Riverfront Potential
The ultimate goal is to reconnect Trenton and the state capital to the Delaware River. Converting the Route 29 freeway into a boulevard will rectify some of the inequities created while providing active multi-mobility options, economic development, river access, and future growth opportunities for the Capital City.
RIVERFRONT RECONNECTION GOALS
Create riverfront access
Create new public spaces
Promote resiliency & mitigate flooding
Improve air quality and health outcomes
Highlight historic assets
Catalyst to attract development to riverfront
Safer mobility for bikers & pedestrians
Improve Trentonians quality of life
TIMELINE
A project of this magnitude takes time, reimagining Route 29 into a boulevard is a 10-year project.
You need to be at every step of the way!
Key project milestones include:
POSITIVE IMPACTS ON TRENTON
Growing tax base
A growing tax base will make Trenton more financially independent
reconnection
Reconnect the city street network to the boulevard, making it easier for everyone to get to the river and to other neighborhoods
A regional destination
Highlight Trenton’s historic and riverfront assets and attract tourists leading to bolstering small businesses and contributing to the local economy
Improve quality of life
A greener, more connected city can improve air quality and health outcomes for Trenton’s residents
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Residents, leaders, elected officials, and Trenton business owners support this project, hear their powerful testimony, and join the movement