NJ Future Forum 2012 Complete Streets Cotter
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The New Jersey Department of Transportation instituted a “Complete Streets” policy in 2009, joining a handful of other states that have adopted policies to plan, design and build state roads that are accessible to all users, not just cars. More than a dozen New Jersey local governments have followed suit, implementing policies that apply to local roads and streets. The city of Hoboken has been an early leader, becoming one of the first municipalities on the East Coast with a public bike repair facility and has doubled the number of bike racks near transit and striped its first “buffered” bike lane. Jersey City also has a Complete Streets policy and the city’s Route 440 boulevard project may serve as a valuable case study in renovating state highway corridors. Complete Streets policies have multiple benefits and have recently been identified as an obesity prevention tool by Shaping New Jersey and the New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids.
Transcript of NJ Future Forum 2012 Complete Streets Cotter
Applying Complete Streets to Rt 440 / Rts 1&9T
Accommodate All Users – All The Time
Alternative Future -- Early
Planning
2003
Bayside Vision Plan – Encourage mixed use development and a walkable, bicycle-friendly community within a multimodal, transit-rich environment
Remediation Site
Remediation Site
100 acres
4,200 to 8,100
Residential
Units
250,000 to
600,000 Square
Feet Retail
700,000 to
1,000,000
Square Feet
Office
Over 20 acres of
Parks and Plazas
Extension of Stegman
Boulevard from NJCU
Frontage Street off of
Rt. 440
Bus/Bicycle Circulator
Streets
Pedestrian Plan and
Way
Bicycle Plan
Light Rail Extension
2008
2003 276-Foot
Section
Route 440 Multi-Use Urban Boulevard
Envisioned
Recent
Planning
2009 276-Foot
Section
• ± 19,000 residential units
• ± 2 million square feet
commercial/retail
• ± 900,000 square feet
commercial warehouse
• Waterfront walkway, parks and
Open Space
• HBLR Network and Service
Expansion
Anticipated Growth along the
Western Waterfront
2010…2020…2035…2050…
Vision for the future
of the Western
Waterfront
Renderings by A. Nelessen
Associates
Applying Complete Streets Principles to Route
440 / Routes 1&9T in Jersey City
Primary
Study
Area
Secondary Study Area
Local Traffic
To provide local neighborhood access and circulation
Boulevard Transportation
Objectives
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
To provide a high capacity, frequent, rapid transit service to Journal Square
Boulevard Transportation Objectives
Frequent Service
Fewer Stops
Bus Priority Lanes
Advance Ticketing for Faster Boarding
Specialized Buses and Shelters
Just What Is Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT) Anyway?
TransJakarta BRT –
Jakarta, Indonesia
Bicycles
To provide bicyclists with safe access to local destinations and through the area
To create a recreational amenity
Boulevard Transportation
Objectives
Boulevard Transportation
Objectives Through Traffic
To accommodate traffic, including trucks if necessary, traveling through the area
Support Adjoining Land Uses
To create an attractive public realm
To support residential, commercial and educational uses that face the boulevard
To mitigate the negative impacts of through trucks
Boulevard Transportation
Objectives
Pedestrians
To provide pedestrians with safe and convenient access to local destinations
To create a vibrant and attractive public realm
Boulevard Transportation
Objectives
Parallel Local Streets
To reduce the number of local vehicles traveling along the boulevard
Boulevard Transportation
Objectives
Comprehensive Local Street Grid
Concept
Boulevard Zones
Central Section
(Zone 4)
Approximately
Danforth Avenue to
Communipaw Avenue
Paramics Micro-Simulation Model
Year 2050
To-Scale
Simulation
Model of
Boulevard
Traffic
Operations
Urban Design Guidelines
Central Section
(Zone 4)
Urban
Boulevard
Concept
Design
Central Section (Zone 4)
Draft Urban Boulevard Cross – Section
Draft Urban Boulevard Cross – Section
Central Section (Zone 4)
Build-To Lines
Reserve land for the
boulevard
Not a Right-Of-Way line
All new buildings and
structures must be
constructed TO the build-to
lines
Distance between the build-to
lines varies by zone
Build-To Lines
Sample of
Boulevard
Central
Section
Build-To
Lines
Gateway Intersection
Alternatives
Locally Preferred Alternative –
Gateway Intersection Alternative Elevated Circle Over Intersection
Locally Preferred Alternative –
Gateway Intersection Alternative Elevated Circle Over Intersection
Draft Locally Preferred Alternative
– Gateway Intersection Alternative
Central Intersection Concept
Thomas
Circle,
Washington
DC
Central Intersection Concept
DuPont
Circle,
Washington
DC
Interim Treatment - 2020
Interim Treatment
Three Boulevard
Gateway Areas
Possible Implementation Strategies
Center
• Developers build their section for left turn lane access to redevelopment sites.
• Development impact fee or other mechanism to fund construction of segments
• State or federal funding to construct comprehensively
May require a combination of all three strategies
Current
NJ
DOT
R.O.W
Possible Implementation
Strategies
Edges
• Property owners build section
along their frontage when they
choose to redevelop their property
• Development impact fee or other
mechanism to fund construction of
longer segments
• State or federal funding to
construct comprehensively
May require a combination of all
three strategies
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