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Bayfront is an urban redevelopment project in Jersey City, New Jersey.

View looking north across cove from Droyer's Point
Bayfront site looking north to Jersey City Public Works building and Pulaski Skyway
Route 440 may be reconfigured as "urban boulevard", making it more pedestrian friendly
New Jersey City University is expanding to a West Campus

Hackensack Riverfront

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The Hackensack Riverfront is an area on the eastern banks of the Hackensack River near its mouth at Newark Bay. It is on the West Side of the city, specifically west of NJ Route 440.[1] It lies north of Droyer's Point and south of Lincoln Park. It is home to the Hudson Mall,[2] Four Hundred Forty Shopping Center and the former Jersey City Public Works incinerator[3] as well as the planned site. Kearny Point and the piers of the former Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, now River Terminal, are on the opposite bank.[4] The Hackensack RiverWalk is a partially complete greenway promenade intended to run from the Bayonne Bridge to the Hackensack Meadowlands in North Bergen, mostly at the water's edge.[5]

Bayfront project

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Bayfront is a proposed mixed-use development to be situated on a 100-acre (0.40 km2) brownfield site and developed though a public-private partnership once environmental remediation of toxic waste is completed by Honeywell, which purchased a company that once operated facilities there.[6][7][8][9] Though separated by the highway, Bayfront and the West Campus of New Jersey City University (NJCU) were intended to transform large parts of the city from industrial and manufacturing zones into residential, educational, recreational and commercial zones. Development plans are required to incorporate public access to the river's edge along the bulkhead and will connect to the esplanade at Droyer's Point. While construction was expected to begin in 2016, chromium and other waste reclamation was still being completed as of 2017. The project won't be completely "built out" until 2043, however.[10][11] Under the 2008 agreement, the city turned over 35 acres (0.14 km2) of municipal land to Honeywell, which agreed to cover the cost of the environmental cleanup. That land along Route 440 is home to the Jersey City Incinerator Authority (JCIA), the Department of Public Works (DPW), and the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority (JCIA). JCIA and the DPW will relocate to a new location on Linden Avenue. Some JCMUA functions will also be relocated and downsized. Remediation work was completed in 2009 of several other formerly contaminated sites, including the sites of the old Roosevelt Drive-in and the new NJCU West Campus.[12] The city will purchase the property and apportion the land, lay out infrastructure, and resell parcels to developers.[13][14]

In July 2022, approval for the construction of the first building in the project was given,[15] with construction expected start in 2023.[16]

Boulevard and BRT

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In March 2011, NJDOT granted nearly $640,000 for engineering work to transform Route 440, between the two projects and beyond to an urban boulevard.[17][18][19][20][21]

Plans include the use of the Journal Square BRT, a bus rapid system along the boulevard. As envisioned, the BRT corridor would run from Droyer's Point and reach Journal Square via Sip Avenue.[22]

HBLR extension

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Currently bus service is provided by A&C Bus Corporation route 32 from the shopping centers or Droyer's Point to Journal Square. In May 2011 after two years of studies, New Jersey Transit announced a plan for 0.7 mile extension of the West Side Branch of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail from its current terminus. The new track would be laid along the former Newark and New York Railroad right-of-way on an elevated viaduct from the West Side Avenue Station over Route 440 to the northern end of the redevelopment area, where a new station would be constructed. The trip between the two stations would take 1 minute and 50 seconds. The project, eligible for federal funding, is estimated to cost $171.6 million.[23][24][25][26] As of March 2017, funding for final design and engineering work was appropriated.[27] Construction of the first phase of the extension commenced in March 2020.[28][29]

Ferry study

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Bayfront is considered potential site of ferry service along the Hackensack. Studies will be commissioned in 2020.[30][31]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "destinationjerseycity.com". www.destinationjerseycity.com.
  2. ^ "Hudson Mall". Archived from the original on November 3, 2007.
  3. ^ Hayes, Melissa (June 23, 2010). "Jersey City council approves $67 million bond for new public works complex". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "River Terminal Development – industrial, flex and office development properties New Jersey, Pennsylvania and California. Commercial industrial development New Jersey, Pennsylvania and California".
  5. ^ "destinationjerseycity.com". www.destinationjerseycity.com.
  6. ^ Depalma, Anthony (February 5, 2006). "Finding the Bottom of a Polluted Field". The New York Times.
  7. ^ "bayfrontjerseycity.com". ww5.bayfrontjerseycity.com.
  8. ^ "NJLM Bayfront". Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  9. ^ "The Jersey City Redevelopment Agency The Jersey City Redevelopment Agency". thejcra.org.
  10. ^ Jersey City has big plans for 100 acres on West Side along Hackensack River, Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Terrence T. McDonald The Jersey Journal
  11. ^ "Massive Jersey City redevelopment plan takes first step forward". May 22, 2012.
  12. ^ "Hudson Reporter - Honeywell begins next round of chromium cleanup on West Side Environmental work will culminate in Bayfront groundbreaking new waterfront development". Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  13. ^ "$170M plan for new Jersey City development up for final vote". October 10, 2018.
  14. ^ "Jersey City Approves $170 Million Bond for 8,000 Unit Bayfront Project". October 15, 2018.
  15. ^ "First building in Jersey City Bayfront project approved". July 21, 2022.
  16. ^ "Jersey City's first Bayfront building to break ground in 2023 after unanimous planning board vote". October 12, 2022.
  17. ^ Jacobs (March 9, 2010). Route 440/Routes 1&9 Multi-Use Urban Boulevard and Through Truck Diversion Concept Development Study (PDF) (Report). Jersey City Department of Housing, Economic Development and Commerce. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  18. ^ Scope of Work (PDF) (Report). www.440study.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  19. ^ MacDonald, Terrence (March 25, 2011), "Wittpenn Bridge and Pulaski Skyway among Hudson County road projects to receive $551 million in state funding", The Jersey Journal
  20. ^ "Route 440/Route 1&9T Multi-Usw Urban Boulevard and Through Truck Diversion Concept" (PDF). North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. August 23, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  21. ^ Route 440/1&9, Boulevard through Jersey City. FY 2020 Study and Development Program (Report). North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. 2019. This project intends to allow Rt. 440/Rt. 1&9 to function as a principal arterial and as a neighborhood main street. The project will improve connections between the local street network and address safety concerns for pedestrians and bicyclists. Part of the plan is the creation of an urban boulevard along Rt. 440/1&9 in order to separate local and express traffic. Light rail expansion and other aesthetic improvements will be included in the study. The federal SAFETEA-LU legislation provided a special appropriation for concept development designs. A boulevard on Rt. 440 and Rt. 1&9 through Jersey City is planned. The following special federal appropriations were allocated to this project: FY05 SAFETEA LU/HPP $1,800,000. Bill lines #350 and #3567, (ID# NJ 130 and ID# NJ 243). CD Study completion anticipated in 2016, future phases not funded. Jersey City is Lead Agency.
  22. ^ Journal Square 2060 Redevelopment Plan (PDF) (Report). Jersey City Division of Planning. July 14, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  23. ^ Whiten, John (May 11, 2011). "Light Rail Extension to Jersey City's West Side Gets Push Forward from NJ Transit". Jersey City Independent. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  24. ^ "NJ Transit Approves Study of Light Rail Extension" (Press release). NJT newsletter 09/16/2009. New Jersey Transit. September 16, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  25. ^ Whiten, Jon (August 23, 2010). "West Side Light Rail Extension Project Picks Up Some Federal Funding". www.jerseycityindependent.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  26. ^ "Rail News - NJ Transit's board advances light-rail extension, awards transit center contract. For Railroad Career Professionals". Progressive Railroading.
  27. ^ "FY17 Supplemental Appropriation List" (PDF). NJ Transit. March 27, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  28. ^ Journal, Ron Zeitlinger | The Jersey (November 19, 2019). "Hudson light rail western extension project moving forward, Jersey City mayor says". nj. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  29. ^ Higgs, Larry (March 3, 2020). "New NJ Transit light rail will serve developments along N.J. waterfronts". nj.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  30. ^ Journal, Ron Zeitlinger | The Jersey (December 8, 2019). "Ferry service on the Hackensack, Passaic rivers? Hudson County exploring possibility". nj. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  31. ^ "Hudson County Ferry Service Expansion Study | NJTPA | North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority". www.njtpa.org. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
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