Mercy Zanu

This Redevelopment Plan provides a comprehensive vision for revitalizing the West Ward Model Neighborhood Initiative area of the City of Newark. The plan aims to create a safer and more livable neighborhood by encouraging new and rehabilitated housing, fostering mixed-use and commercial development along key corridors like South Orange Avenue and 16th Avenue, and improving public facilities and recreational opportunities. Key strategic objectives include enhancing overall neighborhood circulation and connectivity, reducing crime through environmental design, and coordinating public and private investments to support residents and businesses.

This Redevelopment Plan for Newark's Northern Fairmount neighborhood, also referred to as the West Market Neighborhood, aims to revitalize the area by addressing population loss and improving the quality of life for residents. The plan outlines three core strategies: 'Westmarketing' to attract new residents, 'Educating' to promote homeownership and financial literacy, and 'Catalyzing' through design proposals, zoning recommendations, and community investments. Key guiding principles include increasing population and homeownership, activating ground-floor retail on Central Avenue, expanding recreational opportunities, improving streetscaping, making the United Campus a community hub, and maintaining the neighborhood's mixed-use character.

This Redevelopment Plan establishes a framework to guide future development and redevelopment within Newark's Lincoln Park Neighborhood. Key objectives include promoting vibrant, mixed-use, and mixed-income development, incorporating new residential units, fostering diverse communities, and integrating pedestrian-friendly circulation. The plan prioritizes high-quality design standards and sustainable practices to revitalize the area, retain historical and cultural assets, and stimulate economic growth.

This plan updates the municipal development regulations for the City of Newark's five-mile Passaic Riverfront. It establishes a legal framework to replace outdated zoning, enabling new uses and mixed-use development, consolidating design standards for valuable urban places, and mandating public access to the river. The plan tailors provisions for specific riverfront segments, including the North Ward (industrial), Lower Broadway (residential and retail), Downtown (civic destination), and Ironbound (recreational), aiming to connect neighborhoods to the riverfront, protect view corridors, and catalyze private development.

The Living Downtown Plan aims to revitalize Downtown Newark into a vibrant, mixed-use '24-hour district' where people choose to live, work, play, and visit. The plan focuses on eight key goals: encouraging diverse uses and residential development, strengthening economic health, improving urban design and sustainability, preserving historic and cultural assets, enhancing transit and walkability, promoting safety, and investing in the public realm. It outlines nine urban design principles to achieve these objectives, fostering investment that benefits all Newark residents.