2. Inner M&E Strategic Corridor Plan
Project Partners:
• Greater Newark LISC • City of Newark
• HANDS • City of Orange Twp
• La Casa de Don Pedro • City of East Orange
• Essex County • West Orange Twp
• The Hsng & Comm Dev
Network of NJ
Issues:
• Route I-280 Divide (N – S)
• Connections to Jobs
• Quality of Life Issues
4. The Corridor Communities
Neighboring Communities
Shared Neighborhoods & Corridors
•Valley Arts
•Main Street
•Interstate 280
Transit Villages
•Orange & East Orange
Opportunities
• Lower-cost urban & suburban residential opportunities
• Newark providing employment, and educational, health care, and cultural services to
surrounding area residents
• New residential development in East Orange attracting commuters, young adults &
empty nesters 4
5. Approach and Scope
Approach:
Defining, documenting and creating the principles
and priorities of an overall “Corridor Vision” and
establishing a “network of partners” to take
action; create and sustain a unified vision that will
support the unique character of each community
and neighborhood.
Scope: Two parallel, complementary efforts:
1.Articulate a bigger picture narrative and vision
of the corridor that explains the rationale for
looking at the study area as a coherent place and
illustrates its potential.
2.Lay the groundwork for an organizational
framework that can help support joint municipal
and not-for-profit efforts to bring the vision to
fruition.
9. Next Steps…
Local Partners Steering Committee Meeting #2 – March 25, 2013
In the meantime…
Project Team (NJT, EEK, LISC and Cornwall Center for Metro Studies at RU
Newark) meet to:
• Further refine Priorities and Actions for Implementation, as guided by
Local Partner input sessions & target stakeholder meetings
• Further refine proposed approach to creating “network of local partners”
that could carry priorities and actions forward as current project
concludes
• Engage Local Partner groups to “shop” the Priorities and Actions to their
constituents, funders, other partners to enhance credibility
• Set up 3 public engagement sessions (to occur in early April) in the
corridor communities for residents, businesses and interested
stakeholders to provide further clarification of priorities and identify
desired outcomes.
10. Next Steps…
Local Partners Steering Committee Meeting #2 – March 25, 2013
In the meantime…
Project Team (NJT, EEK, LISC and Cornwall Center for Metro Studies at RU
Newark) meet to:
• Further refine Priorities and Actions for Implementation, as guided by
Local Partner input sessions & target stakeholder meetings
• Further refine proposed approach to creating “network of local partners”
that could carry priorities and actions forward as current project
concludes
• Engage Local Partner groups to “shop” the Priorities and Actions to their
constituents, funders, other partners to enhance credibility
• Set up 3 public engagement sessions (to occur in early April) in the
corridor communities for residents, businesses and interested
stakeholders to provide further clarification of priorities and identify
desired outcomes.