On December 15, over 75 Newarkers came to City Hall to learn about, discuss, and debate proposed rules to govern the future development of the Newark Riverfront. Below, please find links to download the Draft Proposal for a Newark Riverfront Development Framework that was presented at the meeting.
While many details remain to be resolved, the PDF presentation and accompanying maps (10 megabytes) provide a vision for Land Use, Height, Open Space, and Public Access along the riverfront from the North Ward through the Ironbound.
(Further background may be found in the Riverfront Development Workbooks, available for download here.)
Please share any questions or comments with a Comment Sheet. Based upon feedback received at the 12/15 public meeting and subsequently, the planning team will now complete a full draft for public review.
Stay tuned for our next public meeting in February.
Making the Rules for Riverfront Development
Public Meeting on Newark Riverfront Development Framework
Tuesday, December 15, 6:30-8:30 pm
Newark City Hall, Basement Rotunda
920 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Please RSVP to newarkriverfront [at] gmail.com.
For decades, Newarkers have discussed visions of the waterfront, including a riverfront trail, new parks, and opportunities for development. (Some of the ways these benefits might be achieved are collected in the Riverfront Workbooks, available for download.) Following the first public meeting on October 13 and workshops in neighborhoods across the city, the project team will now present its draft proposal for discussion. Please come and join the conversation about the future of the Newark riverfront.
This workbook has been designed to make clear the choices that Newark faces in setting the rules and priorities for development along its riverfront. Please download the section that interests you or the entire workbook. Email your comments to newarkriverfront [at] gmail.com, or watch this space for the next public meeting where these issues will be discussed.
Riverfront Workbook Introduction
Riverfront Workbook 1: Riverfront Overview
Riverfront Workbook 2: North Ward
Riverfront Workbook 3: Lower Broadway
Riverfront Workbook 4: Downtown
Riverfront Workbook 5: Ironbound
North of 280 Riverfront Walkshop
Sunday, October 25, 2-5 pm
This tour covered the Newark riverfront north of Route 280, its history and visions for its future. Along the way, participants documented what they found using cameras and maps. The day concluded with a workshop where we discussed ideas for the area and how people from Newark and beyond can make it happen.
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We met Richard Perlen, who operates a steel fabrication business just north of Clay Street.
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Steel machines.
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It’s good to see things being made by people in Newark (like they have for hundreds of years).
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We visited Innovation Fuels, which produces biodiesel on a site formerly owned by Standard Fuel. John Fox, one of the owners, told us how his operation uses barges and the nearby railroad to ship materials in and out.
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A jar of animal fat that will become biodiesel.
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Innovation Fuel transforms fat, on the left, into biodiesel, on the right.
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The biodiesel facility.
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Graffiti wall.
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The rail spur.
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At the end of our walk, we had juices at Mariela’s Café, across Broadway from Mount Prospect Cemetery, and talked about what we had seen.
You can download the agenda and presentation from the 10/13 public meeting on the Newark Riverfront Development Framework here:
10/13/09 Agenda & Presentation
Making the Rules for Riverfront Development
Public Meeting on Newark Riverfront Development Framework
Tuesday, October 13, 6-9 pm
Newark City Hall, First Floor Rotunda
920 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Please RSVP to newarkriverfront [at] gmail.com.
For decades, Newarkers have discussed visions of the waterfront, including a riverfront trail, new parks, and opportunities for development. At this meeting, you will learn about what it will take to make these visions into reality, and how the rules are set to guide the development of the riverfront. Please come and join the conversation about the future of the Newark riverfront.
Just north of Newark Penn Station.
Walking along an existing easement.
Helping each other along.
Meeting the FBI.
Approaching Bridge Street.
Sharing observations and discussing ideas.
Walking along Jersey Street, just east of Newark Penn Station.
On a site currently under construction by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Near the Jackson Street Bridge.
Going down to “the beach.”
Meeting the owner of Shifman Mattresses.
Discussing the plans for Newark’s first true riverfront park.
The last boat tours of the summer were Saturday, September 19, when 60 more Newarkers went for a two-hour cruise to learn about the past, present, and future of the Passaic River.
The next four public boat tours are scheduled for Saturday, August 22, and Sunday, August 23. These boat tours are free and open to the public, and look at the history and future of the Newark Riverfront.
Space is limited-RSVP to save your seat today!
- Saturday, August 22, 9:15-12:30 pm
- Saturday, August 22, 12:15-3:30 pm
- Sunday, August 23, 9:15-12:30 pm
- Sunday, August 23, 12:15-3:30 pm
RSVP to newarkriverfront [at] gmail.com or (973) 733-5918. Once your reservation is confirmed, you will receive the meeting location and other information.
See photographs of recent tours here.
