Abandoned rail line is a strange, urban paradise and some want to keep it that way

In the News
December 17, 2019

The Star-Ledger reports on the debate about what to do with an abandoned rail line in Jersey City, noting that the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy proposed 5 vision plans in 2017.

NJ.com, December 19, 2019

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