A Connecticut couple has committed $410 million to turn a 125-acre former coal and oil power plant into a waterfront park; zoning approval moves the long-closed industrial site closer to public use
- The former power plant is being reimagined as a public waterfront destination blending recreation, nature and heritage.
- For decades, a stretch of Norwalk’s waterfront was defined by smokestacks, industrial machinery and the imposing presence of a coal- and oil-burning power plant.
- Now, the same 125-acre peninsula overlooking Long Island Sound is poised for a radically different future.
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- The former power plant is being reimagined as a public waterfront destination blending recreation, nature and heritage.
- For decades, a stretch of Norwalk’s waterfront was defined by smokestacks, industrial machinery and the imposing presence of a coal- and oil-burning power plant.
- Now, the same 125-acre peninsula overlooking Long Island Sound is poised for a radically different future.
Sources: Times of India