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Waterfront Alliance

Field	Value
name	Waterfront Alliance
size	225px
formation
type	Environmental & Urban Planning Organization
status	Non-profit organization
headquarters	New York, New York
region_served	NY/NJ Waterfront Region
leader_title	Co-founder
leader_name	Carter Craft
website	waterfrontalliance.org

The Waterfront Alliance or Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance (MWA) is a nonprofit organization that works to influence the development and use of the waterfront, shoreline, and connected upland areas of the Port of New York and New Jersey and the New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary. It was created as a project by the Municipal Art Society in 1999 and in 2007 it became an independent nonprofit organization.

Notable work

The Waterfront Alliance has been involving in several notable projects since its independence in 2007.

Efforts to improve ferry service and establish an industrial heritage trail along the East River were initiated by Craft.
In June 2007 the Waterfront Alliance and the Municipal Art Society released the documentary, City of Water, about the future of New York City waterfront.
In 2008, it worked towards improving the permitting process for waterfront projects in the NY-NJ Harbor by creating a Waterfront Permitting Made Simple website.
During 2009, the Waterfront Alliance worked to pass legislation to reinstate the Waterfront Management Advisory Board.
In 2009 and 2010, the Waterfront Alliance worked with the City of New York to develop and execute a public input process for the update of the Comprehensive Waterfront Plan. The plan was released by the Department of City Planning in 2011 as part of the Vision 2020: New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan.
The Waterfront Alliance began the Open Waters Initiative in 2010 as a program to construct community docks at waterfront sites in New York City. The first dock will be constructed in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn in 2012.

Leadership

The Waterfront Alliance was founded by the Municipal Art Society in 1999, and was led by urban planner and activist Carter Craft.
Roland Lewis, an American urbanist, community organizer, and former executive director of Habitat for Humanity-New York City, was the President and CEO of the Waterfront Alliance from 2007 until 2020.

References

(July 30, 2007). "Ask the Waterfront Expert".
"About Us".
Sullivan, John. "President For Waterfront Group".
Kinetz, Erika. (2004-04-25). "NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: EAST SIDE; As the East River Is Transformed, Industrial Nostalgia Takes Hold". The New York Times.
[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E6DE1F3AF934A35757C0A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink Launching a Flotilla of Ferry Terminals] NY Times
(30 July 2008). "Answers About New York City's Waterfront".
"Waterfront Permitting Made Clear - Home".
"New York City Charter § 1303 (page 284). Amended Through 18 December 2009".
"New York City Department of City Planning".
"Eco Dock coming to the 69th Street Pier". Home Reporter News.
"Metro Briefing: New York: Manhattan: President For Waterfront Group".

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