The EPC joins nine other recipients of a 2021 Rails-to-Trails Conservancy grant to advance trails throughout the country. The Harsimus Branch & Embankment will eventually connect with the Essex-Hudson Greenway, which also garnered a grant for its advocates, the NJ Bike&Walk Coalition.
In a meeting hosted by the Embankment Coalition and numerous environmental organizations, Deb Kagan of the NJ Bike & Walk Coalition described the proposed Essex-Hudson Greenway.
Click here to watch recording of the event, then sign on to a support letter.
The Embankment Coalition and Mayor Fulop gave an update on the Vision and an overview of the terms and status of the possible Settlement
The Embankment Coalition organized the Harsimus Cove Neighborhood Cleanup in partnership with Ward E Councilman James Solomon and the nonprofits CleanGreenJersey City and Adopt-a-Block.
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is moving ahead with environmental and historic preservation reviews that are part of its federally mandated process when considering a potential permit to abandon a railroad.
The STB will meet (virtually) in October with previously designated consulting parties, including the Coalition, to discuss potential adverse effects on historic assets if an abandonment permit for the Harsimus Branch is granted. This is a step in a process mandated by the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). To fulfill obligations under the National Environmental Protection, the STB also issued a Supplementary Environmental Assessment (EA), to which the Coalition will be responding.
Public Movement
A petition asking the Surface Transportation Board to carry out its preservation obligations received 2,588 signatures before the Embankment Preservation Coalition closed it.
A federal judge last week ruled that the Sixth Street Embankment in Jersey City is indeed a rail line, a decision that city officials believe could lead to the city someday owning the disputed property.
On Friday, the East Coast Greenway Alliance held a grand opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Lincoln Park in Jersey City to celebrate the bridging of the greenway gap between Jersey City and Newark.
Study Group Discussion of the Jane Jacobs classic: 'The Death and Life of Great American Cities.'
Essex & Hudson Counties may acquire nine miles of old rail line for a linear park and trail. Debra Kagan & Lauren Rushing from the NJ Bike & Walk Coalition (NJBWC) will explain the project at a meeting hosted by the Embankment Coalition on Feb 2 at 7pm.
The Embankment Preservation Coalition can tailor a presentation to your organization's interests, whether it's Harsimus Branch and Embankment railroad history, our ecological vision for park and trail design, or our advocacy for a trail system throughout the City that would enable every resident to be within ten minutes of a safe, off-road walking and biking trail.
Our work is all about making connections - so, with apologies to E.M. Forster, only connect with us! To request a presentation, email the Coalition with your proposal and, if you can, give us several options for dates and times.