number of cars moving through Newark in [year]
(1)

number of acres of vacant lots, mostly used for parking, [where] in 1961 =     102
number of parks and playgrounds, including Branch Brook Park, in 1961 =      40
(2)

penalty points for a street with up to 50% curbside parking =          0
penalty points for street with one-side only curbside parking =       1
penalty points for street with 50-100% curbside parking =             2-3
(3)

penalty when a parking garage replaces all curbside parking =                  0
penalty for landscaped parking garage along with curbside parking =     1
penalty for naked parking garage along with curbside parking =              2-3
(3)

The goal: to turn traffic disaster into an aesthetic pleasure

Under the heading, “Scoring: A Method and a Philosophy,” the Demonstration Grant of 1959 undertook a complex and comprehensive assessment of all of Newark’s streets according to aesthetic metrics, giving penalty scores to all unsightly sites...

number of blocks on Halsey Streets (based on cross-streets) in 1964 =       7
(4)

number of formal and informal parking lots on Halsey Street in 1964 =        8
number of individuals and/or families living on Halsey Street in 1964 =     30
(4)

number of formal and informal parking lots on Halsey Street in 1955 =        5
number of individuals and/or families living on Halsey Street in 1955 =     60
(5)

number of references to parking, Halsey Street Pedestrian Mall report 1963 =
number of references to truck access in Halsey Pedestrian Mall report =
number of overt references to residents in Halsey Pedestrian Mall report =         0
number of hints at undesirable residents in Halsey Pedestrian Mall report =  
number of hints at ideal future residents in Halsey Pedestrian Mall report =
(6)

number of auto shops on Halsey Street in 1964 =
number of auto shops displaced by South Broad Street project, 1955-1964 =
number of residential homes removed by South Broad Street project, 1955-1964 =
number of properties to be displaced by proposed Autorama on Washington Street =
(4, 5)

number of blocks on Mulberry Street up to NJPAC today and in 1961 =
number of vacant lots used as parking on Mulberry Street in 1961 = 8
number of parking lots and garages on Mulberry Street today = 13
number of parks on Mulberry Street today =
number of people sitting in the parks on an average day = it depends...
(2)

number of vehicles moving through McCarter Highway today =
number of pedestrian elevated walkways built to span McCarter Highway =
number of images of McCarter Highway in Re:New Newark of 1961 =
number of references to the propsed Midtown Connector in Re:New Newark of 1961 =
number of images of McCarter Highway in the Master Plan of 1964 =
number of references to the propsed Midtown Connector in Master Plan of 1964 =
(2,

1.
2. ReNew Newark, 1961
3. Demonstration Grant, 1959
4. City Directory, 1964-1965
5. City Directory, 1955
6. Halsey Street Pedestrian Mall report, 1963
7. Master Plan of Newark, 1964
8. Gruen and Stonorov Plan for Newark, 1959
9. Traffic Report

The goal: unmix the mixed-use residential neighborhoods in the Central Business District into neat and orderly, purpose-driven areas. The white squares on the left map are vacant lots, mostly used for informal parking. The have been replaced on the right by residential and commercial properties, and parking has been moved into multiple-level parking garages.


 Left map, blown up