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RE: ENERGIZING NEWARK

ServingasamajorbusinessandtransportationhubNewarkshouldbeaprosperouscity.OnalargescaleNewarkcanbeseenasafunctionalcity,withabusyairportandabustlingdowntowncenter.Thequalityandvalueofhousingarerising,andmostschools’graduationrateiscomparabletomajorcitiesnationwide.However Newark is home to high crime, unemployment, and poverty. Thecrimerateisoneofthehighestinthenation.Overonethirdofthepeopleareinpovertyandthebestpayingjobsdon’tbelongtoNewark’sownresidents.Mostneighborhoodsareboundphysicallybyhighways,majorroads,transportation-buttherealboundariesarenotthephysical.Therearesocialboundariesthatareinvisibletothenakedeyeandarelessapparentinsurveysanddatasheets.

Lookingbackon itshistoryweseeNewarkhasalwaysbeenanactivecity. Settlement along the Passaic river begins, churches are built, there isgrowth.TheeraofchurchandcolonyhelpssparkthebeginningofthetownshipofNewark.Thelocationdrawsindustry,railroad,andtrade.TheportofNewarkbecomesoneofthemostactiveontheeastcoast.PeopleareonceagaindrawntoNewarkforopportunity.Thiseraofindustryandtradecausesgrowthinthenewcity,anditexpandsonceagain.Theinlandareasontheoutskirtsofthecitybecomehighly residential.These areas become suburbs. Inwardmigration ofpeoplebeginstoslowresultinginaneraofcommerceandsprawlwithinthecity.TheseNewarksuburbsdon’tlastlongastheybecometownshipsoftheirownorannexedtoaneighboringone.Thecityisindecline,riotsbreakout,peoplebeginleave.Howeverthebackbonesofthecity,thefinancialdowntown,theairport,therailroad,theport,helptokeepthecityaliveduringaneraofurbandecline.

In recent years there have been attempts at re-energizing the city.Newsportsvenues,face-liftstovariousinfrastructure,alladdressingthelargescale. The issues at hand can only be seen through a smaller microscope.Theunemployment rateat 11% ishigher than thenational average, as is therate of crime at 5% and poverty level at 33%.There is a lack of motivationdeveloping throughout the city. Rentals take up 70% of housing. Singleparents make up 1 out of every 3 households. Over 20% of populationhasn’t completed high school. The people of this city need a new plan forsuccess, a little bit of guidance to kick off the era of Re: EnergizingNewark.

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LOCATING THE CITY...

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LOOKING BACK IN TIME....

1600sCHURCH & COLONY ERA

The area that is now Newark was founded by colonists migrating from Connecticut. They chose the location due to its proximity to the Passaic riv-er, and its potential for trade and trans-port. One of the first structures built was a church, a key factor in attract-ing residents during this time period.

1,000 POPULATION1.9 SQ. MILES AREA

DENSITY526people/mile2

1700sINDUSTRY & TRADE6,000 POPULATION21.4 SQ. MILES AREA

DENSITY280people/mile2

By this time there was a great in-flux of people to Newark. Its prox-imity to water based trade routes made it ideal for industries and businesses to set up shop in New-ark. This time period’s growth could be attributed to the amount of new jobs that the township had to offer.

Newark saw its biggest rate of growth both in people and area. People be-gan to settle as jobs were plentiful. With introduction of the automobile, residents began looking for places to live further from the city centers.

246,000 POPULATION73 SQ. MILES AREA

DENSITY3,369people/mile2

1800sCOMMERCE & SPRAWL

1900sURBAN DECLINE273,000 POPULATION26 SQ. MILES AREA

DENSITY10,500 people/mile2

During this era we see the most dy-namic changes. Newark begins to develop into a transportation hub. Its downtown becomes a busy financial center, second only to New York in the immediate area . Heavy migrant workers looking for work causes the long time residents move out, while most keep their high paying jobs.


jobs migration in

EVOLUTION OF NEWARK...

1600s 1700s

1800s 1900s


TRANSPORTATION HOT SPOT...

DOWNTOWN

NEWARK

Major bus stops

Bus stops

Bus routes

Urban Residential & Business

Suburban Residential

Urban Residential

Business

Industrial

Railroad stations

Airport

Railroad lines


WHAT’S HAPPENING IN NEWARK?

30,508 UNEMPLOYED

91,740 IN POVERTY

JOBS IN NEWARK DON’T GO TO NA-TIVES OF THE CITY

HIGH CRIME RATE

WHAT’S WRONG:

WHAT WORKS:THE AIRPORT

pros:GENERATES $16.5 BILLION IN ANNUAL WAGES AND SALARIES

PROVIDES 24,000 JOBS

cons:ACCESS LIMITED AND CONGESTED

#2 IN DELAYS NATIONWIDE

NO ROOM TO EXPAND


SAFETY

DATA COMPILED FROM WWW.NEIGHBORHOODSCOUT.COM

DENSITY

LOW HIGH

HS GRADUATION RATE

HOME VALUE

INCOME

LOW HIGH

SAFETY EMPLOYMENT RATE

HS graduation rate

Safety

Density

Household income

Employment

Home value

WORST BEST

LOW HIGH

where is it happening?

ABANDONED BUILDINGSMOSTLY OLD WAREHOUSES AND FACTORIES, ABANDONED BUILDING TAKE UP ABOUT 5% OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT NEWARK.

EMPTY LOTSWHILE THE SIZE OF EMPTY LOTS VARY, COMBINED THEY COULD COVER AN AREA EQUAL TO ROUGHLY 500 ACRES. INCLUDED IN THE COUNT ARE SITES ABANDONED DURING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLISHED BUILDINGS.

UN-OCCUPIED HOUSINGVACANT HOUSING THROUGHOUT NEWARK CONSISTS OF OVER EIGHTEEN THOUSAND UNITS, ALMOST 16% OF THE TOTAL HOUSING UNITS IN THE CITY.


ATLANTA

WASHINGTON

AIRPORT COMPARISONS

size

size

size

traffic

traffic

traffic

NEWARK

Aircraft operations 970,235Passengers 88,032,086Runway LF 48,891Acreage 4,700

Aircraft operations 411,176 Passengers 33,424,110Runway LF 27,800Acreage 2,027

Aircraft operations 340,367Passengers 23,100,000Runway LF 53,400Acreage 11,830


AIRPORT EFFICIENCY...

size trafficNEWARK

EFFICIENCY

WASHINGTONsize traffic

ATLANTAsize traffic


EWR A CLOSER LOOK...

the HUB away from home (terminal)


region with poor access

AUTOMOBILE ACCESS

SITE LOCATION

SITUATED AT THE MEET-ING POINT OF 3 GENERAL ZONING DISTRICTS AS WELL AS 3 MAJOR ROAD-WAYS. ONE - RT 78 - IS THE BEST ACCESS POINT FROM THE WEST.

highway with direct access

highway with best access

from W

location location location

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new target users

RAILROAD ACCESS

railraod with direct access

Urban Residential & Business

Suburban Residential

Urban Residential

Business

Industrial


abandoned bldg. commercial

empty landindustrial

ZOOMING IN...

parksreligious

residential education


bus route bus stop highway access

SITE CIRCULATION


SECURE NON-SECURE

ESSENTIAL TO THEAIRPORT:

CHECK-IN SECURITY SECURE TRANSIT DUTY FREE

HUB TERMINAL TO NEWARK AIRPORT

PROGRAM

SECURE NON-SECURE

HUB TERMINAL TO NEWARK AIRPORT

ESSENTIAL TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD:

RETAIL FOOD ENTERTAINMENT


FILTERSblurred separation

[TRI] LINEARtypical

FLOATING [FISH TANK]parallel - distinct physical


PROMENADE parallel separation


STACKING mechanical and “con-trolled” separation


WEAVINGdistinct physical separation

LINEAR typical


your HUB away from home...

serving the community of lower clinton hill and newark’s airport. re:newark hub to ewr

your HUB away from home...



remote access to ewr... and then some.



WORK.

SHOP.

FLY TO JAMAICA.

DO IT ALL AT the HUB to EWR.


ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET TO CLINTON HILL.

BRINGING THE AIRPORT TO YOUR DOORSTEP.

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