grant• Creek Clean Ups
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2009 First Public
Visioning Session at
Newtown Theatre
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Courtesy of Newtown Historic Association Archives
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Walkway and storm sewers at the Washington Avenue bridge
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Restored Channel• Through geomorphic and sediment transport analysis a morestable and natural river channel will be produced.
• Requires the acquisition of 128 acres of adjacent land
• Requires the excavation of 3.5 million cubic yards of soil
Ecosystem Restoration
Proposed project riverine system rates an 8.2*(based on scale with 1 as extremely degraded and 10 as pristine)
*After 50 year maturity period per US Army Corps of Engineers Study
www.sanantonioriver.org
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www.sanantonioriver.org
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2009 Rockbridge Open Space
Rockbridge Acquisition:•6.6 acres riparian lands•440 lf forested road at Rt. 532•1,100 lf along Newtown Creek;•Groundwater recharge / water quality;•
Riparian wildlife habitat•Expand green corridor and linkages
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2010
NCC independent from Newtown Corp
Apply 501C non-profit corporationRe-establish web presence
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2010 Second Public Visioning
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2010 Compile recommendations and report for distribution
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2010 Creek Cleanup
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2006–2007Form NCC
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2010 Centre Street Bridge Clearing by T&T & the Crane Man
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2010/2011 PennDOT Centre Street Bridge maintenance
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Looking Ahead…• Establish funding and seek grants under 501C status
•Enhance existing linkages across the creek
• Establish additional pedestrian crossings
• Stormwater management/ Bank restoration pilot projects
• Creekside walk opportunity at the proposed
Stockingworks II project
• Community design charette for creek improvements
• Complete creek conservation plan with Heritage based
on Survey Response.
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Pedestrian Bridge
Jefferson Street Bridge
Washington Avenue Bridge
Centre Avenue Bridge
Enchance Existing
Crossings
Frost Lane Connector
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Pedestrian Bridge
Jefferson Street Bridge
Washington Avenue Bridge
Centre Avenue Bridge
New Crossings
Opportunities
Greene Street Connector
Sedia Park Connector
Frost Lane Connector
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Pedestrian Bridge
Jefferson Street Bridge
Washington Avenue Bridge
Centre Avenue Bridge
Stormwater management/
Bank restoration pilots
Greene Street Connector
Sedia Park Connector
Greene Banks
Centre Bridge Rain Garden
Frost Lane Connector
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Pedestrian Bridge
Jefferson Street Bridge
Washington Avenue Bridge
Centre Avenue Bridge
Creekwalk at Proposed
Stockingworks II
Greene Street Connector
Sedia Park Connector
Greene Banks
Centre Bridge Rain Garden
Frost Lane Connector
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Pedestrian Bridge
Jefferson Street Bridge
Washington Avenue Bridge
Centre Avenue Bridge
Creekwalk Linkages
to Existing Township Trail
Greene Street Connector
Sedia Park Connector
Greene Banks
Centre Bridge Rain Garden
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Now!Get your opinions for
inclusion in the creekconservation plan and to
guide our future
improvement efforts.
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