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Together 202: Reimagining Complete Communities along a Connecting Corridor Public Workshop #2 March 28, 2013. Section title. Subtitle. What is Together 202? Who is involved? Why are we doing the project? Findings so far Introduce Exercises Break into groups. Tonight. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Together 202: Reimagining Complete Communities along a Connecting CorridorPublic Workshop #2March 28, 2013
Tonight
What is Together 202?Who is involved?Why are we doing the project?Findings so far
Introduce Exercises
Break into groups
WhatWhat is Together North Jersey?
• A planning initiative currently underway in the 13-county North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority region of New Jersey
• In November 2011, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded Together North Jersey a $5 million grant to develop a Regional Plan for Sustainable Development (RPSD)
• Create a comprehensive and balanced plan that invests in the region’s existing communities where housing, jobs, educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities are made more easily accessible to most residents without having to drive to them
What are Local Demonstration Projects?• The LDP is intended to provide technical assistance to local partners
throughout Northern New Jersey to undertake strategic planning activities promoting sustainable and livable, transit-oriented development and advance the broader goals of the RPSD
• Potential LDP projects include a variety of local planning activities to make transit corridors and communities more livable
What
This project proposes to:
1.Foster a working and collaborative network
2.Develop a deep understanding of the Route 202 Corridor
3.Develop a local-driven vision for the corridor
What
Together 202 Scope & Timeline
Phase I: Research & Analysis – Where are we now? Where are we headed?• Review of Master Plans, Studies and Reports• Demographic/economic profiles• Corridor Tour
Phase II: Outreach & Ideas - Where do we want to go?• Focus Groups (Mayors, Transportation, Business)• Community Workshops
Phase III: Implementation Strategies - How do we get there?• Corridor Vision Plan
Together 202 Goals & Objectives
Getting Places Expanding Economic Opportunities
Connect workers, residents and employees to key employment and commercial destinations
through enhanced transit
Make recommendations for existing businesses to capitalize
on transit/corridor improvements
Growing in Place Working Together
Identify target opportunity sites for redevelopment, reinvention
or repositioning
Work closely with state agencies to implement
recommendations
Together 202 Goals & Objectives
Together 202 Goals & Objectives
Keeping Healthy, Safe & Vibrant
Find ways to improve connectivity along the corridor
Who- Project Team:
• Regional Plan Association• The Williams Group• Arup
- Steering Committee: • Somerset County• NORWESCAP• Somerset County Business
Partnership• Hunterdon County Chamber of
Commerce• Raritan Valley Community
College• HART TMA• Ridewise TMA• Flemington Borough
• Trans-Bridge Bus• Hunterdon County • Bridgewater Township• Somerville Borough• Raritan Borough• Branchburg Township• Readington Township• Raritan Township• NJTPA
Why
The Study Area
The Study Area
The Study Area
The 202 Corridor
2035?
KEY FINDINGS
• Steering Committee• Public Workshop• Transportation Round
Table• Business Round Table• Mayors MeetingSome land uses have to change in order for there to be better connectivity and enhanced service
KEY FINDINGS
KEY FINDINGSCENTERS
EDGES
CROSSROADS
RURAL NEIGHBORHOODS
PARKWAY
The Economic Future of the Route 202 CorridorAttracting Business and Development
• Opportunities• Strong MF housing demand• Strong tourism and natural amenities• Scores high for business attraction--
health/pharm, related tech. & quality of life• Highly educated white collar • Strong skills in tech, math, life
sciences and education• Home ownership, Low crime
• Existing Clusters—pharm, environ, life sciences, health care = NJ fastest growing industries
• Issues• Scores low for empty nester housing =
19% below USA average• Corporate Sprawl, limited transit• Vacating Corporate parks• Oversupplied retail and office• Traffic along 202• Young graduates are fastest growing
demo. But demand not met
• Future Vision• Downtown infill empty
nester housing• Imaginative reuse
• Malls• Corporate campus• Big box
• Marketing Plan to Attract business
• Zoning and Incentives to locate businesses in targeted locations
• Linked transit connections Zoning to discourage sprawl
• Comingling nature along the 202 spine
Closing the
GAP1. Foster downtown growth to
support transit/business 2. Support health,
environment and energy businesses as growth opportunities
3. Provide incentives for businesses
4. Keep older baby boomers in downtown & Attract graduating college professionals amenities
5. Maintain downtown densities to support transit
6. Provide convenient intermodal connections
The Exercises
THE EXERCISE
5 Stations
1. Centers
2. Edges (with design studies)
3. Crossroads (with design studies)
4. Rural Neighborhood/Parkway
5. Together North Jersey (Information/comments)
5 Stations
• General Together North Jersey questions
• General Together 202 Questions
• Overall Comments
5 Stations
5 Stations
CENTERS. EDGES. CROSSROADS. RURAL/PARKWAY.
5 Stations
CENTERS. EDGES. CROSSROADS. RURAL/PARKWAY.
5 StationsEDGES. CROSSROADS.
5 Stations
CENTERS. RURAL/PARKWAY.
At Each Station – 15 minutes
1. Facilitator overview (5 minutes)
2. Interview your neighbor (6 minutes)
1. What you like
2. What you would change/how
3. Group discussion (2 minutes)
4. Post your neighbor’s ideas and move to next station (2 minutes)
First Stop
1. Centers
2. Edges
3. Crossroads
4. Rural Neighborhood/Parkway
5. Together North JerseyT