North End Redevelopment Study
Through the Port Authority�s Local Assistance Program, the City of Hoboken is preparing a redevelopment study for the properties located in the City�s north end .� The Port Authority program assists municipalities with professional services for economic initiatives by paying for a consultant to conduct a particular planning projects.� The Port Authority notified the City of the award on December 28, 2010 and initiated the public process to request proposals from urban planning professional firms.� The contract was awarded to the firm Clarke Caton Hintz on and the Planning Board officially adopted a resolution earlier this year to appoint this firm to conduct the study.
The City Council at its February 18, 2009 meeting adopted a resolution to authorize the Planning Board to conduct a preliminary investigation of the proposed area in northern Hoboken to determine whether it is an area in need of redevelopment.� This area includes those parcels north of 14th Street to the Hudson Bergen Light Rail line from the palisades to Park Avenue.� The City Administration had been seeking grant sources for such planning studies to offset budgetary constraints and is very excited to see that this project can move forward.� The Planning Board will oversee this preliminary investigation planning project.
