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Southern New Jersey is a vast and complex region. At one of the agency’s Camden facilities, NJ TRANSIT presenters describe the experiences of planners who implement major changes across the network.
Begin by discussing the reconstruction of Camden's Walter Rand Transportation Center amid the city’s substantial growth and ongoing social and economic challenges. Learn how NJ TRANSIT introduced zero-emissions electric buses to its fleet and how planners and operations leaders addressed key issues like service range and maintenance throughout the winter.
Conclude with a discussion of the opportunities and trade-offs NJ TRANSIT faced in redesigning South Jersey's local bus network, including a community engagement process that helped shape the revamped network plan. Focus on equity considerations, public and stakeholder engagement, using emerging data sources to drive network design, and potentially deploying on-demand microtransit options in areas that are difficult to serve with traditional fixed-route transit.
Participants may apply NJ TRANSIT's strategies to guide major capital upgrades of legacy transit facilities, address the challenges posed by bus electrification in a temperate climate, and successfully engage with communities to redesign bus networks to meet emerging travel demand.
Workshop attendees walk approximately two miles.
Learning Objectives:
Recognize challenges associated with renewing a major transportation hub in a diverse, changing community.
Identify strategies to successfully integrate zero-emissions buses into a large transit fleet in a temperate climate.
Identify the trade-offs and challenges associated with redesigning a bus network in a complex service area with a large transit-dependent population and varied built environment.
