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renewal is being effectively used or proposed for waterfront beautifi- 

 cations and improvements. 



These program requirements are suggested: 



1. Needed on a national scale are inventories and design plans 

 as part of general plans and urban designs for all city, town, and 

 village waterfronts and water area designs. Federal and State financ- 

 ing of such inventories and design plans will be essential. 



2. Urban renewal powers should be used on an extended scale 

 for creation of new inner-city parks and waterfront improvements. 

 Financing of major improvements such as flood control dams, dikes, 

 retaining walls and landscaping will need Federal aid. Grants for 

 urban beautification in the pending Housing Act of 1965 should 

 clearly include shorelines and water bodies as open space and public 

 land. 



3. Urban metropolitan river systems such as the Hudson or the 

 Delaware from Trenton, N.J., to Wilmington, Del., or the San 

 Francisco Bay area should be planned for multipurpose uses with 

 appearance, recreation, and utility in balance. Federal and State 

 aid will be essential both for planning and effectuation. 



4. Preservation of all historic values in waterfronts is essential 

 as in New Bedford, Annapolis, Savannah, and New Orleans. Here 

 again, renewal powers are either essential or desirable. 



5. The urbanizing ocean coasts, Great Lakes shores, and major 

 river systems require landscape protection and beautification which 

 must be added to Federal legislation for river basin commissions 

 and the establishment of a national water resources council as per 

 multipurpose planning policy procedures recommended by the Presi- 

 dent's Water Resources Council in May 1962 and current legislative 

 proposals. 



6. New urban coasts as in Connecticut, Florida, and southern Cali- 

 fornia are essential to maximize water usage and improve appearance 

 of water bodies, provide storm control, bathing, boating, and wild- 

 life protection. 



7. Pollution elimination is universally mandatory. Federal and 

 State laws and financial aid are required. All urban rivers should 

 be clean enough for swimming. 



8. National harbors and ports are a disgrace. Cleanup and re- 

 building programs are imperative to promote efficiency, beauty and 

 sanitation. 



These methods are suggested: 



