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Nowhere is the concept of the City of Newark more remote that in the tangled spaghetti of mega-highways that surround it. In TWTF neighborhoods, trees line the street edges. On the superhigh- Restitching Newark’s forgotten places; the empty lots, dumps, M

ways, angular tree lines running perpendicular to the road create piles, and medians, into its fabric is a key priority. Reclaiming & vivid, rhythmic signs, legible at 60mph. This airplane/car thresh- these sites with planted form, even with minimal investment, E P old marks distances at the largest scale. In the autumn, dramatic will signal Newark’s resilience and potential to focus and leaf colors, red, orange, yellow and purple, provide an even bolder rebuild. Locusts, ginkgos, hackberry, sumac, and other tough graphic gateway statement. urban trees that can thrive in these conditions will be selected. SCA

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SITE 16: 1-9 CAR AND AIRPLANE SCALE GATEWAY “GATEWAY CONCEPT” PROPOSED HIGHWAY SIGNS FEATURING CITY MARK 3. Local Off-Ramp 4. Street Corner

Trees are placed on top of buildings at the points where visi- JAPANESE TREE LILAC tors and residents enter Newark as an icon of Newark’s as- IN BASKET piration for growth and transformation. Tree-ways intersect framing not only points of entry, but routes of connection and exchange. Municipal street signage featuring the “N-Tree” WAYFINDING icon announces you have arrived in Newark, an industrial city growing green. Organized nature (trees) integrates with the existing conditions (chain-link with unofficial signs) creating a rich post-urban mixture

The City of

EXISTING TO REMAIN Our walk to school is much nicer now. Newark Newark

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NewarkWhen the systematic insertion of natureNewark is not an option, & Newark announces its intentions with an iconic rooftop tree E P planter and signage: “This Is Newark!”. Elevated trees, rooftop planters and billboard signage mark strategic transit points

and create unique and memorable visual juxtapositions. SCA

SITE 3

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SITE 3: NEWARK’S NEW BIODIVERSE TREE POPULATION WILL MIRROR BIO-DIVERSITY WILL LEAD TO A MORE ROBUST, RESILIENT URBAN FOREST. TREES ON TOP OF BUILDINGS WORK STURDY PRE-FABRICATED METAL BASKETS ARE EASY THE DIVERSITY OF ITS CITIZENRY TOGETHER WITH THE N-TREE SYMBOL TO INSTALL AND ECHO NEWARK’S INDUSTRIAL PAST. CONNECTING

PEOPLE AND G+C

PLACES BRANCH BROOK PARK It’s nice to have a place to rest.

This is Newark! Our proposal is BOTH an immediate identity and public relations EAST ORANGE campaign AND a coordinated long-term tree planting plan for Sanitation

Newark, from Newark Airport to the top of Branch Brook Park. We I-280 Newark offer an immediate, implement-able installation agenda. Why? To This is strengthen Newark’s visual identity, facilitate citizen participation, G SPONSORED BY GOVERNMENT improve public health, enhance real estate values, reduce energy FAIRMONT CEMETERY The City of Newark is the catalyst for the larger use and carbon emissions, bring in local business, and create the community’s involvement, MAKING INITIAL INVESTMENTS. groundwork for Newark’s future green businesses. How? The City of Newark would begin by constructing the first set of gateway B+C moments, while creating systems for the citizens, local business- BRIDGE STREET BRIDGE es and community groups to take over. The City of Newark (with PASSAiC RIVER SCAPE and MTWTF as consultants) will provide the plan, the Parks DOWNTOWN Department, the trees and instructions for planting, and private G&B CITY HALL A found an earth worm! and public entities in Newark will carry the scheme over the next PENN STATION several years. Sponsorship opportunities and partnerships will be identified immediately. For example, The City of Newark could declare an ‘Arbor Day’ downtown, and prepare tree pits for plant- ing, the Parks department and community would install the trees,

New and “the Gap” or other local businesses would donate some of the Jersey Food- G&C Growers Association trees and be responsible for watering young trees along their new- 78 /FXBSL ly enhanced street frontage. 7FUFSBOT C SPONSORED BY COMMUNITY Citizens, community groups and neighborhood E ;FNEKFNE associations BECOME the engine behind FULLY G8IKE

Let’s work together to improve the street.

22 Newark Business Alliance WEEQUAHIC PARK B+G

Phase 1: Identified Gateway PORT NEWARK Pepsi Moments 1-9

Pepsi NEWARK INTERNATIONAL loves Newark N-TREE AIRPORT (EWR) Festival B SPONSORED BY BUSINESS Local and national businesses partner with The City of Newark TO improve the city and forward their own interests. SCAPE & MTWTF