Smart Transportation

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Smart Transportation Linking transportation
and land use
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The way we were all trained
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Land Use . Is not our business
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Roadway expansion was our primary weapon against
congestion
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Slide courtesy of Barbara Lawrence, NJ Future
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What we thought would happen
Widen
20-Year Forecast
Capacity
Years
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So we tried
But..
Over the last 20 years Time spent in peak hour
traffic has DOUBLED and Traffic Volume has DOUBLED
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Whats really happening
Congestion
Widen
Congestion
Widen
Traffic
Congestion
Capacity
Years
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Why its happening Sprawl factor
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Why its happening Unconnected System
Slide courtesy of Troy Russ, Glatting Jackson
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Why its happening Separated and spread land
uses
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Smart Transportation Principles
Size state highway to be affordable Network
Connectivity Help Communities With Land Use
Design Balanced Street Design
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The 31 Bypass

• Planned to serve the through traffic
• Offered limited access for the planned land use
  pattern

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Focus on hot spots instead of trying to widen
20 miles of an existing road
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Smart Transportation Principles
Size state highway to be affordable Network
Connectivity Help Communities With Land Use
Design Balanced Street Design
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Lack of street network strings out development
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Rural development in defined places preserves
vistas
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• Local Grid partially created by reshaping
  internal developer roads -- ROADS CONNECT and
  many are paid for by private investment

• Link by link Traffic modeling by NJDOT shows that
  Level of Service almost everywhere on the network
  exceeds the Freeway option (except the Freeway of
  course)

• Communites are revising their Master Plans to
  realign land use more sensibly

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Smart Transportation Principles
Size state highway to be affordable Network
Connectivity Help Communities With Land Use
Design Balanced Street Design
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Existing Suburban
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Proposed Suburban
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Smart Transportation Principles
Size state highway to be affordable Network
Connectivity Help Communities With Land Use
Design Balanced Street Design
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Be a Designer !
Dont just follow the book
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Suburban (Route 31)
Historic Town (Flemington)
Rural (Raritan River)
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Route 202 Transition from Rural to Village
30 mph
35 mph
45 mph
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Closing thoughts
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• Use your engineering skills
• Standards and models are just starting points!

• Use the grid!
• Dont be afraid to go off system

3. If we dont link land use and transportation,
both will fail. Carol Murray,
Commissioner, NHDOT
4. Produce highways that are safe and efficient
for users and acceptable to nonusers and the
environment. AASHTO Green
Book, 1984
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How Can Land Use Measures Break the Cycle?

• Manage the Demand for Vehicle Trips through
  Planning

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NJDOT Smart Transportation Projects
Rt. 17 Corridor
Rt. 57 Scenic Corridor
Rt. 31 Flemington
Rt. 1 Central Jersey
Rt. 29 Downsizing
Rt. 130 Corridor
Rt. 30 Camden
Rt. 9 Lakewood
I-295/38
Rt. 9 Corridor