3. Parks: Ten years ago, Hoboken had less than 20 acres of parks. Ten years from now, Hoboken will triple that amount. And its parks will showcase the best that landscape architecture and park programming can offer.
• The entire waterfront will be connected by a pedestrian walkway and lined with       parks and piers, offering plenty of opportunities for both active and   passive    recreation.
• New parks, ballfields, and other recreation facilities will be built in redevelopment   areas and other parts of the City that have severe shortage of open space.
• The entire park system will be unified by a pedestrian, bicycle and rollerblading   “circuit” – creating a synergy and excitement far greater than the actual number       of acres. Hoboken will have an urban greenway, unique to but a handful of       places.
• New investments in open space will actually increase property values and      make Hoboken an even more desirable place to live

4. Housing: The challenge thirty years ago was to maintain housing.      Now the challenge is to maintain diversity.
• Reforms of the city’s inclusionary housing rules (along the lines of those   employed in San Francisco) will assure that a certain percentage of the city’s   housing stock stays affordable to moderate income people.
• Innovative “quality housing” zoning rules will promote homeownership and larger   housing units, which—along with better schools and parks—will make Hoboken   more of a family and less of a transient community.

5. Economic development: Hoboken will not be a bedroom community burdened by too-high taxes. New development will add to the City’s tax base—and directly fund community improvements—but will not overwhelm what makes Hoboken special.
• Washington Street will continue to flourish as the shopping and social “Main    Street” of Hoboken – lined with restaurants, one-of-a-kind stores, and outdoor    cafes featuring a variety of local-owned businesses, with unified management    and marketing provided by a Special Improvement District.
• The southeast corner of the city will have modestly scaled office buildings    located near the Hoboken transportation center.
• Adaptive reuse of the historic Terminal’s ferry concourse will create a new   magnet for the city—perhaps a public market (like Pikes Market in Seattle),
  a recreation facility (like Chelsea Piers), a catering hall, or a   conference/convention center—tapping a regional clientele to better serve the   city.
• The northwest corner of the city will have new specialized offices, live/work   space, and “medium box” sized retail stores.
• Each ferry and light rail stop will have service amenities – they will be places   not   glorified bus stops.