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THE CAMDEN GREENWAY & SOUTH JERSEY

1984 2001 2011

February 2011

CFDA merged

with GCP to form

COOPER’S

FERRY

PARTNERSHIP

Cooper’s Ferry

Development

Association (CFDA) •Private, non-profit

corporation

•Planning &

Implementation of high

quality projects around

city’s waterways.

•Developed high-quality

urban redevelopment

projects

•Increased Camden’s

depleted tax base by

14%

Greater Camden

Partnership

(GCP) • Private, non-profit

organization

• Bringing together leaders

from the private, public,

and non-profit sectors

• Design innovative

revitalization projects in

Camden based around

the educational and

medical anchors in the

City

• Implemented the Clean

and Safe Services District

Camden Waterfront Promenade 1984

Camden Waterfront Promenade Today

BROAD APPROACH TO COMMUNITY

REVITALIZATION

Neighborhoods

Plan and implement

community-led projects that

will increase Camden’s

neighborhood sustainability,

economic opportunities and

property values to help

improve the city’s tax base

and quality of life for current

and future Camden

residents.

July 7, 2010

Camden Redevelopment AgencyProject Review

Downtown

Anchors

Build on the strengths of

the cultural, medical, and

educational institutions in

downtown Camden to

create a vibrant urban core

that is attractive to

residents, investors, and

employers.

Development

Design and develop major

Waterfront attractions,

commercial, residential, and

institutional structures, and

improve marketing to attract

new businesses and support

local business growth

throughout the City of

Camden to attract new

people, investors, and

businesses.

Camden: Connecting Philly to NJ

Ben Franklin Bridge

Camden GreenWay Trail Improvements

1 2

7

5

6 9

11

13

10

12

8

3

Proposed

Existing

4

14

15

16

17 18

19

20

21

1. Ben Franklin Bridge

2. Pearl Street Connector

3. North Camden Waterfront

4. Martin Luther King Boulevard

5. Delaware River Heritage Trail

6. Campbell’s Soup/30

7. Pine Street West Connector

8. Pine Street East Connector

9. Browning Road Connector

10. Haddon Ave Connector

11. Cooper River Loop

12. Knight Park Connector

13. Newton Creek Trail

14. Harrison Ave/Kroc Center

15. Wiggins Park Promenade

16. Winslow Township Connector

17. Pavonia Spur Trail

18. Pennsauken Rail Trail

19. Cove Park Connection

20. Merchantville Bike Path

21. Haddonfield/Cooper River Trail

NJAPA CONFERENCE: Diversifying Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning

Leverage Existing

Resources

• Received support from

NJDOT from existing

grant program for

bicycle & pedestrian

plans for municipalities.

• NJDOT-paid consultant

firm worked 4 months

with stakeholders

developing plan

Lots of

Collaborations

TIGER Funding: Catalyst for

Change

• Brand new bike lanes, signage, pedestrian improvements,

streetscape, landscaping, signage in Camden’s Downtown

• TIGER Grant awarded in 2010; 3 years of planning, permitting,

engineering & construction

• Opened September 2013

TIGER Project Ribbon Cutting

Sept ‘13

Expansion in 2014 - 2015

Expansion Beyond 2015

Ben Franklin Bridge

Ben Franklin Bridge Stair Tower

Ben Franklin Bridge - DRPA

Roosevelt Plaza Park, Completed June

2012

Camden’s Fifth Street -

Currently

Camden’s Fifth Street – Coming

Soon

Roosevelt Plaza Park

Placemaking

“Camden City’s New Downtown Hot Spot” – Philadelphia Inquirer,

09/09/2014

South Jersey as a Region

East Coast Greenway – More

NJ!

Delaware River Heritage Trail

Camden County Master Plan, June

2014

Burlington County Master Plan

• Inventoryofexis ngandproposedbikewaysinCamdenCounty

• Distributesurveyandmaptomunicipalstaffforreview

• Reviseandupdatemaps(ArcGISandinterac vetransporta onmap)

• Finalmapsandanalysisinreport

CamdenCountyBikewaysInventory

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THE CAMDEN GREENWAY & SOUTH JERSEY

Jacob A Gordon Esq

Vice President, Cooper’s Ferry Partnership, Camden

NJ

856.757.9154

jake@coopersferry.com