The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in January 2003 concluded a study designed to help the State of New Jersey harness growing international trade and redevelop abandoned and underutilized industrial sites in and around the port of northern New Jersey. The ground-breaking study provided the foundation for subsequent "Portfield" initiatives in New Jersey and elsewhere in the country.
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Case Study Executive Summaries
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Project Update Newsletter
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Draft- State of the Market
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Phase II - Project Update
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| Phase I - Final Report (4-24-01) |
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Market Analysis
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Maps (416k): PDF
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Final Report on Regional Warehousing
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| Workshop Press Release (10-2-00) |
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The three-year, federally funded study examined ways to transform fallow industrial properties – known as brownfields – into productive, tax-paying facilities to allow the region to reap maximum economic benefits from rapidly increasing international trade. At the same time, the study looked at ways to steer this flow of goods to avert further congestion on the region’s already heavily traveled transportation network.
The final report offered a series of recommendations that mesh well with New Jersey's Smart Growth agenda. Among other objectives, the recommendations call for the state to achieve comprehensive planning for brownfields reuse in the port district, explore new financing options for transportation infrastructure, reduce the storage of empty freight containers on prime land, offer improved technical assistance to municipalities and make brownfields redevelopment less burdensome process for developers.
The study shows that there is tremendous potential value in thousands of acres of brownfields sites adjacent to the port, airport and rail terminals. These sites can be used for warehouses and distribution centers, diverting traffic from regional highways. The final report includes analyses of several case study sites, including properties in Carlstadt, Carteret, Elizabeth/Linden, Kearny and Newark.
Northern New Jersey has the largest port on the Atlantic Coast and is located in one of the world’s richest consumer markets. Excellent highway and rail connections to inland markets serve the port district, which also boasts one of the major air cargo facilities at Newark Liberty International Airport.
The study examines how transportation, environmental and real estate concerns affect prospects for redevelopment at different brownfield sites. These factors were examined in detail for each of the case study sites.
The project was funded under the federal Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot (TCSP) program administered by the US Department of Transportation. Phase I of the project was awarded a $700,000 grant under this program. An additional appropriation by Congress of $700,000 underwrote Phase II.
A Steering Committee of public agencies provided guidance on project activities. This committee was composed of the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, the NJ Department of Transportation, the NJ Office of State Planning, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and the NJ Commerce & Economic Growth Commission.
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