Renewing Keyport’s Waterfront and Downtown A Citizen’s Plan for Re- Development

Keyport in a Regional Context

Keyport Has Natural Treasures. It’s Waterfront, Beaches, Wetlands, and Harbor

Remarkable Architecture

And the Only Public Undeveloped Waterfront on the Bayshore

A Downtown with Amazing Potential

A Harbor and Wetlands and Beaches

A New York Ferryfor Keyport? Or should we be thinking of alternatives? Water Taxis and Shuttles to Belford and South Amboy? Can Parking be Managed Better with Alternatives? Can the Ferry be Owned Locally? Should it be A Municipal Utility? Can it Better Benefit the Community?

Alternatives to a New York Ferry Other Communities have utilized water taxis for inter-and-intra-community travel

And a New Waterfront and Downtown Smart Growth Planning Process Just Starting

This is a Once in a Lifetime Plan Giving All Keyport Residents the Opportunity to Guide Our Town’s Development and Re-development For Several Years

This plan will guide: Transportation parking aesthetics parks and open space ferries residential and commerical redevelopment waterfront access environmental improvements quality of life improvements has implications for taxes and tax relief will affect schools, water and sewer has implications for property owners in redevelopment areas and will be incorporated into our zoning ordinances

A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity to Redevelop the Aero Marine Property Should it be residential? Industrial/Commercial? A museum of Maritime and Aeronautics History? Restored Wetlands and Public Park? Or Some Combination?

A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity to Redevelop the Aero Marine Property What are the alternatives to the contamination problem? Should the property be condemned? How would a public re-development agency handle the redvelopment? Should the re-developer be steered in a different direction?

A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity to Redevelop the Aero Marine Property Which re-development plan is better for traffic, safety, commerce, schools,, quality of life and the environment?

What if: The present owner was responsible for cleanup? A developer could be found who was interested in a lower impact development? A small aquarium, Aeromarine Museum, and Raritan Bay Heritage Museum was the Centerpiece of The AeroMarine redevelopment? Why not?

Could AeroMarine Become A Raritan Bay Heritage Museum?

Could AeroMarine Become A Mixed Use Development Incorporating the Best Of All These Ideas?

Other Waterfronts Some Ideas for Ours

A Blank Slate

A Waterfront Should be Public, Accessible, Attractive, Useful, and Diversified Keyport’s Waterfront Is Our Identity Our Heritage and Future

A Waterfront is Made Up of Elements Working Together But Most Important is the Ability of People to Access the Water

In Redeveloping Downtown We Must Incorporate the Best of the Past, While Still Making It Attractive for Residents and Visitors

TODAY MODEST BUT INNOVATIVE CHANGE