Mediation, Rail Wars, Bike Advocacy, Wildlife
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| Issue 23, December 9, 2009 |
EmbankmentTracks The Newsletter of the Embankment Preservation Coalition |
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City Council Approves Funds for Embankment Mediation
Former NJ Supreme Court Judge to Mediate
November 27. The Jersey City Municipal Council approved a
$12,500 expenditure for mediation of Embankment disputes. The
disputes arose from Conrail's sale of the property to eight LLCs
before obtaining a federal rail abandonment permit.
Conrail and the LLCs are expected to contribute an additional
$12,500. The Embankment Preservation Coalition and
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy will participate in the process.
Retired State Supreme Court Judge James Zazzali will mediate. The Council has requested a report in 45 days. |
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Industrial Archeologist to Talk on Railroad Wars in Hudson County Sat., Dec. 12, 1 p.m., 435 Newark Ave
 Tom
Flagg, an industrial archeologist with extensive experience documenting
historic sites, will present "Tug of War for the Tidelands: The
Railroad Wars in Hudson County," on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 1 p.m.
The talk will take place at the Historic Caretaker House, Jersey City
& Harsimus Cemetery, 435 Newark Ave, Jersey City.
Flagg, director and past president of the Roebling Chapter, Society for Industrial Archeology, and author of New York Harbor Railroads in Color
(2 vols.), will discuss how railroads shaped the history of Jersey
City. Admission ($10) supports the historic cemetery, which borders on
the Harsimus Branch and is being restored and maintained by energetic
volunteers.
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Bike Advocates Form Group
25 Activists Meet at Zeppelin Hall
The group bounced around ideas for sponsoring bicycling
events, and for working with Jersey City to implement bike lanes,
improve bike and pedestrian safety, and foster a bicycling
culture. They formed a few ad hoc committees, and plan to meet
again in January. If you would like to become involved, contact Carly
Berwick, cberwick@gmail.com.
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The Harsimus Stag
December 3.
For a Coalition trustee walking near the Harsimus Branch stanchions on
Newark Avenue last week, a sudden rush of wind signalled the
presence of a force of nature. An antlered whitetail deer
bolted past dumbstruck construction workers, drivers, and
pedestrians and by the plateglass windows of Peccoraro's
Bakery where only a week or so ago dozens of loaves of
bread sat awaiting pickup by a rural hunting camp.
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stag raced east on Newark. Sirens and flashing lights
ensued. We learned later that he made a run all the way to
Exchange Place without becoming venison stew. According to
news reports, he plunged into the Hudson and swam 2000 yards to
Governors Island, where in our imagination he "...powerfully
appeared,/ Pushing the crumpled water up ahead,/ And landed
pouring like a waterfall,/ And stumbled through the rocks with horny
tread...".* Real-life video, however, captures an injured and
exhausted animal, brought to a stop before a sea wall. Park rangers
tranquilized him and removed him to a preserve on Staten Island.
* Robert Frost, The Most of It. | |
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