RARITAN RIVER LIGHT RAIL NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR MIDDLESEX COUNTY PRESENTED BY: DANIELTURNER
BACKGROUND
RARITAN RIVER RAIL ROAD Twelve-mile railroad running between South Amboy and New Brunswick Ran between 1888 and 1980 Used primarily to transport freight MILLTOWN RRRR FREIGHT STATION
Still used occasionally today
WHY LIGHT RAIL?
|DEALING WITH INCREASING DENSITY IN NEW JERSEY|
|CONNECTING TRANSPORTATION TO LAND USE| |MANAGING GROWTH|
3000 PEOPLE PER SQ ML
|REDUCING AUTOMOBILE DEPENDENCE|
POPULATION DENSITY 2422
2500 2000 1500
1200
1000 500
68
0 UNITED STATES NEW JERSEY
MIDDLESEX
DOMINANT LAND USES
Wetlands 9%
Residential Low-Medium Density 29%
Forest/Shrublands 14%
Agriculture 2% Industrial 8%
Residential High Density 17%
Commercial 12%
Mixed-Urban 9% SOURCE: NEW JERSEY OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
TRANSIT SCORE NJ TRANSIT
Transit Score = [0.41*(Popula9on per acre)] + [0.09*(Jobs per acre)] + [0.74*(Zero car households per acre)] Category
NJT Range
High
> 7.5
Medium-High
2.5 to 7.5
Medium
1.0 to 2.4
Marginal
0.6 to 0.9
Low
< 0.6
MEASURES THE VIABILITY OF TRANSIT IN AN AREA CALCULATION BASED ON |POPULATION SIZE| |NUMBER OF JOBS| |NUMBER OF ZERO CAR HOUSEHOLDS|
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