Copy of NJ T Parking Shortfall; NJCL

NJ Transit Customer

Convenience

Station Accessibility & Parking, 2010 -2017Critical Parking Requirements

The North Jersey Coast Line

Aberdeen-Matawan, NJ1969

Aberdeen-Matawan, NJ

2009

Station Accessibility & Parking

Graphics Legend:

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 Requirements

Station Accessibility & Parking North Jersey Coast Line (Inner) Parking Requirement

The North Jersey Coast Line diverges from the Pennsylvania Railroad’s famed “Broadway”, now known as the ‘Northeast Corridor’ at “Union” (DK Tower) and continues outbound to Bay Head Junction in Ocean County. For N.J. TRANSIT study purposes it has been divided into three segments, all of which have projected parking Requirements. The following five slides address the Requirement on the inner or first segment of the line. Requirement in this segment is greater than 600

This study only addresses the projected parking shortages anticipated because of the opening of the new rail tunnels to the Region’s Core and because of the ‘One Seat Ride’ features brought on by the anticipated arrival of the new Duel Power Locomotives. Other concerns such as ridership gains that would occur from meaningful changes in headway and better inter-modality to provide better, more effective service are not addressed

Station Accessibility & Parking North Jersey Coast Line (Inner) 2017 Parking Requirement

Statistically Projected 2017 Parking Requirements

Inner North Jersey Coast Line

CurrentParking

Available

2017 ProjectedSegmentDemand

2017

Requirement

Avenel 33

Woodbridge 500

Perth Amboy 172

Inner North Jersey Coast Line Total. 705 1318 (613)

• The following slides describe opportunities that would eliminate the projected Requirement and provide a 500 space parking surplus between Avenel and Perth Amboy


Electric Boat Corp.A Division of General

Dynamics Corp NJ-D.E.P. Site

(Woodbridge Township Redevelopment Commission)

Avenel

• Use of Township Redevelopment areas could gain 150-175 spaces

• Avenel Station has only 140 daily boardings

• Possibility of Transit Oriented Development at this site could be investigated

• Feeder Bus Service would increase ridership

• Better service headways would increase ridership

Possible Surface Parking Lot, gain of 75 Spaces

Possible Surface Parking Lots, gain of 100 Spaces


Woodbridge

• Note the proximity to the Turnpike Service Loop, a “Cars Only” vehicle exit to this with a EZ-Pass toll booth could increase ridership by 25 percent (468 new)

• Feeder Bus Service on Green Street, Main Street, Rahway Avenue and Amboy Avenue could be rider incentives as well


Woodbridge Station Parking

A 3 tiered parking deck

over here would Gain 650 spaces


Perth Amboy

• This city needs feeder bus service to both rail stations and BRT stops


• Perth Amboy is redeveloping its waterfront, a Transit Oriented Development Project added to it would enhance the community’s project

Negotiate Share of

Municipal LotGain 50-75

spacesNegotiate Share of Municipal LotGain 15-25 spaces

NJ TRANSIT Parking

Vacant Lot and lightly used

private lot may be available, gain

100 spaces

Station Accessibility & Parking North Jersey Coast Line (Middle) Parking Requirement

The middle segment of the North Jersey Coast Line is both the longest segment of this line and the highest trafficked segment.

There are indications of a large intra and inter county ridership in this area. However, much of that traffic does not park at our facilities.

Much of the segment’s commuter traffic (4,836 riders) do park at our stations.

The segment has a projected parking Requirement greater than 3,000 spaces.

Station Accessibility & Parking North Jersey Coast Line (Middle) 2017 Parking Requirement


Middle North Jersey Coast Line

CurrentParking

Available


2017

Requirement

South Amboy 657

Aberdeen-Matawan 2,101

Hazlet 589

Middletown 1,688

Red Bank 459

Little Silver 517

Monmouth Park 0

Long Branch 331

Middle North Jersey Coast Line Total. 6,342 9808 (3466)

• The following slides describe opportunities that would negate the projected Requirement

Station Accessibility & Parking North Jersey Coast Line (Middle) Parking

Requirement

New South Amboy Station

Old South Amboy Station, used

pending opening of the new station

Clayton Sand & Gravel, Inc.

Amboy Secondary Track

Parking Improvements

• The stations have serious problems that inhibit projected parking, including access traffic patterns

• Redevelopment project, which would have enhanced our efforts, is being delayed

• Feeder bus service connecting Sayreville Township, Parlin and Morgan could enhance ridership

• Enhanced service headways would increase ridership

Former CRRNJ/NY & LB Classification Yard,

currently 250 spaces used for parking.

Improved surfacing and striping could add 50

spaces

Existing NJ Transit Parking 75 spaces)

Will be lost to South Amboy City deal

South AmboySouth Amboy

Proposed access road to Ferry to

New York & Hoboken

Possible alternative to

proposed road to Ferry


• Area needed for this expansion is Company owned

• Expansion of Municipal Parking for Station net spaces gained: 600

NJ TRANSIT vacant R.O.W. Converted to

parking 300 spaces may be gained

Ancestral Railroad (1871), New York & Long Branch(Central Railroad of NJ)


Ancestral Railroads:• Freehold & Atlantic

Highlands RR.• New York & Long

Branch RR.• Central Railroad of New

Jersey

NJ TRANSIT Parking in Matawan

NJ TRANSIT Parking & Station in Aberdeen

NJ TRANSITUndeveloped

lot in Aberdeen

Aberdeen Township

Redevelopment

NJCL ROWNJ TRANSIT

Possible M.O.M.

Alternatives

• Effective redevelopment could gain 1,500 parking spaces

• Freehold-Atlantic Highlands-Long Branch BRT Loop could add ridership

• Matawan Borough & Aberdeen Township Feeder Bus could gain ridership


Hazlet

• Good parking with adequate highway access, 5 minutes to Rt. 35 & 20 minutes from the Garden State Parkway

• Current parking is poorly organized, loss of both parking and revenue occur because of this. Consideration of developing marked spaces (1 & 2) must be given

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2

Red Bank

• Red Bank is a major transportation center for central eastern Monmouth County. This center is served by NJT Buses #’s 831, 832, 833, 834 and 835

• There is a NJT Rail Operations. Storage Yard that is not fully used that could be made into parking

• There are several acquisition and long-term shared use opportunities (*) available

NPossible MOM Alternative

Storage Yard*

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*

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Little Silver, NJ.• Locally obtained information

indicates that the township has plans to resurface the lots and install electronic parking collection systems

• Better management (restriping for increased use) will increase town revenue and available parking as well

• A single deck here would provide said revenue and also reduce train noise for the community adjacent to it

• Could gain 375 spaces


NLong Branch, NJ.

• Area Transit Oriented Redevelopment should be considered

• Consideration should be given to a county wide bus to rail intermodal opportunity study is recommended. This need can be supported by ticketing data reports if required. There is a 15 mile wide belt of densely packed population, needing better service, who would use our trains if offered the opportunity

• Sharing of lots 1 & 2 would gain 75-100 spaces

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Station Accessibility & Parking North Jersey Coast Line (Outer) Parking Requirement

The outer segment of the Coast line has the smallest, per station ridership of any line in this segment. The inner segment of this line has 2,966 riders from only 3 stations while this segment counts 3,141 riders from 9 stations.

The parking Requirement in this segment is projected to be greater than 500, however anticipated gains at the stations in the first half of the segment will negate that.



Outer North Jersey Coast Line

CurrentParking

Available


2017 Requirement

Elberon 222

Allenhurst 95

Asbury Park 65

Bradley Beach 73

Belmar 217

Spring Lake 188

Manasquan 127

Point Pleasant Bch. 169

Bay Head 99

Middle North Jersey Coast Line Total. 1,255 1778 (523)

• The following slides describe opportunities that would eliminate the projected Requirement and provide a 100 space parking surplus between Elberon and Bradley Beach


• Asbury Park is a traditional destination on the Jersey Shore

• It has the position and opportunity to become a major transportation hub

• It is served by 4 buses, #’s 317, 832, 833, 834 and 835. The area needs better and more extensive local bus service

• This station has a high volume of intra-county ridership, enhanced bus service would increase this

• We need to acquire Lots 1 and 2 for our use and to negotiate shared use on Lots A, B and C

• Gain of 400 spaces

Asbury Park

1

2

A

B

C


• Bradley Beach has a beautiful, old, historic station. It has a parking deficit of 3 spaces. There are several reasonable opportunities for expansion, they are detailed on the following slides


Bradley Beach

Parking for 73 Cars, Full Usage

Opportunities to gain 175 – 200 spaces

If we are doing anything here we

must consider high level platforms

Bradley Beach

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