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    The document analyzes 5 alternatives for a new rail line in South Jersey. It summarizes the analysis of how each alternative meets New Jersey's State Plan goals. Alternatives 3 and 4, which would restore service on an existing rail line between Woodbury and Glassboro, best meet the goals by supporting redevelopment in existing cities and towns, providing transportation access for residents, and reducing automobile dependency and emissions.

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    The document analyzes 5 alternatives for a new rail line in South Jersey. It summarizes the analysis of how each alternative meets New Jersey's State Plan goals. Alternatives 3 and 4, which would restore service on an existing rail line between Woodbury and Glassboro, best meet the goals by supporting redevelopment in existing cities and towns, providing transportation access for residents, and reducing automobile dependency and emissions.

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    The document analyzes 5 alternatives for a new rail line in South Jersey. It summarizes the analysis of how each alternative meets New Jersey's State Plan goals. Alternatives 3 and 4, which would restore service on an existing rail line between Woodbury and Glassboro, best meet the goals by supporting redevelopment in existing cities and towns, providing transportation access for residents, and reducing automobile dependency and emissions.

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    OSG Analysis on the

    Gloucester County Rail


    Line Study

    State Planning Commission


    December 3, 2008
    DRPA Alternatives Analysis
    • For the past few years, DRPA has
    been conducting a study to assess
    the need for additional transit service
    in South Jersey
    • Five alternatives have been selected
    for analysis
    • DRPA is currently in the process of
    selecting the locally preferred
    alternative
    The Alternatives
    • 5 Alternatives on 3
    potential routes
    – NJ 42
    – NJ 55
    – Existing railroad
    • Two alternatives
    are based on
    variations of the
    routes
    – NJ 55 to existing rail
    – LRT option on
    existing rail
    OSG Evaluation
    • OSG conducted an analysis of the
    areas around the alternatives
    • Alternatives were assessed for the
    potential to promote development
    and redevelopment in accordance
    with the objectives of the State Plan
    • OSG focused on the areas around
    proposed stations (1/2 mile circles)
    • The evaluation also incorporated
    smart growth concepts and sound
    planning principles
    Alternative
    s
    • Route 42
    Median
    • Route 55
    Median
    • Route 55 to
    Existing
    Railroad
    • Existing
    Railroad
    • Existing
    Focus Areas
    • Half-mile radius
    from proposed
    stations
    • Half-mile is the
    accepted
    maximum
    distance the
    average person
    will walk to rail-
    based mass
    transit
    State Plan
    • Serves
    Metropolitan and
    Suburban
    Planning Areas
    Density
    • Darker green is
    denser residential
    • Density must
    come in a transit-
    oriented form
    Reinvestment
    • Redevelopment
    Areas (solid orange)
    • Main Street
    Communities
    (dashed orange)

    • Brownfields
    (points)

    • Redevelopment
    Areas are post
    2003
    • Woodbury and
    Glassboro are
    MSNJ towns
    Agriculture
    • Agricultural Land
    • Preserved
    Farmland (dark green)
    • The State is
    working to
    preserve
    agriculture, not
    encourage its
    development
    Landscape
    Data
    • Presence of State
    Threatened and
    Endangered
    habitat
    • Development
    near these areas
    should not impact
    the existing
    habitat
    • Existing habitat
    will likely be
    fragmented or
    destroyed
    Wetlands
    • Development will
    be constrained in
    areas with
    wetlands
    • Runoff from new
    development will
    impact wetlands
    and water quality
    Existing Rail Line
    • Alternatives #3/#4
    will generate the
    potential for
    reinvestment in
    existing towns
    • Will support places
    of cultural and
    historic
    significance
    • Will serve
    concentrations of
    residential and
    commercial space
    Goals of the State Plan
    • Revitalize the State’s • Provide Adequate
    Cities and Towns Public Facilities and
    • Conserve the State’s Services at a
    Natural Resources and Reasonable Cost
    Systems • Provide Adequate
    • Promote Beneficial Housing at a
    Economic Growth, Reasonable Cost
    Development and • Preserve and Enhance
    Redevelopment and Areas with Historic,
    Renewal for All Cultural, Scenic, Open
    Residents of New Space and
    Jersey Recreational Value
    • Protect the • Ensure Sound and
    Environment, Prevent Integrated Planning
    and Clean Up Pollution and Implementation
    Statewide
    • Reduce Greenhouse
    Gas Emissions and
    Revitalize the State’s Cities
    • Service on the
    existing rail line
    will work to
    “reduce the
    barriers which limit
    mobility and
    access of city
    residents,
    particularly the
    poor and
    minorities, to jobs,
    housing, services
    and open space
    Conserve Natural Resources
    • A transportation
    investment would
    benefit
    conservation
    efforts if it works to
    promote
    ecologically sound
    development,
    supports the
    development and
    redevelopment of
    Centers, and
    leverages natural
    systems to control
    Promote Beneficial Economic
    Growth

    • The areas that will


    experience the
    most benefit from
    transit are those
    that are currently
    arranged in a land
    use pattern that is
    supportive of a
    transit service.
    Prevent and Clean Up
    Pollution
    • Infrastructure
    service extensions
    through the
    existing towns
    would provide
    additional
    incentives to those
    looking to
    redevelop a
    brownfield.
    Provide Adequate Public
    Facilities
    • Alternative #3/#4
    has a higher
    projected ridership
    and would be
    accessible to many
    more residents and
    destinations than
    Alternatives #1
    and #2.
    Provide Adequate Housing
    • Service on the
    existing rail line
    would greatly
    increase the
    accessibility of
    those eligible for
    affordable housing.
    • Transportation
    costs are roughly
    half of the national
    average in areas
    with reliable and
    frequent transit
    Enhance Historic & Cultural
    Value
    • The downtowns
    and historic
    districts of
    Woodbury,
    Wenonah, Pitman
    and Glassboro
    would be within a
    short walk from the
    stations on
    Alternatives
    #3/#4.
    Sound and Integrated
    Planning
    • The citizens of New
    Jersey should know
    that their money is
    being put to work
    on the most
    productive
    alternative
    available.
    Reduce Greenhouse Gas
    Emissions
    • Transportation
    accounts for one-
    third of New
    Jersey’s
    greenhouse gas
    emissions.
    • Ridership on
    Alternatives #3/#4
    would not be
    entirely automobile
    dependent.
    With an investment of this
    magnitude,
    are we content with simply
    improving the daily commute?
    Park-and-Ride
    • DVRPC projects
    that jobs in
    Philadelphia will
    decrease over
    the next thirty
    years
    • The preferred
    alternative must
    serve some New
    Jersey
    destinations
    • Mirror existing
    PATCO, a mix of
    Single Purpose
    • A rail investment
    of this magnitude
    cannot serve a
    single purpose
    • The Alternative
    that serves the
    most people for
    the lowest cost
    should be the
    preferred
    Alternative
    • Inefficient if
    hauling empty
    Rowan

    Reinvestment
    Pitman
    • The SDRP
    encourages
    Underwood
    reinvestment in
    the State’s Cities
    Woodbury and Towns
    • The towns along
    Alternatives
    #3/#4 would
    benefit from rail
    and have a
    development
    pattern
    conducive to
    Conclusion
    • A rail service that would provide reliable
    and efficient service to the large
    population and employment base near the
    existing rail line is essential to future
    growth in the region.
    • Restoring service on the existing rail line
    would reduce congestion within the region
    and encourage reinvestment in existing
    communities.
    • Alternatives #3 and #4 would act to link
    communities and serve as the backbone of
    the region, a concept that is incompatible
    with a commuter-oriented, park and ride

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