Located in the eastern part of the sprawling township, Clara Barton is more urban in its density and has a small central business district on Amboy Avenue. The "village-like" section of it is separated from the township's bustling highways and stretches of retail and is home to one of the township's three public libraries. The Middlesex Greenway runs along the neighborhood's southern boundary.
^Amaral, Brian (January 13, 2016). "Edison to unveil ideas on Clara Barton downtown redevelopment". NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020. The Clara Barton neighborhood in west Edison is the closest thing that this sprawling township has to a city center with a critical mass...Stretching roughly from the Route 1 overpass to the Turnpike overpass along Amboy Avenue, the Clara Barton neighborhood has become a special focus for town planners hoping to capitalize on the new trend of higher-density developments.
^Johnson, Brent (April 1, 2019). "Edison's Clara Barton Branch Library gets a reprieve -- for now". NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020. For 30 years, the library has sat on Hoover Avenue in Clara Barton, a village-like section of Edison, separated from the township's bustling highways and stretches of retail.
