Green Infrastructure Sites

Project Name: Green Infrastructure

Project Duration: 2024 - Ongoing

Consultant: HDR, Inc.

Location: Several locations throughout the City of Newark

Project Summary: The green infrastructure program, also known as RainReady Newark, aims to improve stormwater management by implementing green infrastructure sites throughout the city, such as porous concrete/permeable pavement, rain gardens, subsurface detention systems, and tree canopies. This project is in part motivated by the Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As of March 2025, over 120 locations in the City of Newark have been identified as potential green infrastructure sites. This project will reduce flooding, help minimize instances of combined sewer overflows (CSOs), improve water and air quality, and beautify Newark with more green space.

Other sites slated for construction in 2025 include the Clinton Avenue and Badger Avenue Traffic Triangle, and Sal Bontempo Park.

Click here to learn more about RainReady, Newark’s very own green infrastructure program.

The rain garden on Central Avenue, Sussex Avenue, and MLK Blvd. is a Newark green infrastructure project.

Constructed Summer 2024.

Photo Credit: Newark Water & Sewer