Downtown Festival Lighting

To enhance walkability and vibrancy in Downtown Newark, I proposed the installation of catenary lights (string lights) on two key streets.

Phase I was implemented on Treat Place, a long-blighted street, and Phase II followed six months later on Halsey Street, a prominent commercial corridor, after the success of Phase I.

Phase II was sponsored by Prudential Financial and required securing approvals from property owners, the City of Newark Engineering Department, and Public Services.

Three months after the string lights were installed on Halsey Street, foot traffic increased by 42%. A year after the project on Treat Place, the street was nominated for the 2023 “Neighborhood Transformation Award” by the American Planning Association (APA).