[3] It will follow the river between the Ironbound section along Raymond Boulevard and Downtown Newark along McCarter Highway.

Designed by Mott MacDonald, it includes playgrounds, fields for soccer and baseball, a boardwalk, and walking trails.

[13][14] Phase 2, adjacent to the existing Riverbank Park downstream of the Jackson Street Bridge, opened in 2013 with it one of the more prominent visual elements of the park, a fluorescent orange boardwalk with four large orange poles, viewable from trains on the Northeast Corridor downstream of Newark Penn Station.

[15][16] Phase 3, upstream of Jackson Street Bridge, opened in December 2017, with a ceremony from Newark's Mayor Ras J.

[17][18] This four-acre section includes walking and bike paths, river overlooks, open exercise equipment in a fitness zone, seating, lighting, and flood resilience features.

[20] The parcels along McCarter Highway are north of Dock Bridge and Newark Penn Station upstream to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC).