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Subregional Studies

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Summary of Subregional Studies: Fiscal Year 2010-2011
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(Hard copies available on request)

Full final reports below.

Subregional Study Program provides two-year grants on a competitive basis to the 13 counties and two cities represented on the NJTPA Board.

The program is designed to help counties and cities develop transportation improvement strategies rooted in the NJTPA’s Regional Transportation Plan. Ultimately, the program aims to generate project concepts ready for further development or implementation consistent with regional planning goals.

New Projects - FY2012-2013: Subregional Studies

The following are some of the studies that will be paid for by through NJTPA grants and a 20 percent local match. Studies will begin July 1, 2011. Further details of these studies can be found in the Unified Planning Work Program, Volume III (PDF file).

  • Bergen County: River Road/Hudson Waterfront Corridor Strategy, A Phase 2 Study. $460,000. Will develop concepts for improvements to mobility, accessibility, safety and quality-of-life along the River Road Corridor in Edgewater and Fort Lee, Bergen County, building upon a previous subregional study.
  • Essex County Comprehensive Transportation Plan, $350,000. The first update to the county’s transportation plan since 1984.
  • Hudson County/Jersey City: Jersey City/Journal Square/Bayonne BRT Study, $250,000. Will study the feasibility of bus rapid transit (BRT) service in Bayonne and Jersey City using existing rights-of-way.
  • Jersey City: Liberty State Park Circulator Cost-Benefit Analysis, $220,000. Will analyze a range of options for mass transit service to serve destinations in Liberty State Park and nearby residential developments and businesses in Jersey City.
  • Jersey City: Morris Canal Greenway Plan, $220,000. Will prepare a plan for a bicycle and pedestrian path in Jersey City along the former Morris Canal route.
  • Middlesex County: Update of the Transportation Plan Element of the Middlesex County Comprehensive Master Plan, $100,000. The first update of the plan since 1999.
  • Morris County: Route 124 Corridor Transit Access Improvement Study, $375,000. Will study options for improving transit access to the Convent, Madison and Chatham rail stations in Morris County.
  • Passaic County: Heritage Tourism Plan, $200,000. Circulation and wayfinding plan for Passaic County’s historic and scenic byways identified in the Passaic County Master Plan Transportation Element Update, Moving Passaic County.


  • Somerset County: Using Access and Mobility Improvements to Support Redevelopment Opportunities in Somerset County, $300,000. Analysis of transportation services needed to accommodate and spur redevelopment

FY 2011-2012 Subregional Studies

Warren County Morris Canal 25-Year Action Plan Final Report (PDF 13 MB)

  • Appendix A - Maps and Appendices (PDF 196 MB)
  • Appendix B - New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection-Historic Preservation Office of New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places (PDF 70 KB)
  • Appendix C - Meeting Minutes and List of Attendees (PDF 2 MB)
  • Appendix D - Volunteer Group Promotional Material and Information Examples (872 KB)
  • Appendix E - Recommendations from the Master Plans for Lock 7 West and Plane 9 West (197 KB)
  • Appendix F - Complete List of Opportunities and Constraints (188 KB)
  • Appendix G  - Model Ordinance (39 KB)
  • Appendix H - Morris Canal Survey Index (67 KB)
  • Appendix I - Land Owner Survey Results (93 KB)
  • Appendix J - Rail-Trails and Liability (606 KB)
  • Appendix K - Recommendations Master Matrix (316 KB)
  • Appendix L - Additional Canal Related Sources (65 KB)
  • Maps (PDF 44 MB)

FY 2010-2011 Subregional Studies

The following are final reports for FY 2010-2011 funded studies. A summary publication highlighting the studies is also available (pdf):

 

FY 2008-2009 Subregional Studies

Summary of Subregional Studies FY 2008-2009
(PDF 33MB)

 

 

Full Reports

For FY 2008-2009, $2.4 million was allocated to the 12 studies listed below.

 

FY 2006-2007 Subregional Studies

The following are the completed studies for which $2.3 million was allocated during Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007. This link provides access to a report containing an introduction, index, and abstracts of these studies (pdf file link here).

  • Bergen County: Designing for Access and Mobility at Candidate Locations Along The Kinderkamack Road/Pascack Valley Intermodal Corridor - $130,000

  • Hudson County/Jersey City: Hudson County Regional Bus Circulation and Infrastructure Study - $200,000

  • Jersey City Waterfront Access and Circulation Study - $220,000

  • Middlesex County: Route 18 Corridor Pedestrian Safety and Transit Enhancement in Old Bridge, New Park and Ride, and Commuter Shuttle Service - $80,000

  • Monmouth County: State Route 79 Corridor Study - $225,500

  • Morris County: Safe Routes to School Study and Pilot Program - $181,250

  • Passaic County: Development of Comprehensive Community Transportation Plan - $125,000

  • Passaic County: “Great Falls”/ Paterson Hamburg Turnpike Corridor Improvement Plan - $223,500

  • Somerset County: West Trenton Line Station Area Design Study - $145,000

  • Somerset County: Advancing Intermodal Freight Opportunities Within Central Somerset County – $189,000

  • Union County: Countywide Comprehensive Bicycle Master Plan - $150,000

  • Union County: Freight Access Study Between Port Elizabeth and Tremley Point - $250,000

 

Past Completed Studies

Subregional Studies Program FY 2004-2005 - Completed Studies - This link provides access to abstracts of these studies.

FY 1999-2003 Subregional Supportive Tasks and Technical Studies - Completed Studies- This link provides access to a list of planning studies funded by the NJTPA during FY 1999-2003 and to a report providing abstracts of these studies.