New Jersey Bike and Walk Coalition

The Greenway will transform a piece of Montclair — though small. Proposals have the new park extending only about 500 feet into the town.

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The traffic circle and the fountain at the intersection of Valley Road and Church Street will be getting a much-needed makeover. Montclair has entered into an agreement with landscape architects Arterial for improvements to the circle and the fountain, that in Montclair’s early days was a centerpiece to the town. T...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news NJ Transit has launched a study involving the Boonton Line, which locals have pegged as a future recreational bike and walking path — the Ice and Iron Greenway — running through Montclair. Over th...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The owner of the abandoned Boonton train line, where advocates hope to create a biking and walking trail, told Montclair Local they would be willing to consider a fair-market offer for the property...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news It was a packed house at the Feb. 6 council meeting, as members of the community turned out in support of two environmental-related projects. The council voted yes, unanimously, on a resolution that would have Montclair enter into a discussion with its neighboring towns about how to plan a greenway along the former Boonton Line...