City of Newark, NJConsolidation & Transportation Plan

As Northern New Jersey has grown it has fractured into too many muncipalities, creating inneffeciancy and a large amount of government. To remedy this in New Jersey’s largest city, Newark, a consolidation and transportation plan has been created to create a worldclass city that can compete with cities across America.

The urban areas around the existing city limits of Newark have been consolidated to form new city limits that make sense. The new city has been sectioned into Regions, which will act as the representative districts on the new city counsel. These Regions are similar to the original town boundaries with small alterations. Two Consolidations have been laid out, creating the 24th most populous city in America with 615,946 people and the 14th most populous city in America, with 813,204 people.

Existing Population (2009):

Newark 278,154 (68th most populous city in America) Belleville 33,842 Nutley 26,111 Bloomfield 43,758 Glen Ridge 6,657 East Orange 65,152 Orange 31,030 Irvington 56,103 Hillside 21,260 Kearny 36,544 East Newark 2,126 Harrison 15,211

Newark (Consolidated A) 615,948 (24th most populous city in America)

North Arlington 14,678 Lyndhurst 19,290 Elizabeth 125,285 South Orange 16,018 Maplewood 21,985

Newark (Consolidated B) 813,204 (14th most populous city in America)

Light Rail can be very useful in the new city as the primary form of transportation and economic growth. The existing system does not connect all of the sections of the city. The expanded system connects the different sections of the city as well as creating Park and Ride facilities to relieve traffic from the downtown area. Meadows Station, Newark West Station, and Brick Church Station are light rail stations that will have parking facilities and commercial and retail opportunities. The new NLR (Newark Light Rail) will also be connected to a newly formed Greater Paterson Light Rail and the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail in Jersey City. These connections will transform the region, connecting people through mass transit as opposed to automobiles.

Newark Light Rail Stations & Lines

Red Line Meadowlands Sports Complex Station - Meadows Station - Newark Pennsylvania Station - Newark West Station - Montclair Station

Blue Line Conection to Greater Paterson Light Rail - Newark Pennsylvania Station - Connection to Hudson-Bergen Light Rail

Yellow Line Brick Church Station - Broad Street Station - Newark Pennsylvania Station - Jersey Gardens Station

Green Line Newark Pennsylvania Station - Newark Liberty Station - Elizabeth Station - Kean University Station

Purple Line Newark Pennsylvania Station - South Orange Station

Orange Line Newark Pennsylvania Station - Irvington Station - Maplewood Station

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Newark

East Orange

Orange

Harrison

E. Newark

Kearny

Belleville

Nutley

Bloomfield

Glen Ridge

Irvington

Hillside

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Belleville-Nutley

Bloomfield

North Ward

Kearny Meadows

Ironbound-Port

Central City

Orange

Irvington

Hillside- Weequahic

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Brick Church StationNJT Hub Park & Ride

Newark West StationNJT Hub Park & Ride

Broad Street Station

Meadows StationNJT Hub Park & Ride

Newark Pensylvania Station

Irvington Station

Newark Liberty Station

Connection to Hudson-Bergen Light Rail

Connection to Greater Paterson Light Rail

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Interstate 480

Garden State Parkway

Interstate 280

NJ Turnpike

Interstate 78

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