N.J. is finally getting its version of NYC’s elevated High Line park

It looks like a forest but in a most unlikely location: Jersey City’s downtown.

Now, after more than a quarter-century of wrangling, officials are proceeding with a plan to transform what was once an elevated rail line into a nearly mile-long linear park.

Jersey City’s council on Wednesday approved a multi-pronged settlement agreement whose key provision will transform the overgrown Sixth Street Embankment into a scenic haven for walking and sightseeing.

Some supporters said the elevated park may someday serve as New Jersey’s version of the High Line on the West Side of Manhattan, which was also once an elevated railway. It was revived as a 1.45-mile long greenway in 2009 that attracts an estimated 7 million visitors annually.

Some Jersey City residents have long envisioned their o