Water Street: A New Approach

Transforming Lower Manhattan's Modern Commercial Boulevard

The vision for Water Street proposes broad integrated changes in the physical environment to sustain the success of Lower Manhattan's key commercial corridor. The character of the Water Street subdistrict calls for ambitious and holistic intervention across each facet of the physical environment. The product of a two-year effort, this study was designed to capture and synthesize the views of a broad and inclusive range of stakeholders.

Click on the links below to learn more about Water Street, why it is so important to Lower Manhattan's future and what we think should happen to sustain this corridor as a premier commercial address.

• Why Water Street?
• Why Now?
• Defining the Vision
• Making the Vision a Reality
• Overview Map
• Report and References