Essex-Hudson Greenway Coalition To Hold Virtual Public Meeting

ESSEX AND HUDSON COUNTIES, NJ — The Essex-Hudson Greenway Coalition – comprised of the Open Space Institute, New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition, and the September 11th National Memorial Trail – will hold a virtual open public meeting on Wednesday.

The meeting will provide an update on the Essex-Hudson Greenway project and offer deeper background on what the project will bring to Essex County and northern New Jersey.

The greenway would convert 8.6 miles of unused railroad tracks on the old Boonton Line into a biking/hiking path that would run through eight towns: Bloomfield, Belleville, Glen Ridge, Montclair, Newark, Kearny, Secaucus and Jersey City. READ MORE: Essex-Hudson Greenway Plan In Jeopardy, NJ Groups Warn

There will be a Question & Answer session after the speakers. You can learn details about the project, its current status, and what you can do to support it.

Along with Coalition members, the event is sponsored by Newark North Ward Councilman Anibal Ramos, Jr., the Mount Prospect Partnership, and the Forest Hill Community Association.

To ensure the safety of the community amidst COVID, the event will be held virtually.

Speakers will include (subject to change):

• Senator Teresa Ruiz
• Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill
• Essex County Commissioner Robert Mercado
• Newark Councilman Anibal Ramos, Jr.
• Newark Councilman Luis Quintana
• Fr. Timothy Graff, Archdiocese of Newark
• Chris Bernardo, President & CEO of Commercial District Services
• Dene Lee, Open Space Institute
• Debra Kagan, NJ Bike & Walk Coalition
• Dan Zanella, Zanella Consulting

The meeting will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. at bit.ly/EHG-NWK

For more information on the Essex-Hudson Greenway Project, visit

http://www.essexhudsongreenway.org

Eric Kiefer contributed reporting to this story.

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