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Transcript of e Circuit: Building Trails that Connect Cities, Suburbs, and Everywhere In Between
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CONNECTING THE CIRCUIT
09.10.2014 Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place 2014
THE CAMDEN GREENWAY & SOUTH JERSEY
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1984 2001 2011
February 2011
CFDA merged
with GCP to form
COOPER’S
FERRY
PARTNERSHIP
Cooper’s Ferry
Development
Association (CFDA) •Private, non-profit
corporation
•Planning &
Implementation of high
quality projects around
city’s waterways.
•Developed high-quality
urban redevelopment
projects
•Increased Camden’s
depleted tax base by
14%
Greater Camden
Partnership
(GCP) • Private, non-profit
organization
• Bringing together leaders
from the private, public,
and non-profit sectors
• Design innovative
revitalization projects in
Camden based around
the educational and
medical anchors in the
City
• Implemented the Clean
and Safe Services District
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Camden Waterfront Promenade 1984
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Camden Waterfront Promenade Today
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BROAD APPROACH TO COMMUNITY
REVITALIZATION
Neighborhoods
Plan and implement
community-led projects that
will increase Camden’s
neighborhood sustainability,
economic opportunities and
property values to help
improve the city’s tax base
and quality of life for current
and future Camden
residents.
July 7, 2010
Camden Redevelopment AgencyProject Review
Downtown
Anchors
Build on the strengths of
the cultural, medical, and
educational institutions in
downtown Camden to
create a vibrant urban core
that is attractive to
residents, investors, and
employers.
Development
Design and develop major
Waterfront attractions,
commercial, residential, and
institutional structures, and
improve marketing to attract
new businesses and support
local business growth
throughout the City of
Camden to attract new
people, investors, and
businesses.
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Camden: Connecting Philly to NJ
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Ben Franklin Bridge
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Camden GreenWay Trail Improvements
1 2
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6 9
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Proposed
Existing
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1. Ben Franklin Bridge
2. Pearl Street Connector
3. North Camden Waterfront
4. Martin Luther King Boulevard
5. Delaware River Heritage Trail
6. Campbell’s Soup/30
7. Pine Street West Connector
8. Pine Street East Connector
9. Browning Road Connector
10. Haddon Ave Connector
11. Cooper River Loop
12. Knight Park Connector
13. Newton Creek Trail
14. Harrison Ave/Kroc Center
15. Wiggins Park Promenade
16. Winslow Township Connector
17. Pavonia Spur Trail
18. Pennsauken Rail Trail
19. Cove Park Connection
20. Merchantville Bike Path
21. Haddonfield/Cooper River Trail
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NJAPA CONFERENCE: Diversifying Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning
Leverage Existing
Resources
• Received support from
NJDOT from existing
grant program for
bicycle & pedestrian
plans for municipalities.
• NJDOT-paid consultant
firm worked 4 months
with stakeholders
developing plan
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Lots of
Collaborations
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TIGER Funding: Catalyst for
Change
• Brand new bike lanes, signage, pedestrian improvements,
streetscape, landscaping, signage in Camden’s Downtown
• TIGER Grant awarded in 2010; 3 years of planning, permitting,
engineering & construction
• Opened September 2013
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TIGER Project Ribbon Cutting
Sept ‘13
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Expansion in 2014 - 2015
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Expansion Beyond 2015
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Ben Franklin Bridge
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Ben Franklin Bridge Stair Tower
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Ben Franklin Bridge - DRPA
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Roosevelt Plaza Park, Completed June
2012
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Camden’s Fifth Street -
Currently
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Camden’s Fifth Street – Coming
Soon
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Roosevelt Plaza Park
Placemaking
“Camden City’s New Downtown Hot Spot” – Philadelphia Inquirer,
09/09/2014
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South Jersey as a Region
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East Coast Greenway – More
NJ!
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Delaware River Heritage Trail
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Camden County Master Plan, June
2014
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Burlington County Master Plan
• Inventoryofexis ngandproposedbikewaysinCamdenCounty
• Distributesurveyandmaptomunicipalstaffforreview
• Reviseandupdatemaps(ArcGISandinterac vetransporta onmap)
• Finalmapsandanalysisinreport
CamdenCountyBikewaysInventory
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CONNECTING THE CIRCUIT
09.10.2014 Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place 2014
THE CAMDEN GREENWAY & SOUTH JERSEY
Jacob A Gordon Esq
Vice President, Cooper’s Ferry Partnership, Camden
NJ
856.757.9154