Route 1 Collaborative Study; Department of Transportation State of New Jersey

updated 09/23/99

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8 Institute
New Transit
Routes

The Situation	Through the Public Involvement Program (both the general public and key area stakeholders) it became clear that there was potential for instituting some new transit routes to better serve the area by providing more direct connections to certain destinations.

The Proposal	Institute the following new routes: -- An extension of the Rutgers University Bus Line from the Livingston/Bush Campuses to the Edison train station, Route 1 and New Brunswick -- Establish a new route on Route 1 from New Brunswick to Rahway -- Establish a new route along Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway from Freehold to the Metropark train station and offices

The Locations	Study Area

The Actions	Conduct a market analysis to determine potential demand; conduct a planning & operational analysis to determine feasibility; partner with appropriate service providers and stakeholders, institute on a selected route on a trail basis; conduct follow up to determine success/failure.

Estimated Annual Cost ($Millions)	$1.7

Overall Traffic Benefits	Low (modeling did not consider routes individually; more detailed analysis for each route is needed to better determine benefits/cost)

Other Impacts and Considerations	Significant undertaking in terms of operations, cost and coordination.

Lead (Sponsor)	NJ Transit

Support	KMM, County, Municipalities, Regional Malls

Possible Funding	FTA, TTF

Estimated Time Frame	Short Term (initial trial); Long Term (other routes)

(Note: this project is being pursued as part of the NJDOT’s Route 1 (Section 7L) project)