Newsburgh Enclosures: SWF as a Catalyst for Development

Aerial Futures, Audio&visual, Energy and sustainability, expanding design practices, Middle Density, Territory and mobility, Urban Paradigms

Air Traffic, Airport, Carbon footprint, Co-living, Connections, Coworking, Economy, Infrastructure, Mass Transportation, New York, Pedestrian realm, Productive City, Productive design, Report, Sustainability, Territory&Mobility, Transportation Systems, Urban mobility, USA, Working Space

Situated 60 miles north of Manhattan, the once-grand and historic city of Newburgh has suffered the effects of economic stagnation, intergenerational poverty and post-industrial decline. However, Newburgh is beginning to rise once again. One of the most promising drivers for Newburgh’s economic development is its airport. A new video made on the occasion of AERIAL FUTURES: Newburgh Enclosures explores how New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) has become a catalyst for development in Newburgh and its neighbouring region. It proposes ways in which the airport could positively impact Newburgh’s economy, agriculture, mobility, and civic life, and expand on its function as a travel hub.