That includes a waterfront spiral in Bilbao, Spain; the Gwynns Falls Trail in Baltimore, and Loring Park in Minneapolis.
Mr. Gianaris, whose district includes a waterfront area that contains six power plants, had opposed a blanket renewal of the old rules, which exempted plants that generated no more than 80 megawatts from the statewide approval process.
Harbor Square will include a waterfront park, esplanade, fishing pier, kayak launch and a public beach.
The city's ideas include a waterfront esplanade, a ferry to take visitors to the historic fort and a cafe on the waterfront.
A search is understood to have identified five possible sites in and around downtown Miami, including a waterfront lot next to the cruise ship terminal.
In Westchester, projects include a waterfront development in Tarrytown that calls for a recreation center and swimming pool, esplanade, shops and housing as well as a new Village Hall.
Other plans for Red Leaves include a waterfront village with shops, restaurants, galleries, a theater and a marina, and a 700-acre preserve that will have trails for hiking, biking, skiing, horseback riding and dog sledding.
It is part of a larger project, Rivermart, which would include a waterfront park next to the Bronx River, along Edgewater Road, in an area neglected by the city for years.
Successful bidders will be required to work with the city to develop their properties in harmony with the overall plan for the area, which is to include a waterfront promenade.
The township's planning consultant, Jill Hartman, said there were elements of the 40-acre project -- including a waterfront walkway -- to ensure that all Weehawken residents would feel free to go down to the river.
Eclectic real estate aside, Sausalito's handsome trappings include a waterfront promenade full of laidback seafood restaurants such as Salito's Crab House and Fish, scenic hikes in a number of nearby state parks and resident colonies of elephant seals.
