Precedent Study- Fresh Kills Park, Staten Island NY

Landuse analysis Images and files

Here is the image that I used for the landuse boards. This shows the 1) Transportation, 2) Building footprints, 3) Residential, 4) Recreational and Open Space, 5) Commercial/Industrial.

Framing the Problem- Draft Project Statement

Project Statement:

This project investigates the effects of flooding of the Aberjona River on the Winchester Center region as to how the effects can be allivitated through landscape solutions. Presently, damages from flooding causes a cost burden on families, buisnesses and the town as well as to the environment in the river flood plane. Landscape solutions will make this area resilient to flooding by features that sequester the volumes of water using natural systems that can also be a benefit to the local residents for recreation and enables growth in the town. This framework demonstrates how local flooding problems can be minimized through scaleable landscape solutions which are applicable to flood prone areas.

Framing the Problem- Issues and Questions

Major Issues:

• There has been hard metals that have been deposited on the river bed in the past, which have been remediated.
• The majority of the zones or land use along the river is residential, commercial, and academic/institutional. A great deal of houses are located in the flood plane.
• Industrial parcels to the north either need to be remediated or repurposed.

Questions:

• What is the current condition of the industrial parcels to the north of Winchester Center?
• How can parkland be repurposed to dampen the effects of flooding?
• Will slowing the flow of the Aberjona River alleviate the effects of flooding?
• Do houses in high risk areas be removed or can the landscape act as a barrier?
• How can both passive and active space be incorporated with creating spaces for remediation?