Peggy Shepard, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, 2004
WE ACT believes that Harlem-on-the-River is a community-based planning model that should be replicated nationally to develop public space and encourage community-based economic development with state, municipal and federal funds. As you will read, the community planning process entailed several community-wide meetings that culminated in a one-day design charrette. There, more than 150 community residents and stakeholders collaborated in drafting a community plan for development of the waterfront.