Roger Hannigan Gilson reports for the Times Union that a design collaborative unveiled last weekend its plan to save the city of Hudson's waterfront park from the rising Hudson River. The river is forecast to rise as much as 75 inches by the year 2100, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation, which would cause Henry Hudson Waterfront Park to be permanently submerged by the river and the city would lose an important recreational space. The new park is not designed to keep the rising water out with berms or levees, but instead to adapt to the new reality of higher river levels by extending the park upslope, while raising some areas and building an elevated boardwalk to connect areas of the park that will still be above water later this century. The design adds new features to the park, including an amphitheater and a pedestrian plaza. The price tag on the project is $6.7 million, with an additional $900,000 for raising the boardwalks. The design is broken into seven phases and takes a nature-based approach, using native plant species to restore an inter-tidal marsh that can better adapt to the rising river. A major part of the new design is extending the park uphill to where a parking lot currently exists, converting the asphalt into a landscaped area for recreation. The Hudson Valley Collaborative began to develop the plan in 2019 after the DEC awarded them a $150,000 grant. It has already met with the DEC about permitting, but ultimately the city must create the plan. Designers will present the plan to the Hudson Common Council during its November 7 public meeting, and lawmakers will vote later this month on whether to adopt the design into the city's comprehensive plan. The river's projected rise will have massive impacts on waterfronts, infrastructure, and drinking water throughout the Hudson Valley. Read the full story in the Times Union.