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Our Causes

The Quality of Life Coalition (QLC) has mobilized the community for a number of causes:  
  • Open and responsive government
  • Protecting our environment
  • Appropriately scaled development
  • Creating and improving open spaces
  • Historic preservation
  • Community-based solutions for the myriad problems that arise in a densely populated urban city, such as parking, public transit, flooding, etc.

What We’ve Done
  • Hosted moderated candidates forums for municipal and school board elections, with questions submitted by the audience
  • Succeeded in convincing New Jersey Transit (after a two-year effort) to move the route of the Hudson/Bergen Light Rail Line to the western side of Hoboken.
  • Prevented construction of a new arena for the New Jersey Devils over the Erie Lackawanna train yards.
  • Successfully defeated proposals for high-rise development on 1600 Park Avenue. The area is now designated as park space.
  • Prevented building on the piers in north Hoboken in conjunction with the Fund for a Better Waterfront
  • Fought mid-rise development proposals for 800 Jackson Street adjacent to the Hudson/Bergen Light Rail station
  • Joined with Hoboken Parks in a court case regarding 900 Monroe.
  • Partnered with the People for Open Government and succeeded in passing anti pay-to-play laws and other restrictive measures on developers in Hoboken.
  • Protested the use of eminent domain on Grand Street
  • Organized public meetings regarding Hoboken’s ownership of St. Mary’s Hospital (what is now the Hoboken University Medical Center).
  • Attempted to save historic buildings at the Maxwell House site and the old Clam Broth House.
  • Advocated at Zoning Board to preserve the historically significant buildings at the Neumann Leathers and Holy Innocents sites.
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