The primary intent behind the ‘urban valley’ is to develop the Broad Street Station

district in conjunction with the existing transit hub composed of New Jersey Transit rail,

Newark Light Rail, and Newark city buses. As the transit hub itself is designated as the new

catalyst for all things downtown Newark, the geometry of the plan emphasizes height at

major entrance points, or ‘gateways’,and gradually decreases in scale

towards the transit epicenter of the site. A corresponding greenscape traces the

undulating geometry of the plan and contributes to a privatized perimeter and

community, ‘transit-oriented’ core.