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West & Central Village Neighborhood WEST & CENTRAL VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION STRATEGY NEWARK, NJ MARCH 2018 Prepared By: With Funding Support From: TABLE OF CONTENTS • Introduction ........................................................................................................................................Page 1 - Why the West & Central Village? ............................................................................................Page 3 - Project Sponsor ..........................................................................................................................Page 7 - Steering Committee & Planning Team ...................................................................................Page 12 • Planning Process ...............................................................................................................................Page 13 - Public Meetings .........................................................................................................................Page 13 - Resident Survey .........................................................................................................................Page 14 - Physical Conditions Survey ......................................................................................................Page 18 - Other Planning and Revitalization Efforts ..............................................................................Page 20 - Key Issues Task Forces ...............................................................................................................Page 22 • Existing Conditions ...........................................................................................................................Page 23 - Brief History of Newark, Study Area .......................................................................................Page 25 - Demographics ............................................................................................................................Page 29 - Income & Poverty Status ...........................................................................................................Page 31 - Housing Conditions ...................................................................................................................Page 32 - Employment ...............................................................................................................................Page 39 - Community Safety ....................................................................................................................Page 40 - Social Services ............................................................................................................................Page 42 - Land Use .....................................................................................................................................Page 44 - Vacancy .......................................................................................................................................Page 45 - Transportation ............................................................................................................................Page 46 • Revitalization Strategies ..................................................................................................................Page 47 - Strategy 1: Neighborhood Building .........................................................................................Page 49 - Strategy 2: Community Safety .................................................................................................Page 52 - Strategy 3: Jobs/Economic Opportunity ...............................................................................Page 55 - Strategy 4: Housing ...................................................................................................................Page 58 - Strategy 5: Youth/Education ....................................................................................................Page 60 - Strategy 6: Community Health ................................................................................................Page 64 • Appendix A: Implementation Matrices ..........................................................................................Page 67 - Strategies Milestones, Funding, Outputs ...............................................................................Page 69 • Appendix B: Comments from Public Meetings ............................................................................Page 97 • Appendix C: Resident Survey Analysis ..........................................................................................Page 99 1 INTRODUCTION West & Central Village of Newark Neighborhood Revitalization Plan 1 This page left intentionally blank 2 Introduction Newark’s West & Central Village is a resilient community that’s Figure 1 home to more than 9,000 residents who aspire to transform their neighborhood into a community of choice. The purpose of this document is to summarize a year-long planning effort spearheaded by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newark (HFHGN) and joined by dozens of municipal, civic, and community based stakeholders— and most importantly hundreds of neighborhood residents. Specifically, the Study Area is bounded by: Bergen Street to the east; 18th Avenue/Springfield Avenue to the south; S. 20th Street to the west; and S. Orange Avenue to the north (Figure 1). WHY THE WEST & CENTRAL VILLAGE? The 2.9-square mile Study Area in the West and Central Wards in Newark, NJ is the founding grounds of HFHGN’s origin for more than 30 years. In the process of building nearly 50 homes in and challenges are significant and complex for any one organization to around the area, HFHGN has cultivated an active and trusting tackle alone (see Figure 4 on page 6). Seeking the opportunity to relationship with the residents beyond just constructing houses. build a cross-sector coalition to address the multiple dimensions Since 2015, Community Condition Panels have been meeting of community building, HFHGN partnered with numerous monthly, empowering residents to voice their concerns for the organizations sharing this common interest. In the fall of 2016, neighborhood and present ideas on community improvements. HFHGN submitted a collaborative proposal to the Wells Fargo HFHGN begun to address these concerns through pilot initiatives Regional Foundation for a Neighborhood Planning Grant. The that help improve public safety, such as installing smoke detectors grant was awarded in the spring 2017 and the planning process in homes and canvassing to report street lighting that needed kicked off soon thereafter. to be repaired. In addition, HFHGN partnered with community stakeholders to present child and youth engagement activities Dubbed the West & Central Village Neighborhood Revitalization such as College Fairs and summer camps, as well as adult career Strategy, this document includes a 10-year vision for the future of assistance such as resume building workshops. the neighborhood and implementation goals for the first five years. With these activities and relationships in place, the community’s Even with strong community assets currently in place (Figure 3 on vision of an improved and transformed vibrant neighborhood will page 5), HFHGN recognized from listening to the residents that be achievable. West & Central Village of Newark Neighborhood Revitalization Plan 3 280 NJ Turnpike Harrison Fairmount Downtown Figure 2 Study Above: City of Newark is Area located in the southeastern section of Essex County, NJ Garden State Parkway Ironbound Left: Irvington The West & Central Village Study Area is located City of Newark just east of the Newark- Irvington border and the Garden State Parkway. 78 NJ Turnpike Ext NJ Turnpike Newark Airport 4 95 Figure 3 Former Pabst West & Central Village Revitalization Brewing West Side Community Assets & Key Partner Organizations Site High School S. Orange Ave University 14th Ave Hospital ❾ ❿ ❶ 15th Ave S. 20th St ❹ ❼ S. 17th St ❸ ❶ ❽ S. 13th St 16th Ave ❶ The Leaguers S. 10th St ❷ United Community Corporation ❸ Newark Police - 4th Precint ❷ West Side S. 7th❻ St ❹ Jenovah-Jirah Praise & Worship Park Littleton St ❺ Beulah Bible Cathedral Church West Side ❻ St. Anne's Catholic Church ❼ Refreshing Springs Community Park Tabernacle UHC ❽ Kingdom Builders Ministry ❺ ❾ Habitat for Humanity Office & Bergen St Proposed Site of W&C Hub 18th Ave ❿ New Community Corporation West Ward Model Springfield Ave Neighborhood Initiative Zone HFHGN Homeownership Target Home Depot Zone (72 units completed) District/Charter School 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 Other Active Religious Institutions Miles Figure 4: Issues and Challenges in the Study Area Partially completed Sub-optimal use of construction that remain prime commercial unoccupied location Long-term vacant Overgrown vegetation commercial retail on vacant lots storefront PROJECT SPONSOR Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newark Serving Essex, Hudson & Union Counties, Habitat for Humanity of Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Greater Newark (HFHGN, henceforth) was established in 1986 as Habitat for Humanity International began in 1976 as a grassroots an ecumenical faith-based ministry dedicated to building simple, effort on a community farm in southern Georgia. The Christian decent homes for low and moderate-income families in Newark housing organization has since grown to become a leading global and Essex County, NJ. HFHGN builds homes with volunteers and nonprofit working in nearly
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