5 Small City Natural Environment • Themes Idustrial Legacy and Pollution Redevelopment (Tensions) Climate Change Threats Access Issues / Mismatches 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 Participants in New Haven, Providence, and Bethlehem think highly of their waterfronts, but note lingering pollution of manufacturing and shipping activity on their waterfronts. Positive momentum toward redevelopment in Easton and Providence. Ongoing tension between preservation and redevelopment in Ann Arbor and Martha’s Vineyard. Low connectivity, with mid-20th-century infrastructure in some cases completely severing access. Overall, these participants still praised their rivers as “good assets.” Strong riverfront parks in Hudson and Harrisburg, but flood risk threatens long-term stability. In Stamford, waterfront access is improving, yet storm and flood risks jeopardize that progress. The chart above displays participant "quality" ratings of various waterfront attributes. Each bubble represents one participant’s entry, describing a “river,” “coastline,” “bay,” or a specific river or waterfront in their city: “Lehigh River,” “Palsaic River,” and “Long Island Sound Waterfront.” Participants rated the attribute they identified on a scale from 1 (liability) to 5 (asset). We then organized the chart by theme, grouping together the attributes that corresponded to the same theme along a connecting line.
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