Term Paper ORF 467 December 2, 2007

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1 Term Paper ORF 467 December 2, 2007

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3 i Summary Put in some sort of summary now.

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5 Chapter 1 Executive Summary Write the Executive Summary here. 1

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7 Chapter 2 Summary of Findings Write Summary here. 3

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9 Chapter 3 Somerset County Chao Lu & CC Ouyang Monday December 3, 2007 ORF467 Transportation Overview of Somerset County, New Jersey (??) Somerset County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population was 297,490. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Somerset County has the seventh-highest per capita income of any U.S. county, based on per capita income. Somerset County was created on May 14, 1688, from portions of Middlesex County. Somerset County is adjacent to the following counties: Morris County, New Jersey - north Union County, New Jersey - east Middlesex County, New Jersey - southeast Mercer County, New Jersey - south Hunterdon County, New Jersey - west Geography (??) According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 790 km2 (305 sq mi). 789 km2 (305 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km2 (0 sq mi) of it (0.12%) is water. Like neighboring Middlesex County, CitySomerset is divided into northern and southern halves by the Raritan River. However, unlike its eastern neighbor that results in distinctly different topography: the northern half is quite hilly, characteristic of North Jersey, while south of the river is mostly flat, similar to Central Jersey. The Cityhigh point is on Mine Mountain in Bernardsville, at approximately 860 feet (262 m) above sea level; the lowest point is just above sea level on the Raritan at the Middlesex County line. Municipalities (??) The following is a list of the municipalities in Somerset County, and their locations are marked on the map: 5

10 6 CHAPTER 3. SOMERSET COUNTY Index Name Index Name 1 Bernardsville 12 Rocky Hill 2 Peapack and Gladstone 13 Montgomery Township 3 Far Hills 14 Franklin Township 4 Watchung 15 Hillsborough Township 5 North Plainfield 16 Branchburg Township 6 Bound Brook 17 Bridgewater Township 7 South Bound Brook 18 Warren Township 8 Manville 19 Green Brook Township 9 Somerville 20 Bernards Township 10 Raritan 21 Bedminster Township 11 Millstone Land Use description -Employment

11 7 Annual payroll ($1000) Description 1 EstablishmentSales, receipts, or shipments ($1000) Paid employees Mining Utilities Construction Manufacturing Wholesale trade Retail trade Transportation & warehousing Information Finance & insurance Real estate & rental &leasing Professional, scientific, & technical services Management of companies & enterprises Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service Educational services Health care & social assistance Arts, entertainment, & recreation Accommodation & food services Other services (except public adminis- tration) - Primary and secondary Education

12 8 CHAPTER 3. SOMERSET COUNTY Name 2 USGS Map Latitude Longitude Adamsville School Bound Brook Alma White College Bound Brook Branchburg School Raritan Camplain Road School Bound Brook Central School Chatham East End School Chatham Fairview School Raritan Far Hills Day School Bernardsville Green Knoll School Raritan Hamilton School New Brunswick Harrison School Plainfield Hillsborough School Raritan Lafayette School Bound Brook LaMonte School Bound Brook Liberty School Raritan Morris School Bound Brook Mount Saint Marys Chatham Academy New Jersey Neuropsychiatric Institute Rocky Hill North Plainfield High Plainfield School Pine Grove Manor School New Brunswick Project School Bound Brook Roosevelt School Bound Brook Saint Joseph School Bound Brook Smalley School Bound Brook Somerset School Plainfield Stony Brook School Plainfield

13 2000 CENSUS DATA 3 SOMERSET COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Population 25 and older High school graduates (includes equivalency) Some college, or associate s degree Bachelor s degree Master s, professional or doctorate degree SCHOOL EN- ROLLMENT Population 3 years and over enrolled in school CitySomerset NJ US Number 204,343 Number Pct Pct Pct 43, , , , Number 76,743 Number Pct Pct Pct 12, Preschool and kindergarten Grades , College 14, Higher education Raritan Valley Community College CitySomerville, StateNJ PostalCode08876 Enrollment: 6,498 (as of October 1, 2007)

14 10 CHAPTER 3. SOMERSET COUNTY -Housing

15 2000 CENSUS DATA 5 SOMERSET COUNTY HOUSING UNITS Total housing units RENTER- OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS Renter-occupied housing units Number 112,023 NJ 11 US Number Pct Pct Pct 24, Number Number Number Average number of household members Average number of rooms Average number of vehicles Median year structure was built Median year householder moved in Median rent ($) Median rent asked for vacant units ($) Rent includes utilities Rent as a pct of household revenue OWNER- OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS Owner-occupied housing units Number Pct Pct Pct 3, Number Number Number Number Pct Pct Pct 84, Number Number Number Average number of household members Average number of rooms Average number

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17 13 Description of existing Transit Service in the County and Web sources for transit information PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN & AROUNDCitySOMERSET COUNTY, StateN.J. 6 Public Transportation NEW JERSEY TRANSIT Somerset County is served primarily by NJ Transit bus and rail lines. NJ Transit Rail Service The Raritan Valley Line offers service east to CityHoboken, Newark/NYC Penn Stations, from stops in the central part of the county, west to CityHigh Bridge, StateNJ. The Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex Line provides service to CityHoboken, StateNJ, and Penn Station, NY, through the Midtown Direct rail connection. Service is provided from stops in the northern part of the county directly to Penn Station, NY, and ferry or PATH service to various points in CityManhattan from CityHoboken NJ Transit Bus Service 1. New Jersey Transit 117 Express provides service from CitySomerville to the Port Authority in NYC. 2. New Jersey Transit 65/66 bus from Bridgewater Commons to CityNewark has stops through the eastern/central part of the county. 3. New Jersey Transit 114 bus runs from Bridgewater Commons to the Port Authority in NYC through eastern portions of the county. 4. New Jersey Transit 605 bus serves addressstreetorchard Road in Montgomery Twp. to Quakerbridge Mall in Lawrence Twp. 5. Plainfield Transit 822 bus runs from North Plainfield to CityPlainfield, with stops at major regional facilities and the Watchung Square Mall. 6. New Jersey Transit 884 Wheels bus serves Somerville Borough west to CityClinton, with stops at Raritan Valley Community College, the Bridgewater Commons Mall, industrial parks, Whitehouse Rail Station and the Clinton Park/Ride. 7. New Jersey Transit 986 Wheels bus runs from the CitySummit rail station to the CityPlainfield rail station, serving major employment sites in New Providence, Berkeley Heights and CitySummit. OTHER REGIONAL BUS SERVICE CityLakeland Buslines operates service from the northern part of the county to the Port Authority in NYC.

18 14 CHAPTER 3. SOMERSET COUNTY Trans Bridge Lines goes east to the Port Authority in StateNew York and Kennedy International Airport, from Branchburg Township and west to CityBethlehem, StatePa Susquehanna Trailways Bus Lines from central StatePennsylvania to NYC, with stops in Somerset County. Suburban Transit StateNew York Express. Service from Princeton through southeastern Somerset County to the New York Port Authority Bus Terminal via Route 27. OTHER LOCAL BUS SERVICE Suburban Transit Local Service. Service to Princeton from southeastern portions of Somerset County along Rt. 27. Also stops at Middlesex Mall in South Plainfield and the Dunellen rail station. Martz Trailways. Service east to the Port Authority in NYC, and west to central/eastern portions of StatePennsylvania. DASH (addressstreetdavidson Avenue Shuttle). Serves businesses along the Davidson Avenue corridor in the Somerset section of Franklin Twp. Travels through Bridgewater, Bound Brook, South Bound Brook and Somerset with stops at the Bridgewater Promenade and Commerce Ballpark, Bound Brook and New Brunswick rail stations and at businesses including National Telephone Directory, Holiday Inn, Phillips Lighting, Merrill Lynch, ATT, Merck and hotels located along Davidson Avenue. SCOOT Bus Service. Somerset County s SCOOT buses provide transportation to and from Hillsborough, Manville, CitySomerville, CityBridgewater, Bedminster and Bound Brook for only $1.50 per trip. The commuter shuttle connects the residential areas of Hillsborough, Manville, CitySomerville and CityBridgewater with popular work destinations, including the County complex in CitySomerville, Bridgewater Commons Mall, Somerset Corporate Center, Aventis and AT&T in CityBridgewater and Bedminster. The commuter shuttle operates from 6 to 9:30 a.m. and 3 to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. Connections to other buses can be made in downtown CitySomerville. The commuter shuttle stops at the Somerville Rail Station (Raritan Valley Line) on both its north and south routes. The midday shuttle runs a loop from CityBridgewater, CitySomerville, Hillsborough, Manville and Bound Brook between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. Popular destinations and pick-up points along the route include Bridgewater Commons Mall, senior housing at Centerbridge I and addressstreetii and One Mountain Avenue, Hillsborough Promenade, Wal-Mart, and Bridgewater Promenade. RIDESHARING Ridewise of Raritan Valley,

19 15 the local Transportation Management Association (TMA), provides local ridesharing information HIGHWAYS Interstate Highways include I-78 and I-287 providing regional access to CityNewark, StateNew York City and eastern StatePennsylvania. State Highways 22, 27, 28, 202 and 206 provide access to points within and outside Somerset County. AIRPORTS The County has three general aviation airports located in the north, central and southern portions of Somerset County. Central Jersey Regional Airport. Manville. Rentals, rides, instruction Princeton Airport. addressstreetus Hwy. 206, Montgomery Twp. Air taxi service, rentals, sightseeing rides, instruction. Somerset Airport Airport Rd., Bedminster. Charters, corporate contracts, instruction. A fourth airport is located in neighboring Hunterdon County: Solberg Airport addressstreetthor Solberg Rd., Readington Twp. Authorized Cessna Pilot Center and Service Center. Instruction, maintenance, rentals and Discovery Flights. Annual Balloon Festival in July.

20 16 CHAPTER 3. SOMERSET COUNTY 2000 CENSUS DATA 7 SOMERSET COUNTY TRANSPORTATION TO WORK Workers 16 and over NJ US Number Number Number 151,284 Number Pct Pct Pct 6, Public transportation Car, truck, van 135, or motorcycle Walk 2, Work at home 5, COMMUTING TIME Number Number Number Average travel time to work (minutes) Average travel time to work using public transportation Average travel time to work using other transportation

21 17 Means of transportation to work 8 1. Drove a car alone: 123,557 (82%) 2. Carpooled: 12,107 (8%) 3. Bus or trolley bus: 1,565 (1%) 4. Streetcar or trolley car: 18 (0%) 5. Subway or elevated: 288 (0%) 6. Railroad: 4,167 (3%) 7. Ferryboat: 6 (0%) 8. Taxi: 134 (0%) 9. Motorcycle: 68 (0%) 10. Bicycle: 334 (0%) 11. Walked: 2,409 (2%) 12. Other means: 1,193 (1%) 13. Worked at home: 5,438 (4%) 8 County-NJ.html

22 18 CHAPTER 3. SOMERSET COUNTY seewebsiteinfootnoteforworkinglinks: Notable locations in this county outside city limits: 9 Notable locations in Somerset County: Stone House (A), Falcon Camp (B), Finderne Station (C), Hillsborough Country Club (D), Spooky Brook Golf Course (E), Roycefield Station (F), Bedens Brook Country Club (G), Belle Mead Station (H), Penn Brook Golf Course (I), Bunker Hill Golf Course (J), Camp Agnes DeWitt (K), Camp Sunshine (L), Northover Camp (M), Green Knoll Golf Course (N), Washington Camp Ground (O), Warren Township Municipal Building Complex (P), Raritan Valley Country Club (Q), Pine Brook Country Club (R), Ralph Reeve Cultural Center (S), United States Equestrian Team Training Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Somerset Shopping Center (??), Bridgewater Commons Shopping Center (??). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Somerset County include: Saint Mark s Episcopal Church (A), Holy Trinity Catholic Church (B), Ascension Church (C), Franklin Church (D), Six Mile Run Reformed Church (E), Solid Rock Church (F), South Branch Reformed Church (G), Springdale United Methodist Church (H), Trinity United Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mount Horeb United Methodist Cemetery (??), Mount Bethel 9 County-NJ.html

23 Cemetery (??), CityMillington Baptist Churchyard (??), South Middlebush Cemetery (??), Saint Joseph Cemetery (??), Saint Bernards Roman Catholic Cemetery (??), Sacred Heart Cemetery (??). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Sunset Lake (A), Washington Valley Reservoir (B), Osborn Pond (C), Bridgepoint Lake (D), Spooky Brook Pond (E), East Branch Reservoir (F), Sylvan Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Back Brook (A), Beden Brook (B), Macs Brook (C), River Brook (D), Penns Brook (E), Roaring Brook (F), Rock Brook (G), Indian Grove Brook (H), Fox Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Somerset County include: StateDelaware and Raritan Canal State Park (??), StateDelaware and Raritan State Park (??), North Branch Park (??), Sourland Mountain County Preserve (??), Lord Sterling Park (??), Duke Island Park (??), Quail Brook Park (??), Montgomery Park (??), Warrenbrook Park (??). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Zarapheth Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map 19