NEWPORT waterfront economic study
VIEW the August 2010 Final Report by FXM Associates
VIEW the November 9, 2010 Newport City Council Workshop Presentation
NEWPORT HARBORwalk documents
Newport Harbor Walk 2010 Map: Building upon the accomplishments of Newport’s Friends of the Waterfront, which has a public access and signage program underway, the University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center and the Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program is assisting the City of Newport and other stakeholders in the identifi cation of opportunities and barriers to creating a seamless public access system along Newport Harbor. This system would connect points along the waterfront from King Park, the wharves along Lower Thames Street and America’s Cup Avenue, and Goat Island to the Pell Bridge and points north. Local residents and visitors in Newport are encouraged to go out and explore your Harbor Walk!
Newport Harbor Walk Questionnaire: Did you know the City of Newport Has a Harbor Walk? Please answer the following questions to let us know what you think! Mail your competed questionaire to tcrean@crc.uri.edu or mail it to: Teresa Crean, URI Coastal Resources Center, 220 South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI 02882.
Newport projects overview. Presented by Teresa Crean, URI CRC / RI Sea Grant
at the Newport Comprehensive Plan & Waterfront Meeting on October 5, 2009.
What's Going on in Newport Harbor. Web Links. Presented by Teresa Crean, URI CRC / RI Sea Grant
at the Newport Comprehensive Plan & Waterfront Meeting on October 5, 2009
Harbor Walking Around America.Presented by Teresa Crean, URI CRC / RI Sea Grant
and George Christie, URI Landscape Architecture at the Friends of the Waterfront Annual Meeting
28 May 2009
What will Newport's waterfront look like in 2030?: A Two-Day Workshop October 6 & October 27, 2007
The workshop, “Newport Harbor 2030” brought together community representatives to identify and study waterfront issues and to explore challenges and opportunities for waterfront development. The workshop included presentations from technical experts and officials, study tours, and mapping and visioning exercises for attendees. These documents provide a summary and overview of the workshop process and results.
With almost 100 participants, the workshop demonstrated citizen commitment to, and passion for, preserving the best of the Newport waterfront and enhancing its potential for this and future generations. Together, the participants envisioned a Newport that is economically vibrant, accessible to the public, culturally diverse, and strongly tied to its history.
summary report & appendicies
Presentations, Newport Waterfront 2030 Workshop
Newport’s Waterfront: A Brief History. Dr. Jim Garman, Salve Regina University, Associate Professor of Cultural and Historic Preservation.
City of Newport Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Robert Beaver, Newport Planning Board, Chair.
1997 Newport Harborfront Plan. William Warner and Thomas Todd, William D. Warner Architect Architects and Planners, Ltd.
2004 Urban Design Plan for Central Newport, Ken Taylor, Taylor & Partners.
Newport’s Harbor Management Plan, Neil Grey, Member of the Newport Waterfront Commission and the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council.
Current Planning in the City of Newport, Paige Bronk, City of Newport Office of Planning, Zoning, Development & Inspection, Director.
Newburyport, MA Case Study. David Spillane , Goody Clancy, Boston, MA.
What will Newport’s waterfront look like in 2030? Opportunities, Strategies and Policies for Positive Change. Keith Stokes, Newport County Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director. |
