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Growing Cooler in New Jersey

Growing Cooler in New Jersey. Unanswered Questions. Introspection. Transportation’s Role in Growing Cooler. In order to develop a role, the following questions should be answered:. What are we trying to achieve? Outcomes? Why? How can we accomplish it? What resources are available?

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Growing Cooler in New Jersey

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  1. Growing Cooler in New Jersey Unanswered Questions

  2. Introspection

  3. Transportation’s Role in Growing Cooler In order to develop a role, the following questions should be answered: • What are we trying to achieve? Outcomes? • Why? • How can we accomplish it? • What resources are available? • How can we best spend these resources? • How do we measure our success?

  4. Transportation’s Role in Growing Cooler Developing the role requires an understanding of the inter-relationship between: • Transportation demand • Congestion cycles • Dynamics of transportation and land use changes • Transportation & land use component

  5. Activity Working Vacationing Manufacturing Direct Taxi Air travel Touring bus Trucks Containership Commuting Warehousing Indirect Energy Derived Demand Transportation – A Derived Demand Parking Slide courtesy of Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue

  6. Congestion Public pressure to increase capacity Number of movements increases New capacity Average length of movements increases Movements are more easy Sprawl is favored The Vicious Circle of Congestion Slide courtesy of Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue

  7. Very Slow Network Freight Transport Commuting Very Fast Population Employment Pace of Change Fast Housing Slow Workplaces Land Use Very Slow Dynamics of Transportation / Land Use Change Slide courtesy of Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue

  8. Economic base theory • Location theory • Traffic generation and attraction models Land Use • Spatial interaction models • Distance decay parameters • Modal split SpatialInteractions • Traffic assignment models • Transport capacity Transportation Network Transportation / Land Use System Components Slide courtesy of Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue

  9. Very Slow Network Freight Transport Commuting Very Fast Land Use Population Employment Pace of Change Fast Housing Slow Workplaces Spatial Interactions Very Slow Land Use Congestion Cycle Transportation Network How do we reconcile Content with the Context ?

  10. NJ FIT Future In Transportation Linking transportation and land use

  11. NJFIT Principles Network Connectivity Help Communities With Land Use Design Balanced Street Design Create Sustainable Environmental Design Involve the Communities !

  12. Benefits of Network 2 2 4 Same Total Lanes 2 6 6 2 • More Capacity • VMT • Turns • Clearance Time • Signal Phase 2 4 Slide courtesy of Troy Russ, Glatting Jackson

  13. Benefits of Planning

  14. NJDOT Pilot Smart Transportation Studies • Rt. 9 Ocean County • Rt. 17 Bergen County • Rt. 30 Cramer Hill Camden County • Rt. 31 Hunterdon County • Rt. 57 Warren County • Rt. 130 Burlington County • Rt. 1 Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset • Rt. 29 Boulevard Mercer County • Rt. 295 / 38 Burlington County • Rt. 322 Gloucester County • Rt. 73 Camden County • Rt. 42 College Drive Camden County • Rt. 9 Lakewood Ocean County • Rt. 9 / 33 Manalapan • I-78 Corridor Hunterdon, Warren, Northhampton, PA • I-78 / Rt. 31 Clinton Hunterdon County • Rt. 440 Bayside Redevelopment Jersey City Hudson County

  15. Are we fixing the problem with the right tools? Some unanswered questions: • Can land use changes alone reduce VMT fast enough? • Is VMT reduction the solution to “growing cooler” or “zero-emission” vehicles? • How does NJ deal with the millions of suburban residents living in “sprawl” conditions? • Is transit viable in disparate development? • Can “in –fill” development stop sprawl? Our answers will shape our approach and RESULTS

  16. What’s Missing? • Alignment of Interests • We have not developed a spirit of cooperation between interest groups, e.g. environmentalists and DOT’s, business and government • Education • Business Leaders • Local / regional planning boards / Officials • Governors / DOT’s • Colleges / Universities • Communication • Removing the mystique • Speaking in Plain English • Tools • Local officials have no tools to engage DOT’s / developers, or the public. Do they have the tools they need? Have anyone asked?

  17. Staying Mobile…. Growing Cooler….. Preparing for the Future With Creativity

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