PlanningAc*vity#2:Exit10@South
Nyack–theGatewaytoRockland
Imagessource:S.NyackEconomic
SustainabilityStudy
Today’sexit10ontheNYSThruway
Wikipediaiden*fiestheVillageofSouthNyackwithapopula*onof~3500:
“ThevillageisthewesternterminusoftheTappanZeeBridge”.
TheThruwayLegacy
Before
Villagetotalareais1.7sq.miles.
1.1sqmilesofthisisHudsonRiver(water).
0.6sq.milesofland.
AXer
Imagessource:S.NyackEconomic
SustainabilityStudy
Thehistory
1955:ThecenteroftheVillageofSouthNyackleveledfortheconstruc*onofthe
thruway.Everybusinessintheareawasremoved.
FromHudsonRiver
ValleyHeritageSite
Therailroadsta*on–thetracksare
nowtheEspositoTrail
FromHudsonRiver
ValleyHeritageSite
Therailroadsta*on–thetracksare
nowtheEspositoTrail
FromHudsonRiver
ValleyHeritageSite
Therailroadsta*on–thetracksare
nowtheEspositoTrail
FromHudsonRiver
ValleyHeritageSite
Inthe1950’sthiscommunitywassplitinhalf
For60yearsthishasbeenthecenterof
SouthNyack
Bisec*ngthewaterfrontsec*onfromthehigher,hillsidesec*onofthecommunity
For60yearsthishasbeenthecenterof
SouthNyack
Bisec*ngthewaterfrontsec*onfromthehigher,hillsidesec*onofthecommunity
Eleva*onchangebetweenthetwo
sidesofS.Nyack
Wehavebeentalkingaboutsustainable
development
Social
Network
Economic
Stability
Sustainable
Healthy
Environment
Thecubngthroughofthethruway&theTZ
Bridgeworkedagainsteachofthese.
Opportuni*esfromtheNewBridgetorethink
Thegoalsoftoday’sprojectareto:
1.  ReconnectthetwopiecesofSouthNyacktoreestablishasenseofcommunity
2.  Establishacommercial/economicbaseforSouth
Nyackthatisnotcompe*ngwithdowntown
Nyack
3.  CreateaVillageCenter–therealheartofSouth
Nyack
4.  Bringingthesustainableplanningyouhave
focusedoninyourclassroomswithgreendesign
techniquestothisnewproject.
Importanttostartwithalookat
demographics&economics
Imagessource:S.
NyackEconomic
Sustainability
Study
Drawingof
proposed
deckover
Areastoplanfor
include:
•  Newsmaller
roundabout
•  Openareaabove
thenew
roundabout
•  Groundlevelopen
areacurrentlyused
asathruway
construc*on
parkinglot
•  Createddeckover
thethruway
RenderingprovidedbyKierB.
LevesqueArchitect,NyackNY
Whatdowewanttoshowcase?
CONNECTIONSFOR
WALKING&BIKING
NewSharedUsePathconnectseveral
trailsandregionsofRockland&over
toWestchester
RaymondEspositoTrail/OldEriePath
runsthroughoutOrangetownand
downsouthalongthewaterfrontand
withaneasybreakreconnectsupto
Haverstraw.
Whatdowewanttoshowcase?
CONNECTIONS
TOLARGEPARK
LANDS:
•  Blauvelt
•  Clausland
•  Tackamack
Whatdowewanttoshowcase?
Connec*onstoNyackCollegelocatedonthehillsideofSouth
andspectacularviewsoftheHudsonRivertotheEast!
Andthentherearetheearlierlinkstoelephantsand“The
GreatOom”…?
Whatdowewanttoshowcase?
Connec*onstoNyackCollegelocatedonthehillsideofSouth
andspectacularviewsoftheHudsonRivertotheEast!
Andthentherearetheearlierlinkstoelephantsand“The
GreatOom”…?
Historiclookofpartsofthiscommunity
Imagefromhistoric&natural
districtinventoryform
Sec*onsofthecommunityhousinghasahistoricrivertownfeellikeseveralofthe
otherolderwaterfrontcommuni*esinRocklandandthelowerHudsonValley.
Aproposedhistoricareaofthecommunity
Partofthecommunityishistoricresiden*albutthereisadiversityofhouses.
Historiclook&piecesofthis
community
Imagefromhistoric&natural
districtinventoryform
NyackIceCompanyonthenortheastcornerofClinton&FranklinAves.Thiswasoneof
Nyack’smostimportantindustriesfromthe19thcenturywhenicewasusedforfood
preserva*on.Whilethesepieceshavebeendemolishedinthelastdecadeperhaps
recallingthehistorywillhaveaplaceinthefutureplansforS.Nyack?
HometoMarieTharpcreatorofthefirstocean
mapoftheseafloor,Lamont-Doherty
SouthNyackVillagehallisrightnextto
thethruwayandtheofframp
TheEspositoTrail,nowpartofthethruwayloop,wouldbetheouteredge/frameforthe
deckover
Thisisanopportunityforyouto
considerthisinteres*ngchallenge…
Drawingof
proposed
deckover
Areastoplanfor
include:
•  Openareaabove
thenew
roundabout
•  Groundlevelopen
areacurrentlyused
asathruway
construc*on
parkinglot
•  Createddeckover
thethruway
RenderingprovidedbyKierB.
LevesqueArchitect,NyackNY
Somethoughtsforthedeckover…
•  Focusonconnec*ngEastandWest
•  Addingsomegreenspace
•  Revenuegeneratorofserviceor
business
•  Bikerental–hikingtraillinkages
•  Possibleconnec*ontohistory
•  ViewoftheHudsonRiver
Orangetown/Nyack/SouthNyackTraining
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Project Title
South Nyack, New York
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Planfortheopenflatareascurrentlyusedas
thruwayconstruc*onparking
250 Feet
Existing
Source Info
Consideraneleva*onchangetothedeckover…
Considerhowthiscanconnecttobuildas:
•  Medicalfacili*es,officepark
•  Communitycenterorservicegroup
•  Artcenter
•  Cafés,restaurant,shops
Nowyouwilltakethetoolsyouhaveworked
with,considerpartnershipsandbegin
Toplaninnewmul*-schoolteams