Fresh Kills landfill redevelopment

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ecological restoration project park development project urban redevelopment project

Fresh Kills landfill redevelopment is a large-scale urban transformation project converting Staten Island’s former Fresh Kills Landfill into one of New York City’s biggest public parks and ecological restoration areas.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Fresh Kills Landfill redevelopment area	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecological restoration project ⓘ park development project ⓘ urban redevelopment project ⓘ
aimsTo	enhance climate resilience ⓘ improve biodiversity ⓘ provide large-scale open space ⓘ reconnect communities to the waterfront ⓘ support environmental education ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developer	New York City Department of Parks and Recreation NERFINISHED ⓘ
environmentalFeature	capped landfill mounds ⓘ creeks and waterways ⓘ restored grasslands ⓘ stormwater management systems ⓘ tidal wetlands ⓘ
formerUse	municipal solid waste landfill ⓘ
hasComponent	Freshkills Park East Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Freshkills Park North Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Freshkills Park South Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Freshkills Park West Park NERFINISHED ⓘ art and cultural programming spaces ⓘ athletic fields ⓘ confluence area ⓘ environmental education facilities ⓘ grassland habitats ⓘ overlooks and viewing platforms ⓘ trails and paths ⓘ waterfront access points ⓘ wetlands restoration areas ⓘ
includesInfrastructure	landfill cap and liner systems ⓘ landfill gas collection systems ⓘ leachate management systems ⓘ
locatedIn	New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ Staten Island ⓘ
masterPlanner	Field Operations ⓘ James Corner Field Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	conversion of one of the world’s largest landfills into a public park ⓘ large-scale ecological restoration on a former landfill ⓘ long-term phased implementation ⓘ
partOf	New York City park system NERFINISHED ⓘ
planner	New York City Department of City Planning NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	creation of large public park ⓘ ecological restoration ⓘ habitat restoration ⓘ public recreation ⓘ waterfront access ⓘ
reusesSiteOf	Fresh Kills Landfill NERFINISHED ⓘ
siteOf	Freshkills Park NERFINISHED ⓘ

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The Confluence → partOf → Fresh Kills landfill redevelopment ⓘ

East Park → locatedWithin → Fresh Kills landfill redevelopment ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fresh Kills Landfill redevelopment area