NJ Transit Customer

Convenience

Station Accessibility & Parking, 2010 -2017Critical Parking ShortfallsThe Northeast Corridor

Penn's Station Newark; 1967

Penn's Station Newark; 2009

Station Accessibility & Parking

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Used herein after:

NJ Transit Property

Consideration for acquisition needed

Negotiation for Emergency Parking needed

Proposed NJ Transit Stations, structures

Shared Use Facilities

Negotiation for shared use needed

Private Lots Used

Station Accessibility & Parking

• Middle Northeast Corridor; 8,255 spaces

• North Jersey Coast Line; 4,602 spaces

• Raritan Valley Line; 2,137 spaces

• Inner Montclair-Boonton Line; 1,063 spaces

2017 Critical Parking Shortfalls

Station Accessibility & ParkingMiddle Northeast Corridor 2017 Parking Shortfall

The parking shortfall in the Middle Northeast Corridor is a ancestral structural consideration dating from the NJ Transit’s predecessors, the Pennsylvania, Jersey Central, Lehigh Valley and Reading Railroads. They provided saturation level services on four closely located corridors; NJT serves only two of those corridors requiring more densely located customer conveniences.

Metro Park

Jersey Avenue

Station Accessibility & ParkingMiddle Northeast Corridor 2017 Parking Shortfall

Statistically Projected 2017 Parking Shortfalls 

Middle North East Corridor

CurrentParking

Available 

2017 ProjectedSegmentDemand 2017 Shortfall 

Metropark 3,718    

Metuchen 1,498    

Edison 355    

New Brunswick 735    

Jersey Avenue 1,462    

Middle North East Corridor Totals 7,768 16023 (8,255)

• The following slides describe opportunities that would eliminate the projected shortfall and provide a 1,000 space parking surplus between Princeton Junction and Metro Park.

Station Accessibility & ParkingMiddle Northeast Corridor Parking Shortfall

• Demand growth exceeding 100% by 2017 is expected, decking lot 3 (162 Spaces) is needed, each deck added would gain approximately 130 spaces e.g. 4 decks would total 685 spaces

Metropark

Station Accessibility & ParkingMiddle Northeast Corridor Parking Shortfall

 

• Given the anticipated growth, consideration must be given to getting lot 7 decked (2 levels) could add 1500 spaces. Transit Oriented Development at this location could also, because of it’s proximity to the Cranford, Garwood and Plainfield Stations (Only 9.8 miles/15-18 minutes) reduce the 250 space parking shortfall on the RVL

Metuchen

Station Accessibility & ParkingMiddle Northeast Corridor Parking Shortfall

 

• The Liberty Corridor Project, which is fast-tracked, will add 450-475 spaces

• Consideration of further expansion at this site should be delayed pending the completion and assessment of the Liberty Corridor Project’s effect

Edison

Station Accessibility & ParkingMiddle Northeast Corridor Parking Shortfall

 

• New Brunswick, like Metro Park, is a shared asset with AMTRAK. Most AMTRAK passengers, according to the AMTRAK Travel Office, are not Park n’ Ride customers

• New Brunswick is a highly urbanized area, expansion opportunities. consideration must be given to the possible loss of Lots 1 and 2 to redevelopment

• There are more than 6,000 boarding riders at this station; in spite of the parking difficulties, service cannot be disrupted

New Brunswick

Station Accessibility & ParkingMiddle Northeast Corridor Parking Shortfall

Jersey Avenue

• Consideration of adapting this situation to our needs. If we eliminate lots 3 and 4 deck lot 2 and add 3 new decks, converting this to a full station stop with all amenities we could gain 4,000 new spots

• The continued availability of the New Brunswick City parking is questionable. Uncertain redevelopment plans there encourage expansion of Jersey Avenue facilities. Reassessment of the Jersey Avenue portions of the NEC schedule maybe warranted

• Mr. Viscardi, of this agency has developed a concept plan (2008) that could be adopted as is or expanded to add the required parking for 2017

Station Accessibility & ParkingMiddle Northeast Corridor Parking Shortfall

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Current facility, add deck, 500 spaces, access is from Jersey

Avenue, add high level platforms and ADA access

New 3 tier deck 1,000 spaces, access from Kilmer Avenue

Connector mall

A new Jersey Avenue Station

New 3 tier deck, 600 spaces access from Kilmer Avenue

New 4 tier deck, 1,200 spaces, access from Jersey Avenue

New access roads and traffic signals will be

necessary

Station Accessibility & ParkingMiddle Northeast Corridor Parking Shortfall

Existing Surface Lot

Proposed four deck Parking Garage

Factory (Private)

Acquisition Recommended

Proposed four deck Parking Garage

Proposed four deck Parking Garage

Single deck over

Proposed new Jersey Avenue Station,

Platforms &Pedestrian cross over

Proposal Adds 2,300 Spaces

Jersey Avenue

New access roads and traffic signals will be

necessary

Station Accessibility & ParkingMiddle Northeast Corridor Parking Shortfall

Princeton Junction

1275’

• While not actually part of the Middle of the NEC, the opportunities offered are exceptional

• Proposed area is owned by the State and exceeds 1,000,000 S/F

• Propose a three and a half level deck 450’ x 600’ (270,000 S/F) with parking for 3500 cars, 145,000 S/F for T.O.D. (Shops, a four star restaurant, a police sub-station [NJT-PD, AMTRAK-PD & W. Windsor Township. PD], a BRT Stop and an Emergency Medical Helipad

• Deck height(s): Level-0, 15.00’ for BRT operations, some RV Parking and Transit Mall; Level- 2, 12.00 Feet Pickups, cars etc; Level-3, 9.00’ cars only; Half level (Top), Police, Helipad

1155’

1375’

Proposed BRT Route

Proposed Parking Deck