Resilient NJ – Northeastern New Jersey Region
As a subconsultant to Arcadis, TYLin is leading the transportation element for this effort with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).
The team is developing a regional resilience and adaptation action plan for the Northeastern New Jersey region in coordination with a team of stakeholders that includes representatives from Jersey City, Newark, Hoboken, Bayonne, Hudson County, Hopes Cap Inc., and Ironbound Community Corporation. Dashboards and online resources are also being developed for the public.
For the action plan, the team is assessing climate change vulnerabilities and engaging with communities (with a focus on socially vulnerable populations) to develop a resilience and adaptation vision, prioritize alternative scenarios, and identify implementation pathways. TYLin has inventoried existing transportation facilities including roadways, light and heavy rail, and ferries. Bus routes and bicycle lanes were also inventoried and mapped. In addition to these inventories, census data was obtained to analyze commuter patterns and flows within the region.