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Parkway Avenue Redevelopment Area Transportation Study Parkway Avenue Redevelopment Area Transportation Study FINAL REPORT JULY 2014 PREPARED FOR Mercer County, New Jersey PROJECT PARTNER Ewing Township, New Jersey PREPARED BY Urban Engineers, Inc. ® FUNDING SUPPORT FROM Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) Acknowledgements Table of contents We would like to thank the following, who have been instrumental in the development of the PARKWAY AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY: Aaron Watson Mercer County Transportation & Infrastructure, Director Donna Lewis, PP, AICP Mercer County Planning Division, Director Matthew Lawson, PhD, PP, AICP Mercer County Planning Division, Principal Planner George Fallat, PE Mercer County Engineering Division, Traffic Engineer Greg Sandusky, PE, PLS Mercer County Engineering Division, County Engineer Bert Steinmann Ewing Township, Mayor James McManimon Ewing Township, Business Administrator Charles Latini, PP, AICP L&G Planning, LLC The citizens of Ewing Township and Mercer County who participated in the public process. This Plan was completed for Mercer County in partnership with Ewing Township. Urban Engineers is the project consultant for this project. Funding support was provided by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) under the Transportation and Community Development Program, Grant #12-66-116, Transportation Infrastructure Planning for the Ewing Town Center. The substance and findings of the work are dedicated to the public. The author and publisher are solely responsible for the accuracy of the statements and interpretations contained in this publication. Such interpretations do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government. Prepared For: Mercer County 640 South Broad Street Trenton, NJ 08650-0068 Project Partner: Ewing Township 2 Jake Garzio Drive Ewing, NJ 08628 Prepared By: Urban Engineers, Inc. 530 Walnut Street ® Philadelphia, PA 19106 Funding Support From: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission 190 N. Independence Mall West, 8th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1520 2 PARKWAY AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY FINAL REPORT, JULY 2014 Acknowledgements Table of contents 1. PROJECT BACKGROUND 4 STUDY AREA 4 RELATED PLANNING STUDIES 4 2. PLANNING METHODS 8 EXISTING CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT 8 DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE GROWTH SCENARIO 17 ANALYSIS OF NO-BUILD CONDITION 18 SUMMARY OF FUTURE MOBILITY NEEDS 21 3. CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT & EVALUATION 22 EVALUATION OF BUILD CONCEPTS 22 INITIAL INTERSECTION MODIFICATIONS 24 SILVIA STREET EXTENSION 26 WEST TRENTON AREA OPTIONS 30 EWING TOWN CENTER FRONTAGE 36 ROAD DIET FOR PARKWAY AVENUE 39 ROAD DIET FOR SCOTCH ROAD 42 SCOTCH ROAD CONNECTOR 44 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS 46 4. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT & STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION 48 5. RECOMMENDATIONS & NEXT STEPS 51 PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATES 52 NEXT STEPS 52 APPENDIX A. TRAFFIC COUNT DATA B. FUTURE GROWTH SCENARIO DATA C. TRAFFIC ANALYSIS DATA D. STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION E. PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATES FINAL REPORT, JULY 2014 PARKWAY AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY 3 SECTION 1: PROJECT BACKGROUND Through adoption of the Parkway Avenue Redevelopment Plan, approximately 160 acres of vacant industrial brownfields along Parkway Avenue were formally designated by Ewing Township as a Redevelopment Area. The Redevelopment Area consists of three distinct sites: the former General Motors (GM) site on the south side of Parkway Avenue, the 1400 Parkway site on the north side of Parkway Avenue, and the former Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) site to the west of the CSX rail line. The Township is actively planning for redevelopment of the GM site into a mixed‐use, pedestrian‐oriented town center. In addition, the region’s future will be shaped by planning and development at Trenton/Mercer Airport and potential rail service enhancements by SEPTA and NJ TRANSIT. Coordinated, multi‐modal transportation planning is essential to bringing these components together into a well‐functioning system. The purpose of the Parkway Avenue Redevelopment Area Transportation Study is to develop a staged transportation plan that meets the existing and future mobility needs of the Redevelopment Area related to vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian travel. The study evaluates existing conditions, identifies future mobility needs, develops and evaluates potential solutions, and prioritizes recommendations into a functioning plan. The resulting plan will allow Mercer County and Ewing Township to advance priority projects. This project was led by Mercer County, with Ewing Township actively involved as a project partner and Urban Engineers providing planning and engineering consulting services. Together, these three entities comprised the Project Team. Study Area The study area consists of an approximately 2.5 square mile area in Ewing Township, Mercer County (Figure 1). This area is bordered by Interstate 95 to the north, Bear Tavern Road/Sullivan Way to the west, and Lower Ferry Road to the south and east. In addition to the three sites that comprise the Redevelopment Area, the study area also includes Trenton‐ Mercer Airport (TTN), a freight rail line and spur operated by CSX, and the SEPTA West Trenton passenger rail line. Related Planning Studies A number of initiatives are currently underway within the study area. Following adoption of the Parkway Avenue Redevelopment Plan (Figure 2) in January 2013, Ewing Township selected a developer for the General Motors/Ewing Town Center site. At the same time, Trenton‐ Mercer Airport is seeking to increase flight activity along with on‐site development and redevelopment. A potential relocation of SEPTA’s West Trenton Station closer to the redevelopment area and Parkway Avenue is also under consideration. Coupled with this idea, NJTRANSIT has studied extending the Raritan Valley Line into West Trenton. 4 PARKWAY AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY FINAL REPORT, JULY 2014 Figure 1: Study Area NURSERY RD I-95 SCOTCH RD I-95 TRENTON-MERCER AIRPORT (TTN) BEAR TAVERN RD UPPER FERRY RD NAVAL AIR REDEVELOPMENT WARFARE AREA CENTER 1400 PARKWAY SCOTCH RD EWING TOWN CENTER GRAND AVE GENERAL MOTORS PARKWAY AVE W UPPER FERRY RD RAILROAD AVE WEST TRENTON STATION SILVIA ST SULLIVAN WAY LOWER FERRY RD CSX/SEPTA N FINAL REPORT, JULY 2014 PARKWAY AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY 5 Mercer County recently completed several studies focused on how these complex regional initiatives can fit together from both a land use and transportation perspective. Ewing Township and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) have also conducted studies related to this project. These planning efforts are summarized below: REGIONAL ROAD DIET ANALYSIS – FEASIBILITY STUDY o Status: Completed in December 2008 o Sponsor: DVRPC o Contractor: DVRPC o Funding: DVRPC o Description: Evaluated three candidate corridors for road diets – including Parkway Avenue through Ewing Township – to determine the effectiveness of road diet conversions on transportation safety and traffic flow. GM/NAWC ‐ PARKWAY AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN o Status: Complete / adopted by Ewing Council on January 29, 2013 o Sponsor: Township of Ewing o Contractor: CWL Planning o Funding: Township of Ewing o Description: Redevelopment plan and zoning ordinance to regulate development of the former General Motors plant site and the Naval Air Warfare Center. Builds on 2005 concept plan and 2001‐ 2003 community surveys. STRATEGIC LAND DEVELOPMENT STUDY AT THE TRENTON‐MERCER AIRPORT o Status: Completed in July 2013 o Sponsor: Mercer County o Contractor: L. R. Kimball o Funding: TTN Gate Fees o Description: Identified development opportunities for underutilized, County‐ owned, non‐aviation parcels surrounding the airport to improve airport sustainability and quality of life for local residents. EWING TOWN CENTER TRANSIT CONNECTION FEASIBILITY STUDY o Status: Completed in December 2013 o Sponsor: Mercer County o Contractor: Stantec o Funding: NJDOT o Description: Identified feasibility of rail infrastructure improvements and bus, express bus, and shuttle service plans that would improve access and connectivity for the proposed Ewing Town Center, NAWC site, and Trenton‐Mercer Airport. 6 PARKWAY AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY FINAL REPORT, JULY 2014 Figure 2: Parkway Avenue Redevelopment Plan NURSERY RD I-95 SCOTCH RD I-95 UPPER FERRY RD BEAR TAVERN RD SCOTCH RD GRAND AVE PARKWAY AVE W UPPER FERRY RD RAILROAD AVE SILVIA ST SULLIVAN WAY LOWER FERRY RD N FINAL REPORT, JULY 2014 PARKWAY AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY 7 SECTION 2: PLANNING METHODS This study’s overall goal was to develop a prioritized transportation plan to address future mobility needs within the study area. A key aspect of the study was integrating the transportation and land use planning through a collaborative process of defining future land development, determining future transportation needs, developing sketch‐level transportation concepts to meet these future needs, and retaining or dismissing concepts based on their utility. Concepts that were retained were then developed and analyzed in more detail. The planning process consisting of the following four generalized steps: 1) Assess Existing Conditions 2) Develop Future Growth Scenario 3) Evaluate No‐Build Condition 4) Evaluate Build Concepts The first three steps are described in this section, while the fourth step is described in the Section 6 – Concept Development & Evaluation. Existing Conditions Assessment This study began in 2013, which was used as the base year for
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