The NYU Capstone “Team Sound View” is working with the town of Rye to identify and engage stakeholders in Rye Town Park/Oakland Beach, and to assist in formulating a park mission and vision statement.
As part of the project, NYU Capstone is also investigating case studies of comparable parks, and determining an appropriate framework for measuring park success.
The Capstone Team is composed of four urban planning graduate students from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University. It is appealing to all members of the community to provide information on their experience at Rye Town Park/Oakland Beach.
With the assistance of community members and local elected officials, they have compiled a 15-minute online survey to gather community input. The results of this survey will inform the research being conducted on behalf of the town of Rye. People can access this survey at TownofRyeNY.com or by visiting the Rye Town Park Facebook page.
In addition to the online survey, they will also be hosting two public forums to be held at the Rye Free Reading Room, located at 1061 Boston Post Road in Rye, on Saturday, March 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Monday, March 6 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
For people unable to attend either public forum, the team will also be available for an open discussion at T&J Restaurant & Pizzeria, located at 10 Pearl St. in Port Chester, on Saturday, March 4 at noon.
To spread the word about the online survey and public events, the team is mailing out a postcard to 25,000 households, nearly 69,000 people, in the city and town of Rye, encompassing the villages of Port Chester and Rye Brook, and the Rye Neck section of the village of Mamaroneck.
The team urges anyone who would like to contribute to their report to please fill out the survey and attend one of the public meetings. Anyone with questions about the online survey, public events, opportunities for engagement, or the project itself, should contact the team at TeamSoundView.RTP@gmail.com.
