Green Infrastructure Sites
Project Name: Green Infrastructure Sites
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. This includes the installation of porous concrete/permeable pavements, 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. RainReady will reduce flooding, help minimize instances of combined sewer overflows (CSOs), improve water and air quality, and beautify Newark with more green space.
Click here to learn more about RainReady, Newark’s very own green infrastructure program.
The Andrea Hall Adebowale rain garden on Central Avenue, Sussex Avenue, and MLK Blvd. is a Newark green infrastructure project.
Photo Credit: Newark Water & Sewer, July 2024
Newark Traffic Triangle Greening Project at Clinton Avenue and Badger Avenue
Project Status: Under Construction
A green infrastructure site under construction at the Clinton Avenue and Badger Avenue Traffic Triangle in Newark’s South Ward.
Photo Credit: Newark Water & Sewer, March 2025
The Newark Traffic Triangle Greening Project at Clinton Avenue and Badger Avenue will make the South Ward neighborhood resilient to flooding and will implement a much needed green space in the area.
This site is funded by the New Jersey Water Bank (NJWB), which is administered by the NJDEP and the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank (NJIB).
Sal Bontempo Park
Project Status: Design Completed
A rendering of the proposed green infrastructure site at Sal Bontempo Park, located on 1st Street and Bloomfield Avenue in Newark’s North Ward.
Photo Credit: Arterial, LLC