In 2010, with the backing of local US Representative Jose E. Serrano, SBRWA persuaded New York City to successfully apply for a $1.5 million Federal TIGER grant to study land use and transportation options for the Sheridan corridor. We organized hundreds of community members to participate as stakeholders in the development of the Sheridan-Hunts Point Land Use and Transportation Study (SEHP Plan or TIGER study).
Many of the TIGER study recommendations reflect those of the Community’s Plan and incorporate SBRWA’s original vision, though it did not recommend the full removal of the expressway. Instead, it recommended transforming the portion of the Sheridan at street level into a boulevard to improve pedestrian safety and neighborhood connectivity, and reduce truck traffic on neighborhood streets by creating direct truck access to the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center.
In 2013, SBRWA led a group of stakeholders comprised of concerned community residents, labor allies, and local business leaders — all of whom support the plan’s recommendations — to call on the Governor and NYSDOT to allocate capital funds for the implementation of the SEHP plan.
Recommendations
The plan provides three essential recommendations:
- Build ramps from the Bruckner into the Hunts Point Peninsula to create direct vehicular access
- Transform the Sheridan Expressway into a boulevard to increase pedestrian access to waterfront parks and the Bronx River
- Implement land use changes for community centered development such as deeply affordable housing
