Pending City Council approval, the city will submit a plan to the state government that solidifies its vision for the Port of Rochester.
If you’ve been following port development (or lack thereof), you’ll recognize a lot of the details in the document. This document is an amendment to the city’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, which is required by the state.
It’s very serious stuff.
A rundown of what the city sees at the port in the coming years:
• 280 to 430 condominiums
• Up to 60,000 square feet of commercial space
• A marina with 118 slips
• A festival site
Parking will be a huge issue, as parking lots comprise some of the land needed for this development. The city may end up building a garage or use off-site parking lots with a shuttle system (an idea I personally hate.)
Phase I would have the marina open in 2012.
Mayor Duffy essentially used his entire first term to plan for development at the port. Instead of moving forward with a lot of the work completed during Johnson’s final term, the city took a few steps back to reassess. Once this gets going, it will be a huge project to watch.
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I didn’t want to write an entire separate blog post, but I wanted to commend the city for having a festival on Main Street, which also utilized the underused Genesee Crossroads Park. I went to the Taste of Rochester with a friend who is moving to Washington D.C. At one point, she said, “Wow, this actually feels like a city.”
