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Show Sipptrt Muieipalities Wit Wsi ta Refine Centers Craeept aid Madify mug aid Master Plais - Most of the centers identified by the Forum coincide with New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan centers. The Forum should work with the New Jersey Office of Smart Growth to encourage and assist the municipalities to comply with the State Plan thereby encouraging "Smart Growth." This may entail modifying zoning and master plans. PrevHe Teeiiieal Smart ta MiUcipaities Shewing tie Relationship Between laid ise, Traffic Ciigestisn, aid TraiSitIppartnides - Municipalities will not arbitrarily modify their zoning and master plans to support "Smart Growth" and transit unless there is a clearly perceived benefit. To build support for the Forum's vision, and to encourage the requisite changes, the Forum will continually need to educate the public and elected officials to what the future will look like without a balanced approach to congestion mitigation. If He BUT Proves Vfalle aid ai JUignmeit Has Ben Identified, Wart witJi MuJcipalHes aid Bevelapers ta Preserve tke Rigbt-tf-Way fir tke BRT - There is intense competition both within New Jersey and throughout the United States for communities to receive funding for new transit lines. Actively preserving right-of-way for the alignment demonstrates Central Jersey's commitment to implementing a BRT, an important factor in determining where transit money is invested. Greater Mercer TMA's BRT study is an excellent example how the region, working with major developers, can begin preserving right-of-way. Given the rate of development along the US 1 corridor, without an active right-of-way preservation program, the opportunity for transit on its own exclusive right-of-way will eventually be foreclosed. Action Agenda and Responsibilities The following is a list of immediate activities that the forum can undertake to begin advancing the above agenda. Fortunately, many of the items have already been initiated. ACTION ITEM Identify and advocate changes to New Jersey's land use legislation Obtain funding for continuing Central Jersey Transportation Forum Initiate further analysis of BRT potential Continue efforts to advance all Highway II projects Development of train station feeder services To enable cost-effective comparison, determine capital and operating costs needed to advance highway and transit improvements at the scenario level RESPONSIBILITY STATUS Legislative Committee On-going DVRPC, NJTPA, NJDOT In discussion New Jersey Transit, Greater Mercer TMA Modeling in progress, Greater Mercer TMA study NJDOT, NJTA On-going Private/public sectors DVRPC, NJDOT, New Jersey Transit On-going, needs to find new funding sources Not yet initiated |
