City
of
Hoboke
ope s
New
Je sey’s
la gest
esilie cy
pa k
I
2023,
Hoboke
ope ed
a
5.4-ac e
pa k
o
a
fo me
i dust ial
site.
Its
playg ou ds
a d
law s
ca
hold
up
to
2
millio
gallo s
of
sto mwate .
Located
at
12th
a d
Madiso
St eets,
Resilie City
Pa k
is
New
Je sey’s
la gest
esilie cy
pa k.
It
has
tu ed
a
o ce-blighted
site
i to
a
public
space
that
se ves
two
pu poses:
p ovidi g
ec eatio
a d
helpi g
p otect
the
city
f om
flash
floodi g
caused
by
ext eme
weathe ,
acco di g
to
the
City
of
Hoboke .The
pa k’s
flood-co t ol
system
combi es
featu es
above
g ou d
with
u de g ou d
sto age
to
p otect
low-lyi g
a eas
i
weste
Hoboke .
I
these
a eas,
ai
of
mo e
tha
0.8
i ches
pe
hou
ca
usually
cause
st eets
a d
baseme ts
to
flood.
Fu di g
fo
the
p oject
came
f om
fede al,
state,
a d
cou ty
sou ces,
allowi g
the
pa k
to
be
completed
without
i c easi g
the
mu icipal
tax
levy.The
site
officially
ope ed
afte
a
ibbo -cutti g
ce emo y
atte ded
by
local,
state,
a d
fede al
officials,
i cludi g
Mayo
Ravi
S.
Bhalla,
Gove o
Phil
Mu phy,
a d
US
Se ato
Bob
Me e dez.
am
i c edibly
th illed
to
celeb ate
the
g a d
ope i g
of
Resilie City
Pa k,
a
testame t
to
ou
City’s
u wave i g
commitme t
to
both
ou
eside ts
a d
the
e vi o me t,”
said
Mayo
Bhalla.
pa k
ope i g
is
a
sig ifica t
milesto e
i
ou
o goi g
effo ts
to
c eate
a
sustai able
a d
esilie t
commu ity,
se vi g
as
the
la gest
esilie cy
pa k
i
ou
g eat
state
a d
a
model
fo
the
est
of
the
cou ty.”
How
the
flood
defe ce
wo ks
Du i g
heavy
ai ,
the
pa k
abso bs
ext a
wate
th ough
g ee
i f ast uctu e
a d
se ds
it
i to
a
1-millio -gallo
u de g ou d
dete tio
ta k.
A othe
1
millio
gallo s
ca
be
sto ed
above
g ou d
th ough
ai
ga de s,
a
basketball
cou t
desig ed
to
act
as
a
dete tio
basi ,
a d
a
special
ciste
that
sto es
wate
fo
i igatio
at
the
pa k.Afte
a
sto m,
a
30-millio -gallo -pe -day
flood
pump,
built
i
pa t e ship
with
the
No th
Hudso
Sewe age
Autho ity,
moves
the
sto ed
wate
f om
the
u de g ou d
ta k
di ectly
i to
the
Hudso
Rive .D .
Richa d
J.
Wolff,
Executive
Di ecto
of
The
No th
Hudso
Sewe age
Autho ity,
explai ed
the
be efits
fo
local
sa itatio
systems:
a e
ve y
pleased
be
a
pa t e
i
this
g a d
e deavo
which
b i gs
pa kla d
to
the
commu ity
a d
dive ts
millio s
of
gallo s
of
CSO
to
ou
Hoboke
T eatme t
Pla t,
thus
educi g
the
amou t
of
u t eated
wastewate
goi g
i to
the
ive .
The
pa k,
the
sto age
ta k
below
it,
a d
the
atte da t
pump
statio
co t ibute
to
a
clea e
wate way
a d
b i g
us
o e,
ve y
big
step
close
to
a
t uly
ec eatio al
Hudso
Rive .”
with
flood
p otectio ,
the
pa k
i cludes
a
multi-pu pose
athletic
field,
a
playg ou d,
ope
law
a eas,
a
wate
sp ay
site,
a d
a
te ace
pavilio
with
a
cafe
a d
commu ity
oom.
City
of
Hoboke
ope s
New
Je sey’s
la gest
esilie cy
pa k
Fi a ci g
a d
b oade
climate
st ategy
The
edevelopme t
took
seve al
yea s
a d
was
paid
fo
th ough
a
umbe
of
gove me t
p og ams,
mea i g
local
taxpaye s
did
ot
have
to
cove
the
cost.
Fu di g
i cluded
a
$10
millio
g a t
f om
the
Fede al
Eme ge cy
Ma ageme t
Age cy
(FEMA)
Buildi g
Resilie t
I f ast uctu e
i
Commu ities
(BRIC)
p og am,
low-i te est
loa s
with
$2
millio
i
p i cipal
fo give ess
f om
the
E vi o me tal
P otectio
Age cy
Clea
Wate
State
Revolvi g
Loa
Fu d
th ough
the
New
Je sey
I f ast uctu e
Ba k,
a d
$1
millio
f om
the
Hudso
Cou ty
Ope
Space
T ust
Fu d.The
p oject
is
pa t
of
the
Rebuild
by
Desig
i itiative,
which
is
fu ded
by
the
state
a d
the
US
Depa tme t
of
Housi g
a d
U ba
Developme t.
Fede al
officials
st essed
the
impo ta ce
of
ta geted
i vestme ts
to
help
commu ities
adapt
to
cha gi g
climate
co ditio s.”I
exte d
my
deepest
g atitude
to
the
Bide
Admi ist atio
a d
ou
co g essio al
delegatio
fo
thei
co ti ued
i vestme t
i
the
health
a d
esilie ce
of
New
Je sey
commu ities,
a d
to
the
City
of
Hoboke
fo
its
o goi g
effo ts
to
expa d
oppo tu ity
amo g
its
eside ts,”
said
Gove o
Phil
Mu phy.
“The
Resilie City
Pa k
–
the
la gest
of
its
ki d
i
the
state
–
will
co ect
New
Je seya s
to
g ee ,
ope
space
while
offe i g
ou
child e
a d
families
a
host
of
ec eatio al
activities.”US
Se ato
Bob
Me e dez
added:
we
a e
cutti g
the
ibbo
o
a
p oject
that
is
a
shi i g
example
of
commu ity
i vestme t
at
its
best
–
buildi g
the
g ee
i f ast uctu e
of
tomo ow
a d
a
i ovative
sto mwate
ma ageme t
system
that
will
educe
the
isk
of
devastati g
floods,
while
p ovidi g
Hoboke
eside ts
with
a
ew
active
ope
space
a d
multi-pu pose
athletic
fields.
I
was
p oud
to
advocate
fo
$10
millio
i
FEMA
fu di g
that
helped
make
this
p oject
a
eality,
i
pa t e ship
with
the
city,
state,
a d
cou ty,
as
we
wo k
to
meet
the
climate
challe ges
of
the
21st
ce tu y
head
o .
Se ato
Co y
Booke
highlighted
the
wide
impact
of
the
p oject
ac oss
New
Je sey:”Resilie City
Pa k
ep ese ts
the
type
of
state-of-the-a t
esilie t
i f ast uctu e
New
Je sey
eeds
to
mitigate
the
impact
of
climate
cha ge,
such
as
ext eme
floodi g
a d
sea
level
ise.
I
am
p oud
to
have
secu ed
fede al
i vestme t
fo
this
p oject
a d
will
co ti ue
fighti g
fo
fu di g
so
we
ca
bette
p otect
ou
commu ities.”Hudso
Cou ty
Executive
DeGise
said
the
Hudso
Cou ty
Ope
Space
T ust
Fu d
saw
the
pa k
as
p ovidi g
two
majo
be efits:
o ly
we e
we
able
to
co t ibute
to
ew
ope
space
i
a
co e
of
the
city
that
despe ately
eeds
it,
but
we
a e
also
able
to
suppo t
flood
mitigatio
i
Hoboke
agai
with
T ust
dolla s—somethi g
ou
admi ist atio
has
suppo ted
si ce
Supe
Sto m
Sa dy’s
devastati g
impact
o
Hoboke
back
i
2012.”
leade s
also
desc ibed
the
site
as
a
example
that
othe
commu ities
could
follow.
Shaw
M.
LaTou ette,
Commissio e
of
E vi o me tal
P otectio ,
p aised
the
t a sfo matio :
eclaimi g
co tami ated
la d
to
p ovide
ec eatio al
oppo tu ities
a d
mitigate
floodi g,
this
ema kable
pa k
exemplifies
the
c eative
ideas
commu ities
ac oss
New
Je sey,
with
the
DEP’s
help,
a e
impleme ti g
to
espo d
to
the
impacts
of
climate
cha ge
–
a d
it
t uly
embodies
the
esilie t
spi it
of
the
people
of
Hoboke .”
Fyfe,
Executive
Di ecto
of
ICLEI
USA,
added:
the
u veili g
of
Resilie City
Pa k,
the
City
of
Hoboke
showcases
its
commitme t
to
sustai able
i f ast uctu e
a d
i ovative
solutio s
that
p otect
people
f om
haza dous
floodi g.
As
a
pio ee
i
the
Cities
Race
to
Ze o
a d
with
its
atio -leadi g
Rebuild
by
Desig
i itiative,
Hoboke
co ti ues
to
lead
o
climate
adaptatio
a d
se ves
as
a
i spi i g
esilie ce
bluep i t
fo
cities
eve ywhe e.”
Expa sio
pla s
ac oss
the
city
Resilie City
Pa k
is
the
thi d
esilie cy
i stallatio
i
Hoboke
si ce
2017.
It
follows
the
Southwest
Resilie cy
Pa k
a d
the
7th
&
Jackso
Resilie cy
Pa k.
Togethe ,
the
fi st
two
pa ks
ca
hold
670,000
gallo s
of
sto mwate .City
officials
pla
to
double
the
Southwest
Resilie cy
Pa k
f om
1
ac e
to
2
ac es.
This
would
i c ease
its
sto mwate
capacity
f om
200,000
gallo s
to
510,000
gallo s.
Public
pla i g
a d
desig
a e
also
u de way
fo
a
fou th
pa k
at
800
Mo oe
St eet.
O ce
these
p ojects
a e
fi ished,
Hoboke
will
have
added
about
10
ac es
of
esilie cy
pa kla d
to
its
u ba
a ea
si ce
2016.
