Mayor Raymond Giacobbe, Jr. delivered his first State of the City since winning a full, four-year term in November, announcing a new city administrator, a possible bike share with neighboring towns, and welcoming almost 400 new downtown residential units by the end of the year.
Category Archives: Downtown
East Emerson Avenue lot gets zoning approval
An East Emerson Avenue property where a three-family home was razed last year, got approval to be subdivided into two lots for a single-family and two-family home.
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Designated bikeways approved
With no comment from the public and a lone comment from one of its members, City Council unanimously approved a pair of ordinances that will designate more than 3.5 miles of bikeways within Rahway.
Parking Authority moves forward on Mangos
The Parking Authority in December approved contracts for further environmental work and scope of services for demolition of the former Mangos property on Fulton Street, which some might remember as the former Fulton Hotel restaurant.
City studies parking needs
In one of its final acts before being dissolved, the Parking Authority authorized a parking assessment to address short- and long-term parking needs, including potentially identifying a location for a second downtown parking deck.
City Council moves to create bike lanes
Rahway will create more than three miles of designated bikeways under a pair of ordinances introduced by City Council. Continue reading City Council moves to create bike lanes
300 units target completion in Q4
The first phases of at least two developments currently under construction are projected to be completed toward the end of this year, adding about 300 residential units downtown.
Study to examine downtown housing
City Council awarded a contract last week for a study to determine the “saturation rate” of housing in downtown Rahway, updating a similar study done 20 years ago that helped to launch redevelopment efforts.