Jersey City To Host Meeting On Fairmount Park Future

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Jersey City is hosting a meeting about the future of Fairmount Park. The meeting is part of a series to continue a community conversation about the park. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on June 15.

In May, the city broke ground on the transformation of Fairmount Triangle Park. The project transforms two street segments that cross through the park to create one big, uninterrupted public park space. The project is $200,000 and grant-funded.

The renovation designs were developed with community input to include upgrading the playground area and installing a permanent infrastructure with new trees, plants, seating, restriping pedestrian crosswalks, fencing, a flag pole, among other elements for residents to enjoy the newly established public space safely. To further communication between the community and the municipality, monthly meetings are being held throughout the park's construction process.

The process of the entire park improvement project, from start to finish, will be published by Blue Zones to be used as case studies for what other municipalities around the nation can do to achieve similar success.