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BROWNFIELDS, SURGE IN PORT TRAFFIC New Jersey Institute of Technology, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority to release first results of work to identify abandoned sites for freight industry development. NEWARK , September 26, 2000 - A coming surge in international trade through the Port of New York and New Jersey presents a golden opportunity for the redevelopment of abandoned industrial sites in northern New Jersey.
That's one of the main conclusions of Phase I of a joint Brownfield Economic Redevelopment project being conducted by New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA). NJIT and NJTPA will present the findings of this phase of the project at a special Brownfields Workshop, Oct. 2, in Newark.
NJIT and NJTPA are in the midst of this innovative and far-reaching study of Northern New Jersey's abandoned industrial sites, known as brownfields. This ongoing research effort is determining which of the region's brownfields are best suited for redevelopment into operations that can profit from Northern New Jersey's growing freight industry and burgeoning port activities. A coming surge in international trade, especially from Asia, will create a market for value-added warehousing activities such as e-commerce, distribution and light manufacturing.
NJIT faculty and student interns and NJTPA staff have been combing the region, mapping and evaluating abandoned industrial properties that could be suitable sites for value-added distribution activities tied to imports arriving at Northern New Jersey's ports. More information about the project can be found on the Internet at www.njtpa.org/planning/brownfields/.
The workshop will feature:
The event will be held 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Newark Club, located one block west of Newark Penn Station on the 22nd floor of One Newark Center.
NJIT is a public research university enrolling over 8,200 bachelor's, master's and doctoral students in 80 degree programs through its five colleges: Newark College of Engineering, New Jersey School of Architecture, College of Science and Liberal Arts, the School of Management and the Albert Dorman Honors College. Research initiatives include manufacturing, microelectronics, multimedia, transportation, computer science, solar astrophysics, environmental engineering and science, and architecture and building science.
According to Yahoo! Internet Life magazine rankings, NJIT has been America's "most wired" public university for three consecutive years. U.S. News and World Report's "2000 Annual Guide to America's Best Colleges" ranked NJIT among the nation's top universities, and Money magazine's most recent issue of "Best College Buys" rated NJIT as the sixth best value among U.S. science and technology schools and among the top 100 overall. In September 1999, Mademoiselle ranked NJIT as the second most Internet-connected university in the nation.
The NJTPA is the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for 13 northern New Jersey Counties. Under federal legislation, MPOs provide a forum where local officials, public transportation providers and state agency representatives can come together and cooperatively plan to meet the region's current and future transportation needs. It establishes the region's eligibility to receive federal tax dollars for transportation projects.
NJTPA Board consists of one local elected official from each of the 13 counties in the region (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren), and the cities of Newark and Jersey City. The Board also includes a governor's representative, the commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, the executive directors of NJ Transit and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and a citizen's representative appointed by the governor.
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