City selects engineering and landscape teams for SI plan.The city selected the consultant team for engineering and landscape design services that will implement the Staten Island Staten Island (1990 pop. 378,977), 59 sq mi (160 sq km), SE N.Y., in New York Bay, SW of Manhattan, forming Richmond co. of New York state and the borough of Staten Island of New York City. redevelopment plan for the $1.5 million Stapleton neighborhood and North Shore waterfront. The City's Economic Development Corporation selected Weidlinger Associates to provide engineering services, and Margie Ruddick/Wallace, Roberts & Todd to guide the aesthetic design of the project. The plan calls for the transformation of the former naval base A naval base primarily for support of the forces afloat, contiguous to a port or anchorage, consisting of activities or facilities for which the Navy has operating responsibilities, together with interior lines of communications and the minimum surrounding area necessary for local into a mixed-use development Mixed-use development refers to the practice of allowing more than one type of use in a building or set of buildings. In planning zone terms, this can mean some combination of residential, commercial, industrial, office, institutional, or other land uses. with a flourishing residential, retail and commercial district that will have a community sports complex, banquet hall Definition A banquet hall is a room used for social gatherings like receptions, reunions, parties, and business events. , restaurant and farmers market. The city has allocated $400,000 for phase I of the $1.5 million project, which includes new pathways throughout the park. In addition, the Department of Small Business Services is contributing a $160,000 commercial revitalization re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. grant to the Downtown Staten Island Council for a project intended to boost the retail sector in the area around Tappen Park and Bay Street. |
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