A Vision for Our WaterfrontCommunityFutureWaterfront
What’s next for our waterfront
Waterfront Holland is an opportunity for our community to shape the future of Holland’s downtown waterfront. With inclusiveness and transparency, we are taking a comprehensive approach to gathering public input and developing a vision for what’s next.
How to get involved
Moving forward, there are two ways to become involved in this process. Whether you submit feedback online or sign up and attend an upcoming event, your ideas will help to shape a vision and a framework of principles that will impact decisions going forward.
Our Vision
Holland’s waterfront – a distinctive complement to our downtown weaving together water, land and people in a continuous thread of beauty and vibrancy… an adaptable and evolving place that celebrates a harmony of urban and natural uses… a walkable, year-round destination where water views abound, green spaces offer quiet respite and active play, and connected public access to the water is enhanced. This is the character of the waterfront we seek.
The latest news
As we take the next steps on Waterfront Holland, we are committed to remaining transparent. To achieve that goal, all new information on where we are and what opportunities are coming next can be found here or on our Facebook Page.
Waterfront Holland vision statement and guiding principles announced
Har Ye Kan and David Wilkins from the Waterfront Holland team presented our proposed vision statement and guiding principles to Holland’s City Council during a study session on Wednesday, Jan. 23. The proposed statement and principles focus on our broader waterfront...
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Survey Closure
As the first phase of community engagement comes to a close, we have officially closed our website's Public Feedback Survey collector as of Jan 1, 2019. We're extremely thankful and excited by the public input we've received so far! And, we are in the process of using...
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Facilitated Visioning Event video now available
Last week's Waterfront Holland Facilitated Visioning Event at Holland Civic Center Place gave over 200 community members an opportunity to hear a presentation featuring public feedback about the future of the Holland waterfront. With over 2,000 ideas and surveys from...
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Inclusive to All Residents, Age Groups, Abilities
Outdoor Entertainment, e.g. Concert, Arena
Affordable Housing
with a Park
Marina
Food Trucks
Waterfront Rooftop Restaurant Venue
Local Performance
Arts Center
Linked Well to Downtown with Bike Paths & Bus Stop
Sculpture Park, Encourage Arts
All Natural.
Keep it that way.
Entertainment
Complex like the
B.O.B. in GR
ALWAYS
Handicapped
Access
Do Not Block
the View with
Condos
Science + Industry Museum Park
Bike, Kayak, & Paddleboard Rentals
Dog Beach
& Park
Drive In
Movie Theater
For Residents, Not
Just Tourists!
Public Access to
the Water
Why Waterfront Holland
With the retiring of the James De Young power plant in 2017 and the recent completion of the Holland Energy Park, our city has the unique opportunity to envision something new for the site. As we move forward, we realize that the potential of this project transcends this site and will impact how our community as a whole is viewed. The goal is to embrace what currently exists on the waterfront, including other local businesses, to create a waterfront environment integrating places to live, work, and play that are distinctly Holland.
From this broader Waterfront Holland framework developed by the community, specific land use and programming scenarios embodying the vision and principles will be generated in a collaborative manner for the JDY site.
