Development of the Hudson Crossing Park Master Plan required a holistic view of the project setting and a diverse set of objectives. The Master Plan, unveiled in a public presentation, is the result of an intensive and constructive collaboration that:

• Represents a coalescence of ideas, places, trails, destinations, cultural history, municipalities, and people for which this site provides common ground;

• Prioritizes initiatives that will optimize the use of funds initially allocated to the project by Congressman Sweeney. The initial goal is to enhance and improve access to existing historical points of interest, improve signage and provide additional parking to bolster public interest in the local and regional area, acting as a catalyst for future funding and project expansion;

• Reflects a progressive project with a vision for the future that includes an environmental and cultural education park linking the surrounding communities to each other, to their historical foundations and to their national and natural heritage.

Synthesis collaborated with Hudson Crossing and River Street Planning to analyze the various prospective components of the Master Plan and reached agreement on those that would be selected as catalysts, or priority projects. The final Master Plan illustrates Hudson Crossing Park as a future hub of activity and economic development for two counties, four towns and two villages, attracting automobile, snowmobile, bicycle, boat and pedestrian traffic. Hudson Crossing will be anchored by the Environmental Education Center; a state of the art green building that will be a significant generator of tourism and research interests. This center will be linked to the local and regional community through an integral system of trails, byways and designated travel corridors as well as to important historic and cultural points of interest.