PATERSON NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY CONNECTING PEOPLE, PLACES, ACTION PLAN FEBRUARY 2015 AND POTENTIAL. Paterson Habitat for Humanity A LOCAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT t 6 E r P 0 1 W h N 2t 1 N Fa 6th Ave E 5th St 6th Av i rv iew A ve Peel St t t t S S S h th y 9t 7 d N N H ha a S le d Bleeker St o n A t v S e th 6 N Wood St E 7th St 7th E Bell e Av Lowe St e C arb St on S h 4t St 5th E t Hopper St N Rye St Amity St Inglis Pl Ha Lily St l N 2nd St Leon St Barnert Pl Hillman St St d n 2 Bergen St L N Putna t S t Je St t 1s S ffer lsman N Ho son E Warren S t St t S ve th en A t N 5th S 4 ald S N E H Keen St th 6 e v nd St A 2 ld t St N S Study Area Boundaryrfie r rd a 3 G ive N R t Pi T Neighborhood Gateway e em n S rc a y p St l m e s N Main St Lafayette St St Neighborhood Node H ol u H d so ve n S NeighborhoodA Center S t e to l ut c S Montgomery S r t ProtectedCi Bike Lane Arch St Cl Shared Bike Laneint o Summer St n Green Street St Lawrence St 0 100 200 400 FT SandyRiverwalk Ct d lv Fulton St B Passaic River l tia n e Legend Ct A resid ndy P a atlock St Study Area Boundary S M Flood Hazard Zone X 0.2% Annual Chance Flood Event 0 50 100 200 ft Flood Hazard Zone AE 1% Annual Chance Flood Event PASSAIC RIVER Floodway VACANCY SOLUTIONS FOR RETAIL CORRIDORS INCREASED ACCESS TO JOBS AND TRANSIT INCREASED RESILIENCY ALONG THE PASSAIC RIVER CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PROJECT PARTNERS CONTRIBUTORS Bergen Community Action Partnership Boys and Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic Bunker Hill Special Improvement District Paterson Habitat for Humanity Cathy Benson, AIA City of Paterson - Division of Economic Development City of Paterson - Division of Planning and Zoning New Jersey Business Action Center/Office of Planning Advocacy Passaic County North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority Passaic County Community College Passaic County Office of Planning and Economic Development Paterson CeaseFire Paterson Habitat for Humanity Homeowners Association City of Paterson Paterson Housing Authority United Way of Passaic County PROJECT TEAM Looney Ricks Kiss 4Ward Planning Equity Environmental Engineering Mercer Planning Associates NJ TRANSIT TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 PHASE 1: WHERE ARE WE NOW? WHERE ARE WE HEADED? Introduction 8 Building on Existing Plans and Studies 10 Existing Conditions 12 Mobility Analysis 16 Demographics Baseline Analysis Summary 20 Employment and Living Wage Summary 24 Social Infrastructure Analysis Summary 28 Environmental Analysis 30 PHASE 2: WHERE DO WE WANT TO GO? Community Outreach & Events 36 Open House Community Workshop 38 PHASE 3: HOW DO WE GET THERE? Recommendations - Overview 44 Economic Development Recommendations 46 Mobility Improvement Recommendations 54 Community Design Recommendations 56 Environmental & Infrastructure Recommendations 60 Implementation & PIA Summary Table 64 Planning Implementation Agenda Attached 2 PATERSON NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ve ve t h s S t e h Wa t 0 r The Paterson Northside Community Action Plan 1 P 6 N E N 12th is an economic development and neighborhood Fa irview stabilization plan that focuses on Paterson’s mostly 6th Ave A E 5th St residential Northside Community. The Action ve 6th Ave Plan builds on Paterson Habitat for Humanity’s H Peel St a N 9th St le d N 7th St o revitalization work and the Building Pride in the n A n v i Shady St e a Northside Community Revitalization Plan, a Bleeker St Wait St comprehensive resident driven effort created in N 6th St partnership with the NJDCA’s Neighborhood Wood St B elle Ave Carbon St Revitalization Tax Credit Program. E 7th St S Lowe St t S th Hopper St 4 N Bounded by the Passaic River on one side, the E 5th St Lily St Amity St Rye St Inglis Pl Ha Northside Community is characterized by high lp N 2nd St poverty rates, disinvestment, crime, frequent Leon St flooding and car dependency. Therefore, the Barnert Pl Action Plan focuses on improving quality of life Hillman St nd St Lyo 2 in the area through enhanced public safety, N Bergen St Jeffer L advanced economic development, increased Putnam St so 1st St t n St N access to job opportunities, and plans for new E Holsman S St Warren St St N 5th St NNS StraightS St open space and recreation. 4th SSt N trattraightaigaaigh St ght S Ave StS St t E Halden d Keen St Mercer St Study Area Boundaryld Ave 2n rd St N Garfie PROJECT GOALS NeighborhoodN 3 Gateway HaldonHalddon SStt m er St ple St iv Piercy S R Franklin St • Enhance economic opportunity by addressing Neighborhood Node n St N Main St sma t H udson St vacancy solutions for area retail corridors. Neighborhood Center Hol Lafayette St e Ave Sto Protected Bike Lane ut Circl S • Increase job-focused access to transit. t Arch St • Explore resiliency measures and open space Shared Bike LaneClinton St Montgomery St concepts for the flood-prone areas along the Green Street Lawrence St Summer St SandyRiverwalk Ct Passaic River. 0 100 200 400 FT Passaic River Mercer St • Leverage Crime Prevention Through t al Blvd Fulton y C St d ck St enti F n tlo id ulton Environmental Design (CPTED) principles. Project Concept Plan: Located along the Passaic River, the study area is mostly residential and is characterized by high poverty, vacancy, & crime rates, as well as flooding. Executive Summary 3 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT industrial properties in flood-prone areas. with transit providers and regional employers to The plan seeks to increase access to opportunities improve service for all work shifts. by creating improved employment and business MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS options within Paterson, as well as connecting Recently, a variety of studies and reports to COMMUNITY DESIGN residents to opportunities within the larger region. improve transportation in the region have been An emphasis of the plan is also improving the The main strategies for economic development completed. The Paterson Northside Community public realm in terms of design and community involve introducing new mixed use development, Action Plan builds upon these efforts and safety. Upgrading the streetscapes and adjacent particularly mixed income infill housing, and recommends maintenance and upgrades for buildings and properties can establish a safer and developing a business incubator and job training sidewalks and crosswalks, adding new and more attractive community, with a higher quality center in the Northside. upgraded bus shelters, educating youth and of life. Strategies for community design include community members to create a Safe Routes Other economic development recommendations installing new pedestrian scale lighting, upgrading Corridor, extending bike lanes on Haledon include increasing access to community programs, streetscapes and building façades, instituting Avenue, implementing traffic calming measures creating local and affordable daycare centers, and trash pick-up programs, enforcing code related to throughout the Study Area, and collaborating establishing a buyout program for commercial and safety and community design, collaborating with artists to create a “street tattoo” for traffic calming and public art, developing a branded Bunker Hill Gateway program, instituting a consistent wayfinding program, and mapping historic properties in the neighborhood. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) focuses on improving neighborhood safety by altering the physical environment, including streets, buildings and properties. Some ideas for CPTED in the Paterson Northside were developed during two public workshops in a parallel Together North Jersy effort and integrated into the Northside Community Action Plan. One key recommendation of the plan is the establishment of a food hub, which would provide a neigh- borhood grocery and could also include a place for skills training for farm markets, food co-ops & urban agriculture 4 PATERSON NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION • Create Food HUB: skill training for farm markets ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE In order to make the improvements in the IMPROVEMENTS and small businesses, food co-ops, and urban Northside Community Action Plan, Paterson agriculture The primary environmental concerns in the Study Habitat for Humanity, the City of Paterson, Area are flooding and wastewater discharges. and partners need to take a series of short, There is also potential contamination from past medium and long-term actions. A Planning Mobility Improvements development activities, as well as illegal dumping and Implementation Agenda (PIA) is included • Upgrade new bus shelters & amenities and fill material of unknown origin. Environmental to indicate these actions developed during the and infrastructure recommendations include evolution of this and other planning initiatives over • Reinforce Safe Routes Corridor implementing/expanding the buyout program the last several years. The agenda recognizes • Extend Haledon Ave. bike lanes & traffic calming for residential and non-residential properties in that successful implementation of the Plan • Create traffic calming on East Main and North flood-prone areas, improving emergency and requires strong local support and action, as well Main and Bergen Street flood preparedness, minimizing non-point and as assistance from Passaic County and the State catch basin stormwater runoff, planning for of New Jersey. the expansion of combined sewer upgrades, Community Design incorporating green infrastructure, such as rain gardens, expanding community gardens and The key recommendations are listed by category • Upgrade pedestrian lighting/streetscape pocket parks, and developing a Passaic Riverwalk.