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4 MAY 11, 2012 FORT LEE SUBURBANITE DEVELOPMENT Street plan promises safety for pedestrians DANIELLE PARHIZKARANSTAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Wides Corner on West Englewood Avenue is one area Englewood Councilwoman Lynne Algrant said will be targeted for clean-up using money from the Clean Communities initiative. ENVIRONMENT Grant goes to clean streets on the southwest and southeast blocks of the property first, with development of the northern block following shortly after. Parking allotments for both would total more than 1,200 spaces. Aesthetically and functionally, the roads surrounding the shopping district would mimic the spirit of Dutch "woonerfs," or "living streets," that give priority to pedestrians. Various techniques, including textured paving and dark gray bands to slow traffic speed, would be implemented to "announce to motorists they're in a different place, in a different space," said Brian McMorrow of Bohler Engi- SEE SAFETY, PAGE 14 BY SVETLANA SHKOLNIKOVA Staff Writer FORT LEE Engineers representing the Hudson Lights at Fort Lee development presented a pedestrian-friendly street plan to the Planning Board on May 7, examining the effect the 8.8-acre mixed-use project is expected to have on the borough's traffic and roadways.

The development would fill the western portion of a 16-acre site south of the George Washington Bridge, bringing 165,000 square feet of retail, 477 units of apartments and condominiums, a 175-room hotel and two parking garages to a tract of land that has lain unused for nearly 45 years. Construction is set to begin LOCAL GRANT AWARDS TOWN FUNDING STUDENTS FIRST "I don't think litter is an overwhelming problem here but we have certain areas that kind of attract a challenge," she said. we don't think through solutions to ensure littering doesn't happen again." One of the most problematic areas is Wides Corner on West Englewood Avenue, which houses a car repair lot, dry cleaner and a convenience store. Students in the Englewood Use and Action after-school group identified the mini-shopping district as a potential cleanup area that with Algrant's help, they plan to fix permanently. Part of their strategy involves looking at the number of garbage cans in the area and examining whether their location and volume capacity is ideal.

"They asked, 'why do people SEE GRANT, PAGE 11 BY SVETLANA SHKOLNIKOVA Staff Writer The state awarded Bergen County $114,000 to beautify its communities on April 30, providing funding for various municipal clean-up and litter prevention efforts. The 20-year Clean Communities initiative is the only fully-funded litter abatement program in the state. Nearly $16 million worth of grants will be used to enforce litter laws, adopt anti-litter ordinances, organize town-wide clean-ups, purchase recycling and litter disposal equipment and sponsor public information and education sessions. In Englewood, Council-woman-at-large Lynne Algrant hopes to use her city's $37,000 grant to both engage local students and pave the way for a more high-tech trash disposal system. $4,830.63 $12,963.92 $13,608.45 $7,905.35 $16,377.18 $37,508.31 $9,688.02 $49,575.92 $58,152.74 $6,295.30 $11,827.80 $7,598.58 $8,167.06 $9,797.08 $4,000.00 $21,927.31 Alpine Closter Cresskill De ma rest Edgewater Englewood Englewood Cliffs Fort Lee Hackensack Haworth Leonia Northvale Norwood Old Tappan South Hackensack Tenafly Cresskill Performing Arts Sometimes, going back is the best way forward.

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