Property owner cooperation and missing riverwalk highlight limits on segment 5

Oct 15, 2024

Consultants told the CRA they cannot build on private submerged land without signed authorization, and that segment 5 currently lacks the continuous riverwalk originally described in earlier plans; the consultants recommended outreach to property owners and may require easements or leases.

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Commissioners flagged that segment 5's current design does not include the continuous riverwalk shown in earlier plans and asked how the design would address that gap. Commissioner Ross cited the Passaro plan and said residents were told a riverwalk would span the resiliency wall. Kimley‑Horn said they had not proposed to extend the resiliency system into private parcels without owner permission and offered to investigate when the riverwalk element was removed from segment 5's drawings.

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