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Hudson County

Overview

Hudson County is located in Northeastern New Jersey, across the Hudson River from Manhattan. Hudson County is made up of 46.6 square miles of land and another 15.6 square miles of water, making it the smallest county in New Jersey. As of 2000, Hudson County had a population of approximately 608,975 with around 13,240 persons per square mile (http://www.hudsoncountynj.org/downloads/masterplan/chapter3x.pdf).

As shown in the map below, Hudson County includes Bayonne, East Newark, Guttenberg, Harrison, Hoboken, Jersey City, Kearny, North Bergen, Secaucus, Union City, Weehawken, and West New York.

1 Below we see population projections for each geographic area in Hudson County, as well as projections for the state of New Jersey from 1995-2010. Hudson County’s population is expected to be 614,310 by 2010; this increase in residents will most likely increase the demand for viable public transportation in the county.

2 The following map depicts the generalized existing land use of Hudson County, New Jersey. The map is color-coded to identify land used for residential purposes (yellow), commercial purposes (red), industrial purposes (purple), public/semi-public purposes (blue), and parks/playgrounds (green). Vacant land is colored white. We can see that residential and industrial land make up a significant portion of the county’s total land use.

3 Employment

There are a wide variety of employers in Hudson County covering many different industries. A complete list of employers, divided by city, including address and number of employees is available at (http://www.hudsonedc.org/hudson-employers.pdf). This information is critical in the process of deciding where to place PRT stations to serve the employees of Hudson County. Below is a breakdown of employment by industry in Hudson County in 2003.

(http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/Profiles/Single/2003/ACS/Narrative/050/NP0 5000US34017.htm)

Recreation

Within Hudson County there are 3,382 acres of parks and open spaces (http://www.hudsoncountynj.org/downloads/masterplan/chapter7x.pdf). We can see the location of this land on the “Green Map” below. There is also a planned Hudson River Walkway, projected to stretch 18 miles along the Hudson River. There will be a need for PRT station access near the open spaces of Hudson County, as well as near the Hudson River Walkway.

4 5 Below is acreage data for the park and open space facilities in Hudson County. What stands out at first glance is the size of Liberty State Park (1,122 acres) compared to any other park in the county. This park in Jersey City will need PRT station access to accommodate visitors from both inside Hudson County and also tourists from other places (http://www.hudsoncountynj.org/downloads/masterplan/chapter7x.pdf).

6 Education Statistics

Below we see the name, type, and location of every school in Hudson County. Enrollment numbers for each school are available at (http://new- jersey.schooltree.org/Hudson-County-Schools.html). These enrollment numbers are important when we decide where to place our PRT stations to serve the students. School Name School Type Address City Acc. Eve. H.S. and Comm. Education EVENING HIGH SCHOOL (APPROVED) Avenue A & 28th Street BAYONNE Bayonne H.S. FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL AVE A & 28TH ST BAYONNE Henry E. Harris No. 1 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 135 AVENUE C BAYONNE Horace Mann No. 6 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 25 WEST 38TH STREET BAYONNE John M. Bailey No.12 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 75 WEST 10TH STREET BAYONNE Lincoln No. 5 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 208 PROSPECT AVENUE BAYONNE Mary J. Donohoe No. 4 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 38 DODGE STREET BAYONNE Midtown Community No.8 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 550 AVENUE A BAYONNE Number #14 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 101 WEST 23RD STREET BAYONNE Phillip G. Vroom No. 2 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18 WEST 26TH ST BAYONNE Walter F. Robinson No.3 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 95 WEST 31ST STREET BAYONNE Washington No. 9 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 191 AVENUE B BAYONNE Woodrow Wilson No. 10 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 101 WEST 56TH STREET BAYONNE East Newark Public E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 501-11 NORTH THIRD STREET E NEWARK Anna L. Klein E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 301-69TH ST GUTTENBERG Harrison H.S. FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL ONE NORTH FIFTH ST HARRISON Lincoln No. 3 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 221 CROSS STREET HARRISON Washington No. 1 M.S. MIDDLE SCHOOL 223 HAMILTON ST HARRISON A.J. Demarest M.S. MIDDLE SCHOOL FOURTH & GARDEN STS HOBOKEN Hoboken H.S. FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL NINTH & CLINTON STS HOBOKEN Joseph F. Brandt No. 2 E.S. MIDDLE SCHOOL NINTH & GARDEN STS HOBOKEN Salvatore R. Calabro, No. 4 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 524 PARK AVE HOBOKEN Thomas G. Connors ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2ND & MONROE STREETS HOBOKEN Wallace No. 6 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELEVENTH ST & WILLOW AVE HOBOKEN HCST - Bayonne Center COUNTY VOC-TECH SCHOOL OR INSTITUTE AVENUE A & 28TH STREET BAYONNE HCST - Kearny Center COUNTY VOC-TECH SCHOOL OR INSTITUTE 336 DEVON STREET KEARNY HCST Adult Evening & Adult H.S. ADULT EDUCATION SCHOOL 2000 85TH STREET N BERGEN HCST Jersey City Center COUNTY VOC-TECH SCHOOL OR INSTITUTE 525 MONTGOMERY ST JERSEY CITY HCST Liberty Science Center MIDDLE SCHOOL 525 MONTGOMERY ST JERSEY CITY HCST North Hudson Center COUNTY VOC-TECH SCHOOL OR INSTITUTE 2000 85TH STREET N BERGEN Adult Education Center ADULT EDUCATION SCHOOL 299 SIP AVENUE JERSEY CITY Adult Evening H.S. EVENING HIGH SCHOOL (APPROVED) 299 SIP AVENUE JERSEY CITY Alexander D. Sullivan No. 30 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 171 SEAVIEW AVE JERSEY CITY Alfred E. Zampella No. 27 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 201 NORTH ST JERSEY CITY Anthony J. Infante No. 31 E.S. SPECIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR HANDICAPPED 3055 KENNEDY BLVD JERSEY CITY Constance P. Nichols No. 42 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 700 NEWARK AVE JERSEY CITY Cornelia F. Bradford No. 16 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 96 SUSSEX ST JERSEY CITY Dickinson Techical & Industrial Evn ADULT EDUCATION SCHOOL 2 PALISADES AVENUE JERSEY CITY Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio No. 39 ES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 214 PLAINFIELD AVE JERSEY CITY Dr. Ronald E. Mc Nair/Academic H.S. FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL 123 COLES STREET JERSEY CITY Ezra L. Nolan No. 40 E.S. MIDDLE SCHOOL 8 GATES AVE JERSEY CITY Frank R. Conwell No. 3 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 70 BRIGHT ST JERSEY CITY Fred W. Martin No. 41 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 59 WILKINSON AVE JERSEY CITY Henry Snyder H.S. FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL 239 BERGEN AVE JERSEY CITY James F. Murray No. 38 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 339 STEGMAN PARKWAY JERSEY CITY James J. Ferris H.S. FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL 35 COLGATE ST JERSEY CITY Joseph H. Brensinger No. 17 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 600 BERGEN AVE JERSEY CITY Jotham W. Wakeman No. 6 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 100 ST PAULS AVE JERSEY CITY Julia A. Barnes No. 12 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 91 ASTOR PL JERSEY CITY Kennedy, No. 9 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 222 MERCER ST JERSEY CITY Liberty H.S. FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL 40 SIP AVENUE JERSEY CITY Lincoln H.S. FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL 60 CRESCENT AVE JERSEY CITY Martin Luther King, Jr. No. 11 ES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 886 BERGEN AVE JERSEY CITY N.J. Regional Day Sch Jersey City SPECIAL ELEM/SEC SCHOOL FOR HANDICAPPED 425 JOHNSON AVE JERSEY CITY Nicolas Copernicus No. 25 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3385 KENNEDY BLVD JERSEY CITY No. 11 Evening H.S. ADULT EDUCATION SCHOOL 886 BERGEN AVE JERSEY CITY No. 8 Evening H.S. ADULT EDUCATION SCHOOL 96 FRANKLIN STREET JERSEY CITY Number 1 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 128 DUNCAN AVENUE JERSEY CITY Number 14 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 153 UNION ST JERSEY CITY Number 20 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 160 DANFORTH AVE JERSEY CITY Number 22 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 264 VAN HORNE STREET JERSEY CITY Number 23 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 143 ROMAINE AVE JERSEY CITY Number 24 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 220 VIRGINIA AVE JERSEY CITY Number 28 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 167 HANCOCK AVE JERSEY CITY Number 29 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 123 CLAREMONT AVE JERSEY CITY Number 33 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 326 UNION ST JERSEY CITY Number 34 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1830 KENNEDY BLVD JERSEY CITY Number 5 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 182 MERSELES ST JERSEY CITY Number 8 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 96 FRANKLIN ST JERSEY CITY Rafael de J. Cordero No. 37 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 158 ERIE ST JERSEY CITY The Academy I M.S. MIDDLE SCHOOL 209 BERGEN AVENUE JERSEY CITY The Academy II M.S. MIDDLE SCHOOL 16 BENTLEY AVENUE JERSEY CITY Whitney M. Young Jr Middle School MIDDLE SCHOOL 135 STEGMAN ST JERSEY CITY Whitney M. Young Jr Primary School ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 135 STEGMAN ST JERSEY CITY William L. Dickinson H.S. FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL 2 PALISADE AVE JERSEY CITY

7 School Name School Type Address City Franklin E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 100 DAVIS AVE KEARNY Garfield E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 360 BELGROVE DR KEARNY Kearny H.S. FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL 336 DEVON ST KEARNY Lincoln E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 121 BEECH ST KEARNY Roosevelt E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 733 KEARNY AVE KEARNY Schuyler E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 644 FOREST ST KEARNY Washington E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 80 BELGROVE DR KEARNY Franklin No. 3 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5211 COLUMBIA AVE N BERGEN Horace Mann No. 9 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1215 83RD STREET N BERGEN John F. Kennedy No. 7 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1210 ELEVENTH ST N BERGEN Lincoln No. 5 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1206 63RD ST N BERGEN McKinley No. 10 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3110 LIBERTY AVE N BERGEN North Bergen H.S. FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL 7417 KENNEDY BLVD N BERGEN Robert Fulton No. 2 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 7407 HUDSON AVE N BERGEN Clarendon No. 4 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 685 FIFTH ST SECAUCUS Huber Street No. 3 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PATERSON PLANK RD SECAUCUS Secaucus H.S. FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL MILLRIDGE RD SECAUCUS Secaucus Middle M.S. MIDDLE SCHOOL MILLRIDGE RD SECAUCUS Emerson H.S. FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL 318 18TH ST UNION CITY Evening High School EVENING HIGH SCHOOL (APPROVED) 318 18TH ST UNION CITY Hudson E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 167-19TH ST UNION CITY Jefferson E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3400 PALISADE AVENUE UNION CITY Jose Marti Middle School MIDDLE SCHOOL 1800 SUMMIT AVE UNION CITY Robert Waters E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2800 SUMMIT AVE UNION CITY Roosevelt E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4507 HUDSON AVE UNION CITY Sara M. Gilmore E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 815-17TH ST UNION CITY Thomas A. Edison E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 507 WEST ST UNION CITY Union Hill H.S. FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL 3800 HUDSON AVE UNION CITY Veteran's Memorial School ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1401 CENTRAL AVENUE UNION CITY Washington E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3905 NEW YORK AVE UNION CITY Woodrow Wilson ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAUXHURST AVENUE WEEHAWKEN Daniel Webster No. 2 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ANGELIQUE ST. & PALISADE AVE. WEEHAWKEN Theodore Roosevelt No. 5 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOUISA PLACE WEEHAWKEN Weehawken H.S. SIX-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL 53 LIBERTY PLACE WEEHAWKEN Early Childhood Center NURSERY/PRESCHOOL 5204 HUDSON AVENUE WEST NEW YORK Harry L. Bain E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6200 BROADWAY WEST NEW YORK Memorial H.S. FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL 5501 PARK AVE WEST NEW YORK Number 1 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6129 MADISON STREET WEST NEW YORK Number 2 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 52nd. STREET & BROADWAY WEST NEW YORK Number 3 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL y401 POLK ST WEST NEW YORK Number 4 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 317-66TH ST WEST NEW YORK Number 5 E.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5401 HUDSON AVE WEST NEW YORK West New York Middle School MIDDLE SCHOOL 201 57TH STREET WEST NEW YORK

Example of possible PRT vehicles

8 Housing

The table below depicts the growth in total housing units in Hudson County; again, it is divided by geographic area within the county.

Looking at the following data we see the large percentage of multi-family residences authorized, compared to single-family residences in Hudson County. This means that a PRT system would benefit the county because many residents are concentrated in multi-family buildings such as apartments. With concentrated residents, we would need fewer PRT stations to serve everyone.

9 Existing Transit Service in Hudson County

Hudson County has an extensive public transportation infrastructure in place. In 2004 New Jersey Transit (statewide public transportation provider) set a record for number of riders on the system’s trains, light rail, and buses. There were over 225 million passengers in 2004, which was a 4.5% increase over the number in 2003 (http://www.hudsontma.org/newsletters/HudsonTMASpring2005.pdf). In Hudson County public transit services include buses, light rail, NJ Transit, PATH, and ferry and water taxi service to New York. The following map shows the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system, operated by New Jersey Transit.

10 PRT Network

The integration of existing transit services with a new PRT network is a top priority. Below is a map of all the public transit alternatives in Hudson County, including bus service, light rail service, PATH service, and New Jersey Transit rail service. On the right side is a map depicting our new PRT network for Hudson County.

Hudson’s PRT network will consist of 100 stations with 43 interchanges. It will require approximately 126 miles of urban guideway, as our strategy is to utilize existing roadways and thoroughfares in an effort to minimize the demolition of existing buildings. The PRT network is designed as a grid system, with the majority of guideway and stations located along the county’s major roadways. Stations will be built within walking distance from major urban areas and existing transit options. Another factor that was considered when designing the network was the location of schools and businesses, as mentioned above. The goal of the PRT network is to provide a “ubiquity of access” such that 90% of trip origins and destinations are within 3/8 mile radius of a PRT station.

11 Below are the population figures from the 2000 Census for the districts of Hudson County. Total population is broken down into commuters and those commuters who opt to use public transportation for their commutes. We also give a mean travel time to work for each district in Hudson County.

Total Population Commuters Public Transportation % Using Public Transport Mean Travel Time (min) Bayonne 61,842 26,943 4,825 18% 32.8 East Newark 2,377 1,021 118 12% 28.8 Guttenberg 10,807 4,993 1,983 40% 35.9 Harrison 14,424 6,550 1,208 18% 30.2 Hoboken 38,577 25,306 14,466 57% 34.7 Jersey City 240,055 100,750 39,835 40% 33.8 Kearny 40,513 17,296 2,418 14% 30.6 North Bergen 58,092 24,626 6,266 25% 31.7 Secaucus 15,931 7,331 1,201 16% 27.1 Union City 67,088 24,812 8,232 33% 29.8 Weehawken 13,501 7,197 2,951 41% 32.5 West New York 45,768 17,719 5,423 31% 32.0 Hudson County 608,975 264,544 88,926 34% 32.6 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.

In terms of cost for the PRT network, we will assume that each station costs $1 million and each mile of urban guideway costs $3 million to build. Using these estimates, our total station cost is $100 million, our track cost is $377 million, and our total cost estimate is a little over $477 million. If we want an upper bound on costs, we can assume that each station costs $2 million and each mile of urban guideway costs $10 million. These assumptions lead to a station cost of $200 million, a track cost of $1.26 billion, and a total cost of $1.46 billion. With over 600,000 residents, this breaks down to approximately $780 to $2400 per person. The table below details the station and track numbers for each district within the county, along with the costs associated.

Stations Miles of Track Station Cost ($MM) Urban Track Cost ($MM) Total Cost ($MM) Bayonne 12 11.7 12 35.2 47.2 East Newark 4 4.1 4 12.3 16.3 Guttenberg 2 2.6 2 7.7 9.7 Harrison 2 3.3 2 9.8 11.8 Hoboken 9 8.9 9 26.7 35.7 Jersey City 31 41.8 31 125.4 156.4 Kearny 8 9.2 8 27.5 35.5 North Bergen 9 12.5 9 37.5 46.5 Secaucus 10 15.4 10 46.3 56.3 Union City 7 7.4 7 22.3 29.3 Weehawken 2 3.0 2 9.1 11.1 West New York 4 5.8 4 17.5 21.5 Hudson County 100 125.8 100.0 377.4 477.4

In our PRT network, Jersey City has the most stations at 31. It also has the most guideway with 41.8 miles of track. Below we estimate usage statistics for the PRT Network. The population served per station is estimated by dividing the total district population by the number of stations in that district. Commuters per station are estimated similarly. If we assume that 15% of commuters will use the PRT system, around 39,700 passengers will ride each day. At 25% of commuters, PRT usage increases to around 66,100 passengers daily. The average population served throughout the county is 6,090 people per station. Obviously, more densely populated regions will have increased volume on the PRT network.

12 Stations Population / Station Commuters / Station PRT Commuters @ 15% Trips/Day/Station @ 2/PRT User Bayonne 12 5,154 2,245 337 674 East Newark 4 594 255 38 77 Guttenberg 2 5,404 2,497 374 749 Harrison 2 7,212 3,275 491 983 Hoboken 9 4,286 2,812 422 844 Jersey City 31 7,744 3,250 488 975 Kearny 8 5,064 2,162 324 649 North Bergen 9 6,455 2,736 410 821 Secaucus 10 1,593 733 110 220 Union City 7 9,584 3,545 532 1,063 Weehawken 2 6,751 3,599 540 1,080 West New York 4 11,442 4,430 664 1,329 Hudson County Avg 100 6,090 2,645 397 794

Examples of Hudson County PRT Network

Jersey City

13 Union City

Kearny

14 Secaucus

North Bergen

15 Conclusions

PRT is a fast, convenient, cost-effective transit solution. Our network offers wide access to all districts of Hudson County. The PRT system is also much more eco-friendly than other more traditional modes of transportation. The network will ease the traffic congestion caused by automobiles which will not only reduce accidents but also save commuters valuable time. PRT in Hudson County will save lives and save time for New Jersey residents and visitors. Ultimately, PRT will be a lucrative revenue generator for Hudson County. 34% of commuters already rely on public transportation and PRT will capture a significant share of this market as residents experience the benefits of a futuristic transportation system today. More information about Hudson County, New Jersey can be found in the 2002 Master Plan for the county on the Hudson County website (http://www.hudsoncountynj.org/planning/masterplan.asp).