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WELCOME Today’s Agenda Study Team Study Sponsors: Work Completed to Date New Jersey Department of Transportation What was Considered Study Partners: Federal Transit New Jersey Transit Administration What are the Findings Federal Highway Delaware Valley Regional Administration Planning Commission What is Recommended South Jersey South Jersey Transportation Transportation Authority Planning Organization Consultants: STV Incorporated Transit Investment Vision for Southern New Jersey Southern New Jersey to Philadelphia Mass Transit Expansion Alternatives AnalysisSTV Incorporated Project Development Process ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS MAJOR TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT STUDY Define Needs and Goals Alternatives Analysis Identify Transit Preliminary Alternatives DEIS or EA Engineering Develop Alternative Final Design Attributes Evaluate and Compare Construction Alternatives 5 - 7 Years Minimum Select Preferred Start-Up / Operations Public Outreach and Agency Coordination Public Outreach and Agency Alternative STV Incorporated Public Outreach & Agency Coordination Round 2 Public Open Houses Round 2 Deptford - November 27, 2007 Camden - June 10, 2009 Vineland - November 28, 2007 Woodbury - June 11, 2009 Glassboro - November 29, 2007 Blackwood - June 17, 2009 Gloucester City - December 4, 2007 Glassboro - June 18, 2009 Over 400 Round 1 Round 1 Attendees Monroe - December 6, 2007 Elected Official Briefings Targeted Outreach & Agency Coordination STV Incorporated Project Goals ¾Improve Transit Choices in the Southern New Jersey Study Area ¾Reduce Congestion with Effective Transit Investments ¾Maximize Existing Transportation Assets ¾Develop Transit Network that Improves Links Between People and Activity Centers ¾Support State and Local Planned Growth Initiatives through Competitive and Reliable Transit Service STV Incorporated Transit Mode Characteristics STV Incorporated Rail Alternatives R E • Alternative 1: IN Moorestown L r 676 e Walter Rand iv R N Maple Shade Transportation T J J Center N T BURLINGTON COUNTY PATCO from Philadelphia to Williamstown via Route 42 and A Camden t l a Yeadon Cooper Hospital 30 130 n 38 t i c 76 Atlantic Avenue C Atlantic City Expressway i Mount Laurel Atlantic Avenue t Philadelphia y 41 L 295 i P n AT e Woodlynne CO • Alternative 2: Collingswood 70 676 30 PATCO from Philadelphia to Glassboro via Route 55 Haddonfield Nicholson Road Gloucester City Gloucester City 95 Gloucester City Audubon Mount Ephraim • Alternative 2A: Brooklawn 76 Crown Point Road Crown Point Road Tinicum National Park 130 Bellmawr PATCO from Philadelphia to Glassboro via Route 55 and the Conrail Westville Bellmawr CAMDEN COUNTY Runnemede Voorhees Right‐of‐Way Paulsboro Somerdale West Deptford Red Bank Avenue Red Bank Avenue Cooper Street 44 295 Cooper Street 42 Woodbury 55 • Alternative 3: Paulsboro Deptford Deptford Woodbury Heights Woodbury Heights Black Horse Pike Lindenwold PATCO from Philadelphia to Glassboro via the Conrail Right‐of‐ 47 30 Way East Greenwich Berlin Wenonah Gloucester Wenonah College Drive Mantua Sewell Mantua Boulevard • Alternative 4: Boulevard 45 GLOUCESTER COUNTY Sewell Light Rail Transit from Camden to Glassboro via the Conrail Right‐ Mantua Mantua Mantua / Pitman Mantua / Pitman of‐Way (Potential Station) Washington Township 42 ACE Berlin Cross Keys Road Pitman Winslow Pitman 322 Glassboro / US 322 Rowan Rowan University University Glassboro Glassboro Williamstown Road Glassboro Monroe 322 77 Elk 47 Light Rail PATCO STV Incorporated Results of Alternatives Alternative Alt 1 Alt 2 Alt 2A Alt 3 Alt 4 Mode PATCO PATCO PATCO PATCO DLRT Service From Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Camden Service To Williamstown Glassboro Glassboro Glassboro Glassboro Via NJ42 & ACE NJ-42, NJ-55 NJ55 & Conrail Conrail Conrail Project Route Length New 18.7 mi 17.0 mi 17.3 mi 17.1 mi 17.4 mi Total 22.5 mi 20.8 mi 21.0 mi 20.8 mi 17.4 mi Project Stations Existing NJ2222 1 Existing PA4444 0 New7781013 Total13131416 14 2030 Daily Ridership 23,800 23,000 22,700 23,700 18,600 New Transit Trips 7,000 8,100 7,700 10,200 10,900 From PATCO 9,900 6,900 6,900 4,700 700 From NJ Bus 6,900 8,000 8,100 8,800 7,000 Capital Cost Estimate Present Value $ 2.4 B $ 2.1 B $ 2.5 B $ 3.0 B $ 1.3 B Year of Expenditure $ 3.0 B $ 2.6 B $ 3.1 B $ 3.8 B $ 1.6 B Operating Cost Estimate Incremental Annual O&M $ 44 M $ 41 M $ 43 M $ 44 M $ 29 M Travel Time From From From From From To Walter Rand TC Williamstown Glassboro Glassboro Glassboro Glassboro Total Run Time 29 min 27 min 29 min 30 min 37 min STV Incorporated Recommended Alternative R E IN L Moorestown B r en Fr ankli e S Br n EP 676 idge v Alternative 4 –Light Rail between Camden TA Walter Rand i N R Transportation JT Maple Shade T Center J BURLINGTON COUNTY Philadelphia N A t l and Glassboro Cooper Hospital 30 130 a 38 Camden n t i 76 Atlantic Avenue c Mount Laurel PHILADELPHIA COUNTY C 41 i t 295 • y Lowest Capital Cost ($1.3B) P AT Woodlynne CO L i Collingswood n e 70 Walt W 676 hitman •Lowest Operating Cost ($29M) Bridge 30 Time to StationHaddonfield Location Major Activity Center Station Access Gloucester City Walter Rand TC •Highest New Transit Trip Potential (10,900 daily) 95 Gloucester City Audubon 76 Pennsylvania Camden Business District, Walter Rand TC MLK Blvd./Broadway New Jersey Mount Ephraim Waterfront, Rutgers a Brooklawn r e iv R re •Maximizes Use of Existing Conrail Infrastructure a Haddon Ave / Cooper University Hospital, w la Crown Point Road e Cooper Hospital 2 min D ý a National Park Bellmawr Cooper Plaza Campbell's Soup 130 Westville Atlantic Ave / Atlantic AvenueCAMDEN COUNTY Virtua West Jersey Hospital 5 min •Links Communities, Universities, Activity Centers Railroad Ave (7th St.) üa Runnemede Market Street to Gloucester City Business Gloucester City Voorhees 9 min Paulsboro Cumberland Street District ý a Somerdale West Deptford Rt 130 / Gateway and Cities Red Bank Avenue Crown Point Road Westville Business Dristrict 13 min ü a Woodbury Blvd (Rt.45) 44 295 Cooper Street 42 Underwood Memorial Red Bank Ave near 55 Red Bank Avenue Hospital and medical 16 min Broad Street ü a •Supports Intra‐NJ Trips Paulsboro complex Deptford Cooper Street / Woodbury Business District, Woodbury Heights Cooper Street Lindenwold 18 min Railroad Ave County Government ü a 47 •Encourages Economic Redevelopment and TOD Elm Street / Woodbury Heights 21 min West Jersey Ave 30 ü a East Greenwich Mantua Ave / Berlin Wenonah Wenonah Business District 24 min within Surrounding Communities West Ave ý a Wenonah Gloucester Mantua Blvd. Wenonah Mantua Blvd. 26 min west of Conrail ü Center Ave / •Creates Footprint Consistent with Surrounding Area Mantua Boulevard Sewell Sewell Business District 28 min Atlantic Ave ü a 45 Tyler's Mill Rd Sewell Mantua / Pitman Sony Music 30 min (near Rt‐55) ü Mantua •Supported by Local and State Elected Officials and Pitman Ave / Pitman Pitman Business District 32 min ý Washington Township W. Jersey Ave GLOUCESTER COUNTY Mullica Hill Rd Mantua / Pitman (Potential) Rowan University Rowan University 35 min Office of Smart Growth (Rt 322) ý a ACE Glassboro 42 Ellis Street Glassboro Business District 37 min ü a Winslow Pitman •Received the Most Public Comment Support Pitman Legend 322 ü ý a Rowan University Park+Ride Walk‐up only, no parking NJT Bus PATCO Glassboro Glassboro Monroe 322 77 Elk 47 STV Incorporated Transit and Economic Development The HudsonBergen Light Rail System has had a positive TransitOriented Development (TOD) can: effect on communities along its corridor: • Promote attractive, safe, walkable mixed‐use • Pedestrian‐friendly, mixed‐use neighborhoods developments with convenient access • Increase value and income to public transportation replaced for property owners underutilized land • Expand markets and increase • Broad‐based development – housing, revenues for businesses office, hotels, retail and recreational • Enhance tax revenues for local governments from facilities rising land values • Property values and ratables have grown exponentially Value of Typical Home Base Price Percent Increase Proximity to amenities can positively affect a home’s value, as shown in this example of a 12% typical home when different 6% locational characteristics are $215,000 2% introduced. Typical Home Open Space Gated Community Near Transit National Association of Home Builders, 2007. STV Incorporated Legend PATCO Hi-Speed Line Rail Transit Network Southern New Jersey Rail Transit Northern New Jersey Rail Transit Regional Disparity Pennsylvania Rail Transit 808164 NORTHERN NEW JERSEY Miles 6-8-09 Southeastern Pennsylvania Comprehensive Network Encompassing Over 300 Miles of Rail Northern New Jersey Comprehensive Network Encompassing A I H P L E D A IL H Over 600 Miles of Rail P PA T CO r ive R re a aw el D Southern New Jersey SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY Limited Network of Less Than 100 Miles of Rail STV Incorporated Transit Investment Vision for Southern New Jersey 130 38 95 d n a r r R e lt Component 2 Wa / 295 l al 1 1 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) / Express Bus 2 9 H 5 / / /1 1 8 1 3 0 t 6 h S Ben Franklin Bridge City S S Broadway 30th Street Station t t t Along70 I76/676, NJ42, NJ55, AC Expressway Transportation Cente Cherry Hill Ferry Ave Atlantic Avenue Collingswood Westmont 76 676 Haddonfield Walt Whitman Bridge Gloucester City 76 Woodcrest BURLINGTON COUNTY Ashland OCEAN COUNTY Crown Point Road 30 73 Bellmawr Lindenwold Component 3 42 Atlantic City Line –Rail Service Improvements, Expansion Red Bank Avenue Cooper Street Deptford Rt 168 / Black Horse Pk Atco of Woodcrest Station to major multimodal Transportation Center Rd Woodbury Heights 55 Hub and Connection to Atlantic City Airport College Dr GSP Wenonah Delsea Dr CAMDEN COUNTY 295 Mantua Boulevard ACE Sewell Cross-Keys Rd Mantua / Pitman (Potential) Williamstown Rd Pitman Rowan University 322 Glassboro Hammonton 55 561 ATLANTIC COUNTY Component 1 ACE Light Rail Service Camden to Glassboro along Egg Harbor City Conrail (Alt.