North East Jersey

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North East Jersey• Essex• Population: 783,969• Area (square miles): 130 • Census Blocks: 8,751

• Hudson• Population: 634,266• Area (square miles): 62 • Census Blocks: 5,702

• Union• Population: 536,499• Area (square miles): 105• Census Blocks:

* All population and census block data from US Census Bureau, 2010

ORF 467 Fall 2012


Essex County

ORF 467 Fall 2012

North East JerseyEssex County

Source: “Essex County, New Jersey”, Wikipedia


aTaxi Trips

ORF 467 Fall 2012


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aTaxi Trips: Volume

Highest Volume: Newark Central Business District; 144, 696 trips

1, 2, 3: Newark Central Business District4: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center5: Newark Business District/Downtown517: Newark Liberty Airport Highway



This pixel includes the largest volume and corresponds to the central business district of Newark with areas such as:

• New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)• Prudential Center

aTaxi Trips: VolumeDowntown Newark, NJ



Walk Trip - Volume• The 3 highest walk volumes are all located in Newark’s Central Business District



Distance and Time• Cumulative

distribution of aTaxi trips vs. distance

• Cumulative distribution of aTaxi trips vs. time of day


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• All Stands in Essex County

• All Day• CD = 1

Ride Share PotentialNorth East Jersey

Essex County


Ride Share Potential Analysis•Busiest county in NJ• As DD increases, AVO increases

ORF 467 Fall 2012

Newark Central Business District



Hudson CountyHudson County Summary DataItem

ValueArea(sq. miles)

62.31# of pixels generating O_Trips

197Area of pixels

49% “Open Space”

21.4%# of pixels generating 95% of O_Trips 127# of pixels generating 50% of O_Trips 34# of Intra-pixelTrips

60,664# of O_WalkTrips

195,067# of All_O_Trips

2,547,350Average All_O_TripLength

19.2# of O_aTaxiTrips

2,291,619Average O_aTaxiTripLength

11Median O_aTaxiTripLength

9.095% O_aTaxiTripLength

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Origin Trip Volumes

Top 100 Volume Pixels Hudson County Grid

North East JerseyHudson County


aTaxi Trips

ORF 467 Fall 2012



aTaxi: Highest Origin Volume Pixel

Hoboken: 57,680 trips

This area includes downtown Hoboken, a location with several businesses, shopping areas, and transit locations.



aTaxi: 2nd Highest Origin Volume Pixel

Secaucus Junction: 55,618 trips

This area is a highly residential area that also includes Secaucus Junction, the NJ Transit station.



• All Stands in Hudson County



Hudson County


Ride Share Potential Analysis

• Downtown residential area

• High outflow to work

ORF 467 Fall 2012

Downtown Hoboken



Union County

Union County Summary DataItem

ValueArea(sq. miles)

102.86# of pixels generating O_Trips

419Area of pixels

105% “Open Space”

0%# of pixels generating 95% of O_Trips 291# of pixels generating 50% of O_Trips 71# of Intra-pixelTrips

41,466# of O_WalkTrips

179,980# of All_O_Trips

2,723,360Average All_O_TripLength

21.6# of O_aTaxiTrips

2,501,914Average O_aTaxiTripLength

11Median O_aTaxiTripLength

9.595% O_aTaxiTripLength

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Google Earth View

View of Union County with Pixel Grid

Top 100 Trip Volume Pixels

North East JerseyUnion County


aTaxi: Highest Volume Pixel

Elizabeth: 58,017 trips

This location is in downtown Elizabeth, which includes:• Municipal buildings• Public libraries• Local businesses• Retail shopping and

attractions



aTaxi: 2nd Highest Volume Pixel

Elizabeth: 51,293 trips

This location is also in downtown Elizabeth, including the Elizabeth train station.



aTaxi: 3rd Highest Volume Pixel

Port Elizabeth: 43,106 trips

This location is the industrial area associated with Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal.



aTaxi: 4th Highest Volume Pixel

Summit: 33,301 trips

This location is downtown Summit, which includes: • Summit train station• Restaurants • Municipal buildings



aTaxi: 5th Highest Volume Pixel

Clark: 31,537 trips

This location is a large shopping complex in Clark.



aTaxi Trips

ORF 467 Fall 2012



• All Stands in Union County



Union County


Ride Share Potential Analysis• High AVO (average

vehicle occupancy)• Commuters come

to work in Union• Close proximity to

New York

ORF 467 Fall 2012

Elizabeth Train Station



Ride Share Potential Analysis• AVO = 1 • Extremely low

number of origin trips

• Demonstrates importance of temporal distribution

ORF 467 Fall 2012

Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal


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