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Georgiaonmymind2017 t1_j0yk2pg wrote

Reply to comment by LFKhael in $56M contract approved to design proposed Camden-Gloucester light rail line by Dryheavemorning

Burlington City, Palmyra, and Bordentown are all really nice. The area around Cinnamonson developed a lot over at he last 20 years too. I guess your not really looking

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RoughRhinos t1_j0ywqss wrote

I think their point is that the riverline and Patco are just park and rides. They could build dense mixed use housing around the stations. A couple years ago Haddon Township built like 7 story apartment buildings like a 4 minute walk from the Westmont station. They sold out immediately going for like 2k for a one bedroom. Clearly demand.

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Nexis4Jersey t1_j0z1jvi wrote

It's a mixture of Residential, Commercial and Industrial development...so a healthy mix. Bordentown, Burlington, Delanco, Riverside, Cinnamonson have seen a recent boom in Residential investments while South Trenton, Florence, Pennsuaken have seen Industrial investments pour in... Outdated zoning seems to the main reason why the redevelopment growth along the corridor is slower than say in Philly...this also applies to the PATCO.

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_crapitalism t1_j0zf8wy wrote

patco is even more frustrating bc there's absolutely no reason for a town like Collingwood to be wasting so much valuable real estate right next to it's cute downtown on a sprawling surface parking lot.

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zac987 t1_j0zshe0 wrote

DRPA did a study on transit oriented development over there and determined that a parking garage with first floor retail (in lieu of the surface parking) would be viable given demand. I'm sure Collingswood will get there first -- their mayor is pro-transit and transit oriented development.

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Proper-Code7794 t1_j0zpty7 wrote

It's a park and ride because it's a train station. Now say thank you for all the New Jersey drivers that aren't in Philadelphia right now because of that parking lot.

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_crapitalism t1_j101ivk wrote

for the exurbs thats ok, but Collingwood is a proper dense, small town. for like, the new Wawa station that makes a lot more sense.

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LFKhael t1_j0z1686 wrote

Cinnaminson station is literally a breakfast joint and a self-storage unit.

That counts as "built up" to you?

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Nexis4Jersey t1_j0z26wj wrote

It's Industrial on the Eastern Side of the tracks and residential along the River. The residential development is still being expanded... How much more do you want?

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RoughRhinos t1_j0zbcdx wrote

Dense housing with hundreds of apartments and restaurants, grocery stores, pedestrian paths, bike infrastructure and small businesses all lined up along it. That way more people will use the train and be able to walk to the train. Additionally those stations will see more reverse commuters and action outside of peak commuting time. Train stations should be hubs not just industrial sites and park and rides. There is a housing shortage in the country and looming climate disaster. Build more housing and get more people out of cars.

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_crapitalism t1_j0zfgzb wrote

every single small town with a train station should be asking itself how it can be more like Media.

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zac987 t1_j0zsx39 wrote

Media has a great little main street but is still dominated by suburban stroads.. It is also dead by the courthouse. I think Collingswood is a better target.

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_crapitalism t1_j100u7h wrote

if you look at the area that Google maps claims are part of Media proper, it really isn't that bad. Collingwood is great though and needs to get rid of their patco parking lot

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Nexis4Jersey t1_j0zh0o7 wrote

The town centers & city stations are like that but other stations have attracted Industrial development which to be fair those areas were always somewhat industrial. The RiverLINE pre-pandemic moved around 13,000 people a day which was largely Industrial warehouse and retail workers, with a small % being Rutgers Students and Commuters to Philly and NEC.

All the Redevelopment / transportation Projects for the RiverLINE Corridor

  • A bike/walking path along the Delaware River, from Trenton to Camden, connecting all the large parks together in Mercer, Burlington and Camden Counties. Completed sections : Trenton to Bordentown, Bordentown to Roebling via the Crystal Lake Park, Riverside-Rancocoas Creek, Under Construction : Riverton to Riverside

  • Camden , nothing solid is being proposed also goes for the PATCO stations

  • The Pennsuaken Transit Center Redevelopment Stalled

  • Riverton has seen a small apartment complex built across from the station

  • Cinnaminson - Harbor Medium Density Development built with one more phase remaining

  • Riverside has seen 2 recently built Apartment complexes near the Downtown with several large redevelopments near the station in the works

  • Delanco has seen an Apartment complex built and recently completed phased medium density suburban development next to the train station

  • Beverly has nothing in the works

  • Burlington South is zoned Industrial, a few more companies have looked into setting up shop near the station

  • Burlington Town Center has recently seen some redevelopment closer to the waterfront, with 4 more infill developments in the works in the Downtown core.

  • Florence Park and Ride is zoned Industrial

  • Roebling, the barren area near the station is too contaminated for a residential development I heard a park is in the works

  • Fieldsboro station was never built, and the dense development was canned by the town which bought the property and is working with the county last I heard to make it into a park.

  • Bordentown, nothing is planned

  • Trenton Stations have nothing planned around them

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