Just When You Thought Everything That Could Have A Website Had One
The Sixth Street embankment that crosses through the Harsimus historic district in downtown Jersey City has been the center of attention lately. Metro Homes has been looking to turn the embankment into housing. Some residents want a park. And then still others want the structure to be left alone. Now the embankment has its own website.
Reading through this thread on JC List, you'll find quite a number of different perspectives. Some people are calling it an eyesore while others think its a great opportunity to build the world's third elevated park.
Here's a suggestion no one else seems to have made yet: return the embankment to a rail platform.
One of the great challenges of providing mass transit in an existing city is acquiring the land to run rail lines. The Hudson Bergen light rail was built at a time when the downtown of Jersey city was still yet to be fully developed. As it runs into Bayonne, its on the fringe of the city. In Hoboken, the train navigates around the population center on the western edge of the city. On the other hand, the sixth Ave embankment cuts right through a neighborhood that could definately benefit from better transportation.
More importantly, the Sixth Ave embankment could link to rail lines leading to Journal Square. An elevated train above these existing rail lines could continue north or south along JFK Blvd rather than head west as the PATH does, thereby linking by rail large population centers.
We don't mean for this proposal to be taking very seriously, yet, we aren't wrong in saying there is a need for better rail connections throughout Hudson County. So take it for what its worth: no crazier than building an elevated park.
Reading through this thread on JC List, you'll find quite a number of different perspectives. Some people are calling it an eyesore while others think its a great opportunity to build the world's third elevated park.
Here's a suggestion no one else seems to have made yet: return the embankment to a rail platform.
One of the great challenges of providing mass transit in an existing city is acquiring the land to run rail lines. The Hudson Bergen light rail was built at a time when the downtown of Jersey city was still yet to be fully developed. As it runs into Bayonne, its on the fringe of the city. In Hoboken, the train navigates around the population center on the western edge of the city. On the other hand, the sixth Ave embankment cuts right through a neighborhood that could definately benefit from better transportation.
More importantly, the Sixth Ave embankment could link to rail lines leading to Journal Square. An elevated train above these existing rail lines could continue north or south along JFK Blvd rather than head west as the PATH does, thereby linking by rail large population centers.
We don't mean for this proposal to be taking very seriously, yet, we aren't wrong in saying there is a need for better rail connections throughout Hudson County. So take it for what its worth: no crazier than building an elevated park.
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