One thing that made the renderings of the plan appealing to many was the inclusion of perennials in the beds that line the sidewalks and fill the bump-outs.
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| Photo: Sarah Sterling |
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| Photo: Sarah Sterling |
The reader who provided these photographs, an accomplished gardener, predicted that if the plants did not get watered soon, they would die. Mercifully, weather reports indicate a possibility of rain this afternoon.
Another thing we were promised by the renderings was trees, but it seems not all the trees promised were planted.
To make way for the bump-out and the new sidewalks at the intersection of Warren and Second streets, two ginkgo trees were removed on the west side of South Second Street.
The owner of the adjacent building was promised the trees would be replaced. The rendering of that intersection actually shows a tree planted in the bump-out.
GOAL #1: MAKE STREETS SAFE & ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL The streets should be developed as a multi-modal network that provides a safe and enjoyable experience for all users regardless of age or ability.
GOAL #2: RECONNECT THE WATERFRONT The streets should enhance and reinforce visual and physical connections to the waterfront.
GOAL #3: CELEBRATE THE HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE OF HUDSON The form, furniture and materiality of the streetscape should respect and reinforce the historic architecture and urban fabric of the city.
Goal 1 is probably the most important one and may be the only one that comes close to being met by the finished product.
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The mayor lied?! I’m shocked. Shocked.
ReplyDeleteThose plants are going to get curb stomped by people parking at the Terrace and people who double park at the bodegas. Let’s check back in a month or so.
ReplyDeleteA feature that was in the presentation, bike lanes, never made it past the promise stage. What a shame.
ReplyDeleteThere never was, and there never will be, room for bike lanes. Not on Warren nor on Front. Not as long as parking is allowed.
DeleteWhat we got is merely a reflection of the dysfunction at City Hall. Soon it will be an ugly and more dangerous mess because no one will know who is responsible for maintaining anything we have been given.
ReplyDeleteOpen-bed tree guards are going to be needed. Otherwise dogs and people could ruin the beds, and certainly snow removal too.
ReplyDeleteVery disappointed in what Hudson actually got.
ReplyDeleteI see very little that is improvement over what was replaced and much that will become pure crap.
Is Front Street Hudson's Boulevard of Broken Dreams?
ReplyDeleteRelatedly the "bulb-out" or "curb extension" at intersections are great in theory... at least in Europe... but perhaps not in Hudson.
On the corner of Warren and 2nd street there are often long traffic james as local residents idle in front of the Warren Street Market corner. That corner also has more pedestrians.
Who is in charge of solving that? The mayor? DPW? HPD?
The scourge of double parking, which seems to be a popular pastime of bodega/deli patrons, has only been exacerbated by the bulb-outs as they now block the entire travel lane.
DeleteAs far as should be in charge of solving that, I would assume HPD since this involves enforcement of the city’s parking rules as well as NY Vehicle Traffic Law. I would assume that if it was up to the mayor there would be no enforcement, as he has made clear with past due parking finesor property taxes—enforcement is mean and unfair. When in reality non-enforcement, and especially selective enforcement, is anything but fair to a the majority of Hudsonians who follow the law or struggle to pay their taxes.
try punching up, “neighbor” — last I checked it was Tourists in G wagons double parked on warren, in front of hydrant at la perche, doing 7 point u-turns on warren at 3PM on a friday, going north of 40mph down union to make train, driving the wrong way on one ways, or crawling 5mph up street to shop from car which might qualify for an anon lament by someone who clearly doesn't live downtown.
DeleteSure, why not both? I can punch both ways. I do find that a lot of the bad behavior exhibited by tourists, both on foot and behind the wheel is due to our poor traffic infrastructure: dimly lit and mismatched traffic signals, lack of pedestrian signals, decaying signage, no center line markings… And due to the assumption of said tourists, especially from more densely populated urban environments, that we’re a quaint slow-paced village where it doesn’t matter how you drive or where/when you cross a street.
DeleteI mainly walk everywhere since I do indeed live “downtown,” mainly in the alleys so I can avoid such vehicular buffoonery from both locals and visitors alike.
I do enjoy your passive aggressive sniping and I find it endearing. Especially when you use big words that stimulate my vocabulary chops. As an “anon” it’s only fair, so keep up the good work.
As someone who frequently cycles Warren with my 10 year old, it's a shame cycling infrastructure wasn't included. Although the separated path seems unlikely with parking on both sides of the street, having more awareness and consideration for cyclists on the road would have been a great improvement.
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