newark consolidation & transportation plan
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City of Newark, NJConsolidation & Transportation Plan
As Northern New Jersey has grown it has fractured into too many muncipalities, creating inneffeciancy and a large amount of government. To remedy this in New Jersey’s largest city, Newark, a consolidation and transportation plan has been created to create a worldclass city that can compete with cities across America.
The urban areas around the existing city limits of Newark have been consolidated to form new city limits that make sense. The new city has been sectioned into Regions, which will act as the representative districts on the new city counsel. These Regions are similar to the original town boundaries with small alterations. Two Consolidations have been laid out, creating the 24th most populous city in America with 615,946 people and the 14th most populous city in America, with 813,204 people.
Existing Population (2009):
Newark 278,154 (68th most populous city in America) Belleville 33,842 Nutley 26,111 Bloomfield 43,758 Glen Ridge 6,657 East Orange 65,152 Orange 31,030 Irvington 56,103 Hillside 21,260 Kearny 36,544 East Newark 2,126 Harrison 15,211
Newark (Consolidated A) 615,948 (24th most populous city in America)
North Arlington 14,678 Lyndhurst 19,290 Elizabeth 125,285 South Orange 16,018 Maplewood 21,985
Newark (Consolidated B) 813,204 (14th most populous city in America)
Light Rail can be very useful in the new city as the primary form of transportation and economic growth. The existing system does not connect all of the sections of the city. The expanded system connects the different sections of the city as well as creating Park and Ride facilities to relieve traffic from the downtown area. Meadows Station, Newark West Station, and Brick Church Station are light rail stations that will have parking facilities and commercial and retail opportunities. The new NLR (Newark Light Rail) will also be connected to a newly formed Greater Paterson Light Rail and the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail in Jersey City. These connections will transform the region, connecting people through mass transit as opposed to automobiles.
Newark Light Rail Stations & Lines
Red Line Meadowlands Sports Complex Station - Meadows Station - Newark Pennsylvania Station - Newark West Station - Montclair Station
Blue Line Conection to Greater Paterson Light Rail - Newark Pennsylvania Station - Connection to Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
Yellow Line Brick Church Station - Broad Street Station - Newark Pennsylvania Station - Jersey Gardens Station
Green Line Newark Pennsylvania Station - Newark Liberty Station - Elizabeth Station - Kean University Station
Purple Line Newark Pennsylvania Station - South Orange Station
Orange Line Newark Pennsylvania Station - Irvington Station - Maplewood Station
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Newark
East Orange
Orange
Harrison
E. Newark
Kearny
Belleville
Nutley
Bloomfield
Glen Ridge
Irvington
Hillside
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Belleville-Nutley
Bloomfield
North Ward
Kearny Meadows
Ironbound-Port
Central City
Orange
Irvington
Hillside- Weequahic
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Brick Church StationNJT Hub Park & Ride
Newark West StationNJT Hub Park & Ride
Broad Street Station
Meadows StationNJT Hub Park & Ride
Newark Pensylvania Station
Irvington Station
Newark Liberty Station
Connection to Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
Connection to Greater Paterson Light Rail
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Downtown Tu
nnel
Interstate 480
Garden State Parkway
Interstate 280
NJ Turnpike
Interstate 78
State 17
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US 1&9
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Newark Consolidation & Transportation Plan