This paper describes how New Jersey Transit, a statewide public transit operator, participated in a project sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) to revise New Jersey's State Highway Access Management Code (access code). The transit operator advocated including public transit requirements in a revised access code as a means of mitigating traffic impacts created by new developments and of improving mobility for transit riders. The paper discusses the problems that led to the transit agency's involvement in the process, conditions under which transit access should be considered, the transit operator's role in the review process, criteria, and suggested transit provisions. The following premises were posited as a rationale for incorporating public transportation requirements into a revised access code: public transportation can effectively be used to improve the efficiency of the state highway system by providing an alternative to single-occupant vehicles and a way to mitigate traffic congestion created by development; developers can take specific actions and incorporate specific features in their projects to facilitate the efficient use of public transportation; the degree to which actions to facilitate the use of public transportation must be incorporated into projects seeking access permits should increase in proportion to the size of the development and the traffic generated. Revisions are still undergoing review by the New Jersey DOT and have not yet been finalized.
Proposal for Incorporating Public Transit Provisions into a State Highway Access Management Code
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board ; 2171 , 1 ; 52-56
01.01.2010
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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