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TRANSPORTATION IN WESTFIELD TOWN, NJ I N T R O T O G I S 5 9 1 - 5 . 2 . 1 2 D A N I E L T U R N E R

OVERVIEW □ Background: □ History □ Location □ Demographics □ Land Use: □ 2002 □ 2007 □ Changes □ Contaminated Sites □ Downtown and Transit: □ Land Use □ Amenities □ Accessibility Westfield Train Station

BACKGROUND

HISTORY □ Downtown settled in 1664 as part of Elizabethtown Tract. □ Westfield Township formed in 1794 □ Railroad station built in 1838 □ The Town of Westfield was incorporated in 1903 □ Town served by NJ Transit Raritan Valley rail line. Source: Westfieldnj.com Westfield Train Station

LOCATION 3% 9% 5% Union County 22% Other Counties 61% Source: O 0 5 10 20 30 40 Miles 2010 U.S. Census

LOCATION 1% 2% 6% 3% 88% 0 0.5 1 2 3 4 O Miles Source: 2010 U.S. Census

WESTFIELD, NJ ORTHOPHOTOGRAPHY: 2007 Elm Street at Broad Street

DEMOGRAPHICS

DEMOGRAPHICS Union County Population: 2010 Census 536,499 Westfield Town Population: 2010 Census 30,316

DEMOGRAPHICS Source: U.S. Census Bureau

DEMOGRAPHICS Source: U.S. Census Bureau

DEMOGRAPHICS Education Attainment Westfield Town Highest Degree Percentage Less than HS 4.2% High School/ Some College 25.3% Associates 10.9% Bachelor’s 36.0% Graduate+ 30.3% Union County Highest Degree Percentage Less than HS 15.7% High School/ Some College 47.5% Associates 5.6% Bachelor’s 19.3% Graduate+ 11.9% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5 Year Estimate (2006-2010)

DEMOGRAPHICS Median Household Income Westfield Town Income Percentage Less than $10,000 to $24,999 6.5% 10.3% $25, 000 to $49,000 $50,000 to $74,999 10.2% $75,000 to $99,999 11.6% 61.3% $100,000+ Union County Income Percentage Less than $10,000 17.1% to $24,999 20.8% $25, 000 to $49,000 $50,000 to $74,999 30.0% $75,000 to $99,999 12.7% 32.0% $100,000+ Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5 Year Estimate (2006-2010)

DEMOGRAPHICS Commuter Transportation Mode Split Westfield Town Transit Mode Percentage Auto 76.20% Public Transit 14.60% Walked 2.40% Other Means 0.90% Worked At Home 5.90% Union County Transit Mode Percentage Auto 77.0% Public Transit 9.9% Walked 3.5% Other Means 6.7% Worked At Home 2.8%

WESTFIELD, NJ: LAND USE

WESTFIELD, NJ: LAND USE

WESTFIELD, NJ: LAND USE

WESTFIELD, NJ: LAND USE

CONTAMINATED SITES

DOWNTOWN AND TRANSIT

WESTFIELD, NJ: LAND USE

DOWNTOWN AMENITIES Restaurants A Ferraro’s B Theresa’s C Mojave Grille D Casa Di Pizza E Limani Seafood Grill F Chez Catherine G Wild Noodles H Cosimo’s Pizza I Jeffrey’s of Westfield J Tinga Taqueria Other K Trader Joes L Starbucks First United Methodist M Church N Citi Bank O Capital One Bank Westfield Running P Company Q Gap R Guillotine S Victoria’s Secret T Coldwater Creek Google ArcGIS

TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY AND LAND USE Land Use Within 5 Min Walk of Transit 3 I 5 ! 5 ! ! 5 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! ! 5 ! 5 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! ! 5 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! ! 5 5 ! 5 ! ! 5 5 ! 5 ! ! 5 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! ! 5 I 3 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! ! 5 5 ! ! 5 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! ! 5 ! 5 5 ! ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 O 0 0.25 0.5 1 1.5 2 Miles

POPULATION SERVED BY TRANSIT Population Within 5 Min Walk of Transit 5 5 ! ! ! 5 5 ! I 3 ! 5 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! ! 5 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! ! 5 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! ! 5 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! ! 5 ! 5 I 3 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! ! 5 5 ! ! 5 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! 5 ! ! 5 5 ! 5 ! ! 5 ! 5 5 ! O 0 0.25 0.5 1 1.5 2 Miles

APPENDIX Business Name Address Town State Zip Restaurants Ferraro’s 14 Elm St Westfield NJ 07090 Theresa’s 47 Elm St Westfield NJ 07090 Mojave Grille 35 Elm St Westfield NJ 07090 Casa Di Pizza 50 Elm St Westfield NJ 07090 Limani Seafood Grill 235 North Ave W Westfield NJ 07090 Chez Catherine 431 North Ave W Westfield NJ 07090 Wild Noodles 102 E Broad St Westfield NJ 07090 Cosimo’s Pizza 118 E Broad St Westfield NJ 07090 Jeffrey’s of Westfield 114 Central Ave Westfield NJ 07090 Tinga Taqueria 110 Central Ave Westfield NJ 07090 Other Trader Joes 155 Elm St Westfield NJ 07090 Starbucks 117 Central Ave Westfield NJ 07090 First United Methodist Church 1 E Broad St Westfield NJ 07090 Citi Bank 240 North Ave W Westfield NJ 07090 Capital One Bank 138 Central Ave Westfield NJ 07090 Westfield Running Company 123 Quimby St Westfield NJ 07090 Gap 207 E Broad St Westfield NJ 07090 Guillotine 224 E Broad St Westfield NJ 07090 Victoria’s Secret 223 E Broad St Westfield NJ 07090 Coldwater Creek 126 Central Ave Westfield NJ 07090 Source: Google (2012), Yellowpages (2012)

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