Jersey City hired ENGenuity to design a raised intersection that included a Class 1 bikeway, a transit stop, and included historic elements from Bergen Square as well as the Lenape culture of the area. The project included many green infrastructure and placemaking elements, including:

• Construction of a raised intersection
• Creative placemaking of Bergen Square
• Creating a one-way due west roadway for Academy Street between Tuers Avenue and Van Reypen Street
• Creation of green infrastructure to capture stormwater runoff
• Conversion of existing parking lots into pedestrian plazas
• Construction of new ADA compliant sidewalks, aprons and handicap ramps
• Mill, base repair and overlay the project area
• Installation of street furniture, bollards, bus shelters, benches and planters
• Upgrade existing drainage structures and underground drainage infrastructure
• New striping including thermoplastic bike lanes and rumble strips.
• New decorative Endurablend crosswalks
• Upgrade landscaping throughout the project limits

Full construction was completed in Summer of 2024.