Fishtown of Leland, Michigan, is one of the few remaining historic fishing villages in the Great Lakes region. In early 2001, the future of this working waterfront became uncertain when the longtime owner of the commercial fishing business and property at the heart of Fishtown...
Located in the central Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Shores, Alabama has experienced significant challenges in recent years as the community works to recover from damaging hurricane and oil spill impacts on its beaches. In the wake of these disasters, Gulf Shores recognized the need to...
A House Joint Resolution during the 2008 Legislative Session created the Alabama Waterfront Access Study Committee to identify the loss and potential loss of diversity along the shorelines of Alabama, and to document how these losses impact access to the state's public trust waters, including: Gathering...
In 2009 North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida along with various partners entered into a formal agreement, establishing a regional ocean partnership known as the Governors’ South Atlantic Alliance (GSAA). Working waterfronts is one of four Priority Issue Areas identified by the Governors to...
Port Salerno is a quaint historic fishing village of approximately 10,000 people, hidden away on the east coast of Florida near the mouth of the St. Lucie River and the Atlantic Ocean. The Port Salerno area is ideal for uses that include sport and recreational...
As a "sport port," Ponce Inlet relies on recreational boating to support its Working Waterfront. In order to diversify his commercial enterprise and maintain the recreational boating industry, a private property owner sought to build a "dry stack" to accommodate additional boats on waterfront land...
In 2006, the North Carolina General Assembly created the Waterfront Access Study Committee (WASC) in response to public concern over the loss of traditional waterfronts, increased residential development, and rising property taxes and market demand throughout the state's coastal region. The committee held a series of public...
The Port of Miami River is located along the banks of the Miami River, Florida and its tributaries and canals. It is a shallow draft, riverine port consisting of independent, privately-owned small shipping companies, fisheries, vessel repair facilities, marinas and other recreational and commercial working...
Mayport Village is a historic coastal community designated as "Florida working waterfront" by the State of Florida Waterfronts Florida Program (an entity that provides communities with planning assistance for revitalization of their waterfront areas). Located east of Jacksonville, FL, the community has long supported a...
The Waterfronts Florida Program (WFP) provides resources and technical assistance to help local governments in coastal Florida revitalize their waterfronts. The Florida Coastal Management Program originally created the WFP in 1997 to address the physical and economic decline of traditional working waterfront areas. Today, the Program is...