Comment EI-16754
Received or sent (printed as 4/4/2009)
I urge you to authorize a FULL Environmental Impact Statement before abandonment causes severe adverse effects to Jersey City historic districts, landmarks, neighborhoods and families. The Harsimus Branch extends through neighborhoods located just 6 blocks from the Holland Tunnel. In 2008, 33,742,000 vehicles entered and exited the tunnel. The Harsimus Branch Embankment has, quite literally, become a source of oxygen in an exhaust-laden urban landscape. A mature leafy tree produces as much oxygen in a season as 10 people inhale in a year. Demolition or development, which will follow shortly on the heels of abandonment, will deprive the surrounding neighborhoods of a much needed source of oxygen. Please examine fully the environmental ramifications of the upcoming abandonment decision. Thank you.
Submitted by: Bethany Wall · Jersey City, NJ
The Board publishes this comment in its environmental-comment table for this proceeding. It is quoted here as printed; nothing is inferred from it, and it states the commenter's own position in their own words, not this record's.
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