March 9, 2012 BUSINESS ROUTE 1 – BRUNSWICK PIKE LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
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March 9, 2012
BUSINESS ROUTE 1 – BRUNSWICK PIKELAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
AGENDA
• Location• Study Corridor• Vision• Timeline of accomplishments to date• Findings• Current status and next steps• Lessons learned
• Lawrence Township, Mercer County
• Typical of Central New Jersey Suburban
• Focus area is one of three “downtowns”
LOCATION
• Regional context.pdf
REGIONAL CONTEXT
LOCAL CONTEXT
BRUNSWICK TURNPIKE
• Transportation issues– Excessive travel speeds– Limited pedestrian accommodations– Arterial highway design divides community
• Land use issues– Many parcels pre-date zoning– Small, undersized lots– Some industrial sites close to Route 1 Freeway and D&R Canal– Some new development and redevelopment– Stable residential neighborhoods– Walkable elementary school … for some
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
EXISTING ZONING
EXISTING DEVELOPMENT
POTENTIAL GATEWAY?
CORRIDOR VISION
• Leverage redevelopment potential• Propose mixed use• Walkable design to promote pedestrian activity• Emphasize Gateway elements• Slow traffic speeds• Create a “Complete Street” linked to
compatible land use elements
TIMELINE• 1994 – Growth management concept initiated• 1995 – Master Plan update• 1996 – Colonial Heights Civic Assoc. Vision• 1998 – Brunswick Pike Boulevard Study/ KMM TMA• 1998 – Redevelopment Area Report/Schoor DePalma• 1999 – Twp Council resolution designating redevelopment area• 2000 – Township traffic study• 2001 – Community forum/public meeting• 2002 – Student redevelopment visioning study• 2002 – Existing Conditions Study/NJDOT/Vollmer• 2000s – Various properties purchased and assembled• 2003,7 – Brunswick Pike South Vision Plan/Clarke Caton Hintz• 2010 – Concept Development Report/Stantec• 2011 – TCDI grant Redevelopment Plan & Form-based Zoning/CCH• 2011 – Final design contract initiated/Parsons Brinkerhoff• 2014 – TIP estimated start of construction
FINDINGS
• Mismatch between roadway design and function• Traffic data consistently supports need for 4 lanes• Design to link of land use and transportation elements
– Boulevard concept and redevelopment options• Design considerations
– Left turns and medians– On-street parking– Traffic calming– Pedestrian accommodations– Must support redevelopment
• Aesthetics critical concern for Township
CURRENT STATUS
• Final ROW Plans – July 2012• Final Design Plans – January 2013• Advertise – December 2013• Construction – March 2014 to February 2015
LESSONS LEARNED
• Consistent community support and vision• Need to link land use and transportation• Flexibility• Some design details and design exceptions still
under consideration
BOULEVARD CONCEPT
WHITEHEAD ROAD ROUNDABOUT
FORM-BASED ZONING CODES
• DVRPC grant• Redevelopment Plan• Predictability for Township and Developers• Emphasizes aesthetics and physical design as
the organizing principal of redevelopment plan
Peter F. KremerSupervising Transportation PlannerParsons Brinkerhoff, [email protected]
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