BELLEVUE-RUTHERFORD REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT

The Bellevue-Rutherford Neighborhood is located in the West Ward of the City of Trenton. The major road intersecting with Rutherford is Prospect St on the west, and Marion on the east. This area is in crisis mode, involving the continuing viability of a blighted area. The community is overwhelmed with dilapidated housing, neighborhood disinvestment, absentee landlords, abandoned and boarded up properties, along with vacant lots that continue to distress thee community with the threat of blight and imminent domain.

• Create new housing
• Repair, renovate, and redevelop existing houses or buildings 
• Thriving new businesses established 
• Improve sidewalks, light fixtures, and landscaping
• Hard Structures: Roads, curbs, street furniture
• Create community resources and educational hubs, such as a community center