Newark's Master Plan Taking Shape
Land use a top concern among residents, planners
Newark's master plan is taking shape, with feedback continuing to pour in about how to shape New Jersey's largest city in the coming years. An array of details behind the first comprehensive revision of the city's master plan were unveiled at two community workshops last Wednesday and Saturday at Central High School. The biggest issue to tackle? How to maximize land use, according to Daniel Hernandez of Jonathan Rose Companies, the lead planning firm behind the plan. "People are basically saying, 'We have lots of vacant property and we want them to be X, X and X,'" said Hernandez at the roughly three-hour workshop Saturday. The master plan is a thorough, holistic guide to Newark's development and growth, with a focus on elements including …
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Mina
9:51 am on Thursday, December 15, 2011
The information provided was more detailed than the quote you posted.(http://www.newarkmasterplan.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/NWRK-Element-Posters-HOUSING.pdf.) I hope you shared those feelings at the meeting, this type of feedback from the community is what's needed. more ›