Community Engagement and Participation Plan

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Ras J. Baraka, Newark's 40th Mayor.

a concept for Terminal C that will be implemented in future years. The Port Authority’s master plan will also address the demands of increased travel and goods transport over the years ahead. This new airport – the fifth “makeover” following original construction in 1928 – will be more inclusive, environmentally friendly, and central to the City of Newark than any of the previous versions of the airport that have been on this site. Under the leadership of Mayor Ras Baraka, the City of Newark kicked off a new Master Plan: Newark360, which focuses on addressing the extraordinary challenges cities like Newark are facing in the 21st century. Topics include recovery in the wake of COVID-19, resilience to climate change, responding to economic distress, and strategies to shape the ways Newark might better provide for the common, shared, and inclusive good of its residents. The work encompassed in both plans must include strong commitments on both stakeholders’ parts in order to meaningfully address these challenges.

The parallel plans by Newark’s Port Authority and the City of Newark have created a transitional moment for the city. This report aims to put forward a pathway for Newark that, with cooperation from the City and Port Authority, would allow it to make the most of this moment of transition by creating an Airport City in Dayton.