The streets of Midtown Manhattan were awash in pink and poster boards on Saturday for the Women’s March on New York City. Organizers expected more than 76,000 people to join in the […]
Women’s March on NYC
Libby Kesil
Healthy Planning
It is widely believed that the further along we travel through time, the more we learn and the better we become. However, it is really striking to look back 100 or more […]
A Sustainable Society
According to the Forum, a non-profit organization that promotes sustainable development, the goods and services needed for a sustainable society come from the five sustainable capitals: Natural, human, social, manufactured and financial. Natural Capital […]
Carteret’s Waterfront Public Access Will Expand with $13.25 Million Grant Award
More good news for Carteret’s burgeoning Waterfront Park, which was once the site of the world’s largest mahogany plant. In December, Mayor Dan Reiman announced the receipt of two grant awards totaling […]
What is Sustainability?
Sustainability continues to capture an increasing level of public awareness and interest, and sometimes it influences government and private policies. But what exactly is the concept of sustainability? Sustainability is often confused […]
The Portfields Initiative
The Port of New York and New Jersey (PONYNJ) is the largest port on the East Coast, the third-biggest port in the United States and the gateway to one of the world’s […]
Using Oysters to Clean and Protect the Bayshore
NY/NJ Baykeeper and partners have installed what is being called an urban living shoreline at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Leonardo, which is part of Middletown, NJ. The living shoreline is about […]
Dupont Begins Cleanup on Waterfront Site in Carteret
A larger waterfront park, complete with an urban beach, a barge pool and a boardwalk may be in the future for Carteret. The borough’s Waterfront Park, located on the Arthur kill along […]
NJ Transit: A Step Closer to Positive Train Control
Positive Train Control (PTC) is a technology designed to prevent, overspeed derailments, entry into work zone limits and the movement of trains across switches in the wrong position. Congress mandated all Class […]
Restoring and Securing the TTF
Voters approved a constitutional amendment on November 8, securing all of the state’s fuel-tax dollars solely to fund and finance road, bridge and rail projects. Getting to this point, however, was a […]
Suburban Poverty Surpasses Urban and Rural
As city centers are becoming more and more desirable places to live, rising property values are making it impossible for the less fortunate to stay. Those who are being priced out of the cities are migrating into the sprawl of the suburbs where living is more affordable. And in many cases, more dangerous. Suburban Poverty […]
NJ Roads and Bridges on the Ballot in November
Will New Jersey voters say yes or no to locking down funds to fix New Jersey’s crumbling infrastructure and enhance mass transit? That is the Question. Public Question 2, the New Jersey Dedication of All Gas Tax […]
The Sidewalk 