Project Overview
The Glen Cove Ferry Terminal and Boat
Basin
is a federally funded project involving the design and construction of a
ferry
terminal building, marine and waterside improvements, public access,
pedestrian
spaces and a parking facility. The goal
of this project has been to create a great public amenity for the City
of Glen Cove that links the
City to the regional marketplace, removes cars from the regional roadway
system
and establishes a unique public realm on the waterfront that serves to
anchor
the redevelopment of the area. The long
range goal is to attract recreational visitors to Glen
Cove as we redevelop our waterfront and
downtown.
This new ferry service will link commuters and tourists from
Long Island to New York City
with the possibility of future Long Island Sound destinations. New
opportunities for tourism, entertainment
and recreation will be available to those who visit our City as well as
those North Shore
residents who want to avoid traveling through the traffic congested
corridors
to Manhattan. Not only will
the ferry be a regional
transportation reliever, it will bring about an economic boost, create
jobs and
improve transportation linkages to and from downtown Glen
Cove.
A strategic element in the multi-modal transit development
along the waterfront, this new ferry service will have the long term
potential
of ferrying approximately 1,600 passengers each weekday, reducing up to
48,000
vehicle miles traveled each commuting day and leading to better
environmental
air quality. The Glen Cove Ferry
Terminal and Boat
Basin is an
environmentally friendly project, utilizing green building technologies,
running on natural gas or clean diesel, and reducing auto emissions and
vehicular demand on local roads.
The City of Glen
Cove is proud that the Ferry Project won the
Transportation Choices Award from Vision Long Island
and has been recognized
for its creative revitalization of a federal superfund site into an
energy
efficient commuter service. Vision Long Island
has lauded the project for its regional
significance.
The project is a landmark in the public transportation
facility design, with a ferry terminal that can be used for public
events, a
dramatic landscaped waterfront space, and the incorporation of the most
progressive sustainable and Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design
(LEED)
standards. It also takes into
consideration alternative clean fuels and high speed ferries.
The Ferry Project is part of Glen Cove’s
commitment to revitalizing the
waterfront. After years of remediation
efforts, this area is on the cusp of redevelopment. A conceptual site
plan for 52 acres on Glen
Cove Creek has been proposed. The
components of the plan include residential condominiums, a hotel, a
commuter
ferry terminal, retail and office buildings, cultural arts and
entertainment
venues. With the inclusion of 25% open
space, the plan provides for several large public park spaces and
includes the
esplanade that will traverse the waterfront and connect the waterfront
with the
downtown. This private investment in Glen Cove
is immense and
will restore previously contaminated blighted vacant properties to
environmentally, ecologically and economically healthy use.
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