This project is an attempt to
investigate the planning process that lead to the formation and
formalization of the Bronx
River Alliance, the entity that coordinates and manages the New York City Bronx River
corridor and greenway.
The creation of the Bronx River Alliance
was the result of a four-year coordination and planning process, in which
numerous community groups, government agencies, and private institutions
were involved. The Bronx River Working Group, as it was called, leveraged
over $113 million in public and private funds to restore access to and
ecology of the river, created three boat launches, and acquired over 40
acres of waterfront parkland.
The Alliance was created as an incorporated
not-for-profit organization and its Executive Director also serves as the
Bronx River Administrator, a New York City Department of Parks &
Recreation position. It oversees $90 million in federal, state and local
government funds for Bronx
River restoration
projects.
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