Bayonne Urban Coastal Design:An Integrated Approach

Upper New York

Bay

Upper New York

Bay

BayonneBayonne

Staten IslandStaten Island

Newark Bay

Liberty State Park

Liberty State Park

Jersey City

Jersey City

ManhattanManhattan

Governor’s Island

Governor’s Island

BrooklynBrooklyn

Project SiteProject Site

Site Context

Integrated Resilient Approach:1. Engineered coastal

protection2. Designed resilient

ecosystems3. Ecological maintenance and

monitoring

Goals and Objectives

Protects

3.75 miles of coastline

475 acres of land reduced impact of storm surge

Captures

60 acres of new forest

500 tons of carbon dioxide per year

28.5 million gallons of

water

Engages

9,859 students from

12 schools in Bayonne

3 UniversitiesEnvironmental Research and Development

Benefits

Visual Glossary

Subtidal Zone Shoreline Forest

Data Analysis

Existing Vegetation Transect Study

BayonneGolfClub

BayonneGolfClub

Design Synthesis

Links Island – The Floating Connection

Proposed MOTBY Ferry

Terminal

Bird Island – The Freedom to Fly

Proposed MOTBY Ferry

Terminal

Estuary Terminal Island – A Glimpse of the Past

Proposed MOTBY Ferry

Terminal

Protection Options

Living Breakwater Bulkhead

Revetment-Bulkhead HybridRevetment

Options Comparisons