Product No.: 07039
Date Published: 01/2008
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This report documents a transportation study of Mercer Crossings, an economically depressed area located at the intersection of Trenton City, Ewing, and Lawrence. Transportation improvements that would support redevelopment of Mercer Crossings have been identified and analyzed. The study topics derive, in part, from the recommendations of a previous Urban Land Institute study, Mercer County New Jersey: A Strategy for Redevelopment, and have been formulated in close consultation with Mercer County Planning Division, which chairs the study advisory committee. The transportation improvements considered reflect both a traditional focus on efficient traffic movement and a non-traditional concern with transformation of streetscapes. On N. Olden Avenue, intersection improvements to increase the performance and safety of the roadway have been proposed. On Spruce Street, a 4 lane to 3 lane conversion, i.e., road diet, has been evaluated. A proposed new facility, the Calhoun Street Extension (CSE), which is designed to improve the connectivity of the local street network, has also been analyzed. Travel demand on the CSE is modeled using manual traffic assignment. Its other impacts are delineated. Finally, large truck traffic in Mercer Crossings residential neighborhoods is investigated. Data on traffic volume and temporal distribution of trips have been collected at two major trip generators in the study area and several alternate routes are researched.Geographic Area Covered: Ewing Township, Lawrence Township, and Trenton City in Mercer County, New Jersey
Key Words: 4 lane to 3 lane conversion, access, access management, bicycle lane, bicycle route, Calhoun Street Extension, crosswalk, intersection approach, local road network, merge area, mobility, off-ramp, on-street parking, opportunity site, pedestrian phase, pedestrian refuge, redevelopment, solid waste transfer station, split phase, traffic calming, traffic congestion, travel demand, trip generator, truck route.
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- Sarah K Moran (smoran@dvrpc.org)
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