UNION COUNTY NEW JERSEY MASTER PLAN GOALS & OBJECTIVES DEMOGRAPHICS LAND USE PLAN CIRCULATION/TRANSPORTATION PLAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN June, 1998 UNION COUNTY MASTER PLAN UNION COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS Daniel P. Sullivan ....................................................................................................... Chairperson Nicholas P. Scutari ............................................................................................. Vice-Chairperson Donald Goncalves ........................................................................................................ Freeholder Chester Holmes ............................................................................................................ Freeholder Lewis Mingo, Jr. .......................................................................................................... Freeholder Alexander Mirabella ..................................................................................................... Freeholder Mary P. Ruotolo. .......................................................................................................... Freeholder Deborah P. Scanlon. ..................................................................................................... Freeholder Linda Stender ............................................................................................................... Freeholder UNION COUNTY PLANNING BOARD Linda Stender ................................................................................................. Freeholder Member Deborah P. Scanlon ........................................................................................ Freeholder Member John O’Shea ................................................................................................................... Chairman Livio Mancino ........................................................................................................ Vice Chairman Janet Prince .................................................................................................................... Secretary Ralph Liccardi .................................................................................................................. Member William Malone. ............................................................................................................... Member Eugene Pepe..................................................................................................................... Member David Graves..................................................................................................... Alternate Member Patrick Scalon ................................................................................................... Alternate Member Neil Cohen, Esq. .............................................................................................................. Counsel UNION COUNTY STAFF Michael J. Lapolla ............................................................................................... County Manager George W. Devanney .............................................................................. Deputy County Manager Mauro Checchio ............................................................... Director, Division of Policy & Planning Carol I. Cohen ...................................................................................................... County Counsel Armand A. Fiorletti, P.E. ..................................................................................... County Engineer Richard S. Mueller......................................................................................... Supervising Planner Ron Weening ...........................................................................Supervising Transportation Planner Scott Bauman ......................................................................................................... Senior Planner E. Wesley Day ........................................................................................................ Senior Planner Mary Jane Milway .............................................................................................. Assistant Planner Robert J. Travisano .................................................................. Program Development Specialist I Sal Antonelli ................................................................................... Economic Development Rep I William Inglefield ........................................................................... Economic Development Rep I UNION COUNTY MASTER PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1-1 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................... 1-2 Housing ....................................................................................................................... 1-2 Development................................................................................................................ 1-3 Transportation/Circulation ........................................................................................... 1-4 Economic Development ............................................................................................... 1-5 DEMOGRAPHICS ............................................................................................................... 2-1 Population ................................................................................................................... 2-1 Demographic Characteristics ........................................................................................ 2-5 Population Projections ................................................................................................. 2-6 Housing ......................................................................................................................2-14 Employment/Labor Force............................................................................................2-20 School Enrollments .....................................................................................................2-22 LAND USE PLAN ................................................................................................................. 3-1 Residential ................................................................................................................... 3-1 Commercial ................................................................................................................. 3-5 Industrial ..................................................................................................................... 3-6 County Parks ............................................................................................................... 3-7 Municipal Parks ........................................................................................................... 3-9 Reservations ................................................................................................................ 3-9 Cemeteries ................................................................................................................... 3-9 Hospitals ...................................................................................................................... 3-9 Golf Courses ...............................................................................................................3-10 Airports ......................................................................................................................3-10 Colleges ......................................................................................................................3-10 Terminals ....................................................................................................................3-11 Port Elizabeth/Port Newark ........................................................................................3-11 CIRCULATION/TRANSPORTATION PLAN ................................................................... 4-1 Roadway System ......................................................................................................... 4-1 Interstates/Freeways .................................................................................................... 4-4 Principal Arterials ........................................................................................................ 4-5 Minor Arterials ............................................................................................................ 4-5 Collectors .................................................................................................................... 4-6 Local Roads ................................................................................................................. 4-6 New Jersey Highway Access Management Code .......................................................... 4-6 i UNION COUNTY MASTER PLAN PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE ............................................................................................ 4-9 FREIGHT RAIL SERVICE ................................................................................................4-11 BUS SERVICE .....................................................................................................................4-12 AIRPORT SERVICE ...........................................................................................................4-14