WRT was engaged by the Cooper's Ferry Development Association to create the Cramer Hill Waterfront Plan, funded by a grant from the William Penn Foundation. Cramer Hill, New Jersey, is located along the unique Delaware River Backchannel. Currently, there is no public access to the Cramer Hill waterfront. The stunning views across the still backchannel waters, over the trees of Petty's Island and the Delaware River to the skyline of Philadelphia, are hidden by landfill, industrial uses, and fences.
WRT, along with Dresdner Robin and S.T. Hudson Engineers, has created a plan that will attract families to recreate on the banks, invite small businesses and services to prosper, and sustain a vital riverfront ecosystem that will continue to support a variety of bird, animal, and plant species. With over half of the waterfront maintained as open space, it will be a place where the Cramer Hill community can take pride in being stewards of exceptional waterfront parkland that is connected to a revitalized and renewed "village" of Cramer Hill.
This plan marks a growing realization of the untapped potential of the Cramer Hill waterfront, and was developed in a coordinated effort with the creation of a neighborhood plan. These two plans are complementary and fit together as one seamless vision for the community. The Cramer Hill waterfront has the potential to become a transformative economic, environmental, and recreational asset for community residents, as well as a truly unique regional waterfront destination.
