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Future Projects:
 | Amsterdam Waterfront Foundation
will continue to advocate with the Amsterdam City Council and City
Administration on the development of the 'Via Ponte' Southside Project
including general Bridge Street area revitalization. |
 | Redevelopment of the Chalmers
Building and Lessik Property and the surrounding area. |
 | Integration of Riverlink Park with
Guy Park Manor after the construction of the foot bridge linking the North
and South sides of the city. |
 | Work with the various entities on
the City of Amsterdam Pedestrian Bridge linking the North shore and
Riverlink Park with Bridge Street on the South Shore. |
 | Overseeing the remediation of Phase
II of Riverlink Park as well as integration of this additional land into
the present park. (Completed Spring 2007) |
 | Development of Phase II of
Riverlink Park. |
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| Did you Know? |
On July 4, 1817,
Governor Dewitt Clinton
broke ground for the
construction of the canal.
In those early days, it
was often sarcastically
referred to as "Clinton's Big
Ditch".
When finally completed
on October 26,1825, it was
the engineering marvel of
its day. |
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