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But this is just a small part of the overall vision , as Andrew explains .
Harbor of the Future In his Sustainability LIVE Climate Week NYC presentation , Andrew outlined the Harbor of the Future vision .
This collection of projects is not a direct part of the GEAP , but has plenty of crossovers in terms of its core sustainability aims .
The plan is to drive job creation from the north shore of Staten Island all the way up to Hunts Point in the Bronx , connecting them by the fast ferry service and a “ blue highway ”.
“NEW YORK CITY ’ S GREEN ECONOMY WILL HOST NEARLY 400,000 JOBS BY 2040 , BECOMING THE ANCHOR OF A PROSPEROUS , EQUITABLE AND JUST FUTURE FOR NEW YORKERS ”
ANDREW KIMBALL PRESIDENT AND CEO , NYC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Andrew says , instead of trucks driving from New Jersey to bring containers into the five boroughs , a larger percentage would move by barge and get unloaded at waterfront sites for the last mile delivery by e-cargo bike or small electric truck .
Andrew estimates the connected projects could create approximately 53,000 temporary and permanent jobs and close to US $ 100bn in economic impact .
Those projects include :
• The purchase of 125 acres of waterfront called Brooklyn Marine Terminal
• Developing the nation ’ s largest offshore wind port at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal
• A new 750m sq ft cold storage food distribution centre at Hunts Points , enabling 1,000 trucks to be taken off fossil fuel and paving the way for a plan to move goods by barge from New Jersey and Brooklyn to Hunts Point .
Taken individually , GEAP and Harbor of the Future are big visions : together , they are vast .
However , from setting the bar for scraping the sky with the Empire State Building to leading the world ’ s economy from Wall Street , NYC has always aimed high . sustainabilitymag . com 87