Jersey City Council OKs $6.7M in upgrades for Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza
By Daniel Ulloa/Hudson County View
The Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza, located in downtown Jersey City, first opened in 2015 before being expanded in 2018.
On Tuesday, the administration touted a plan backing more upgrade that will include decorative trench drains, tree garden planters, cafe lighting, and a staging area for community events.
“The price tag worries me a little bit, but it was the lowest out of all the bids and additionally, I know it’s downtown, but I’d be a hypocrite not to vote for it since I voted for the Central Avenue streetscape project,” Ward D Councilman Yousef Saleh noted before casting an aye vote.
Bayfront Redevelopment Plan presented at Jersey City Council caucus meeting
By Daniel Ulloa/Hudson County View
The Bayfront Redevelopment Plan heads to the council for a vote on first reading tomorrow after clearing the planning board last month, as only HCV reported.
Jersey City Senior Planner Matt Ward began by thanking Ward A Councilwoman Denise Ridley and Ward B Councilwoman Mira Prinz-Arey for sitting on the Bayfront advisory committee and helping develop the parameters of the project.
Eric Fang of Perkins Eastman, the project lead for the city’s Master Plan, then led the presentation. He noted the site is on the corner of Route 440, the future site of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) extension, and the Hackensack River.