Trans-Hudson Commuting Capacity Study

On October 22, 2015, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s (PANYNJ) Board of Commissioners authorized a Trans-Hudson Commuting Capacity Study (the Capacity Study) to evaluate a range of strategies for meeting and managing the anticipated increases in trans-Hudson commuter demand to 2040, to inform its deliberations on conceptual planning for replacement of the Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT). The fundamental premise of the Capacity Study is that the transportation network that accommodates trans-Hudson commuter demand is an integrated system, as opposed to a series of stand-alone corridors, facilities, and services. Accordingly, the Capacity Study provides an updated overview of that system that takes into account potential investments in physical transportation infrastructure, operational changes to existing transit services, implementation of emerging technologies, and modifications to public policy – and the prospects for their implementation in the timeframe for planning and implementing a PABT replacement project. The Capacity Study encompasses a number of technical memoranda responsive to the PANYNJ Board’s Resolution, informed in part by an April 2016 day-long workshop including representatives of concerned agencies, transportation planners, and technology experts. The project team held working meetings focused on PABT and Lincoln Tunnel corridor operations, and reached out to agencies involved in trans-Hudson rail service planning, ferry operators, and Manhattan employers to inform its research. Taken together, these efforts comprise the Capacity Study findings and form the basis for its recommendations. The findings are discussed in this report and the technical memoranda are included as Appendices A through E.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.panynj.gov/about/pdf/Trans-Hudson_Commuting_Capacity_Study-Summary_Report_9-21-16.pdf
• Record URL:
  • http://www.panynj.gov/about/pdf/Trans-Hudson_Commuting_Capacity_Study-All_Appendices_9-21-16.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Appendices are a separate document at the provided URL.
• Corporate Authors:

  WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

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  Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

  225 Park Avenue South
  New York, NY  United States  10003
• Publication Date: 2016-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Summary Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 32p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus terminals; Commuters; Commuting; Multimodal transportation; Policy; Public transit; Recommendations; Technological innovations; Transportation corridors; Transportation planning; Travel demand
• Geographic Terms: New York Metropolitan Area
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01614877
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 25 2016 10:05AM