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Camden Strategic Revitalization Plan From the Camden ERB website: 10 Things You Should Know About Camden, New Jersey 1. Hot Spot for Entrepreneurs: Named by Inc. Magazine as one of the TopSix Communities in the nation for entrepreneurial growth. 2. Massive City-Wide Revitalization: Redevelopment efforts totaling morethan $3 billion in public and private investment. 3. Dynamic Waterfront: Home to Walt Whitman as well as major venues,such as the Battleship New Jersey and Adventure Aquarium, that draw 3 million visitors annually. 4. College Town: Annual enrollment at the city campuses of Rutgers University,Rowan University, The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing, and Camden County College tops 9,000 students. 5. World-class Healthcare: Campuses of Cooper University Hospital, OurLady of Lourdes Medical Center, Virtua Health Camden, plus the world’s largest human cell repository, the Coriell Institute. 6. Transportation Hub: New light rail link to Trenton (30,000 riders perweek), PATCO High Speed Line to Philadelphia (40,000 riders daily), more than 20 NJ Transit bus routes, and the RiverLink Ferry make the city one of the "best connected" in the country. 7. Superb Location: Across the river from Philadelphia, at the heart of thenation’s sixth largest metropolitan area and within 250 miles of 12 states and 60 million consumers. 8. Great Place to Live: Diverse neighborhoods with an abundance of newhousing opportunities. 9. Hi-Tech Corridor: Positioned on the east coast’s fiber optic backbone andhome to cutting-edge, high-tech facilities, such as L-3 Communications and the Rutgers and Drexel University incubators. 10.Deep-water Port: South Jersey Port Corporation set an all-time record forcargo handled in 2003, exceeding 3.1 million tons. The Changing Face of Camden… 10 Things You Ought to Know About Today’s Camden: Camden is a city on the move. A dynamic, urban community on the Delaware River. A city of strong neighborhoods and an emerging downtown. The Changing Face of Camden… New Jersey’s new success address. |