The Jersey City Green Team announced today that the “Farms in the City” initiative, which aims to bring a thriving urban agriculture program to Jersey City, has moved on the finalist category in GOOD magazine’s R+D competition. Jersey City’s proposal, which was hashed out at an August workshop, is one of three finalists, along with [...]
After four hours of brainstorming this weekend, a coalition of advocates and officials hopes to put Jersey City on a greener path towards implementing an urban agriculture program. The workshop is yet another step being taken here towards increasing the availability of affordable, fresh and healthy food.
First came the Journal Square Redevelopment Plan, then the Journal Square Core Redevelopment Plan. And now, the Journal Square 2060 Redevelopment Plan. On Friday, the city’s planning division made public the latest of its long-range development blueprints for Journal Square and its surrounding area. The Journal Square 2060 Redevelopment Plan, which covers a little less [...]
The public hearing on two planning initiatives that could reshape Jersey City’s West Side, which was initially canceled due to last week’s snowstorm, has been rescheduled. The meeting will now take place Tuesday, March 9, from 5 to 8 pm (the presentations begin at 6:30 pm), at New Jersey City University’s Gothic Lounge (2039 John [...]
The impending snowstorm has already claimed Thursday evening’s open house about two planning and development initiatives that could reshape Jersey City’s West Side. A makeup date has not yet been announced; we’ll let you know when we find out when it might be.
Two planning and development initiatives that could reshape Jersey City’s West Side are currently getting underway, and Thursday night a number of agencies will hold a joint “open house” at NJCU for residents to learn about, and give input on, the projects. The project that’s gained the most attention thus far is NJ Transit’s study [...]
Today Transportation for America and the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership released a national report, “Dangerous by Design,” which examines the “epidemic of preventable pedestrian deaths.” The report has some bad news when it comes to New Jersey overall, and some pretty good news for the metropolitan area that includes Jersey City. First, the bad news. [...]
A new report by the group CEO for Cities reinforces what many urban planners have known for years: the more walkable a neighborhood is, the higher it’s home prices will be. The report, “Walking the Walk: How Walkability Raises Housing Values in U.S. Cities,” analyzed data from 94,000 real estate transactions in 15 major markets [...]
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