NEWARK, NJ — Pledging that Newark’s next master plan will be a national model for how residents can consciously shape the future of their cities, on Dec. 2 Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka began an “intense phase,” according to a press release from the city, of community involvement in “Newark360: Shaping Our City Together.”
On Dec. 2, the city launched a highly interactive website, www.newark360.org, to give residents the opportunity to share their opinions and priorities about a wide range of issues, such as affordable housing, jobs and economic development, transportation, parks and open space, the environment, infrastructure, and more. Website users will be able to share what they like about their neighborhoods, what they want to change and how they envision their neighborhoods 10 years from now.
In addition, the city will host a community meeting via Zoom and Facebook Live on Thursday, Dec. 9, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Newarkers are invited to learn about Newark360 and the issues it will address, and to ask questions and get answers from city officials and a panel of Newark advocates and policymakers. Register on www.newark360.org to receive the Zoom link to attend.
“One of my most important priorities in becoming mayor was to empower the people of Newark with the tools to create a more equitable, collaborative, educated, healthy and safe city,” Baraka said. “Newark360 is a game-changing collaboration, which, for the first time, gives Newarkers the power to plan for the future of our city. With an interactive website, community meetings online and in every neighborhood, and with the involvement of our neighborhood organizations, schools, clergy, businesses and public officials, Newark residents will have many opportunities to be heard on how the city should grow in the next decade.”
“Municipalities in New Jersey are mandated to update their master plans every 10 years,” said Deputy Mayor Allison Ladd, director of economic and housing development. “What makes this one momentous is that preparation of Newark360 will represent the most ambitious community engagement effort the city of Newark has ever undertaken. This plan comes in an era of racial reckoning, recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and extreme climate events. These crises underscore the importance of a community-driven plan shaping the future health, equity and resilience of Newark.”
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