Lenape Park Project

Pathways to Consensus

Welcome to Pathways to Consensus, the New Hope Borough web portal to the process, products and status of the Lenape Park Project.

Project Mission
The Borough of New Hope has embarked on the process of designing a neighborhood park to serve the residents of the Borough. Under the auspices of the New Hope Borough Revitalization Committee, an open public process will be utilized to ensure that all stakeholders in the project are given a voice. This open public process of input and dialogue will ensure that the final design solution for the park is truly shaped and created by and for the residents of the Borough. The park is located at the intersections of West Bridge and West Ferry Streets with Stockton Avenue. The design of the park is to be reflective of a residential scale space, which provides serenity, security and safety for all its users. The final design will be a park that is a “reward” for the residents of the Borough.

Consultant Team
Pickering Corts & Summerson, Inc.
Evan Stone, ASLA, RLA Project Manager
Dan Chieco, ASLA, RLA Project Designer
Mike Beuke, ASLA, Project Landscape Architect
Joel Totten, ASLA, Landscape Designer

Key Contacts

Email
Questions, comments, input to the New Hope Borough should be directed to: ferrystreetpark@pcs-inc.biz

Goals (preliminary)
The culmination of the public design process will yield a design that incorporates the following goals:

A park, which is…

• Safe
• Secure
• Serene
• Aesthetically pleasing
• Useable
• An asset to the community
• Authentic in it’s character
• Environmentally responsive
• Art friendly
• Sustainable

Objectives (preliminary)

• Facilitate an open public process
• Promote dialogue with all stakeholders
• Create a park which is for the residents of the Borough
• Incorporate a water feature
• Provide historical tie in with Borough’s history and context
• Limit primary access to Ferry Street, with “emergency only” access from Bridge Street
• Secure park at night
• Provide a gathering space
• Provide visual connectivity with surrounding neighborhood
• Explore the opportunities for “greening & cleaning up” the interface between the park and the railroad, while maintaining safety