1. PublicTransport accessibility in New Brunswick, NJ
Intro to GIS
Furqan Ashraf
Dec 7, 2015

2. Agenda
 Background
 Location
 Demographics
 Land Use/ Land Cover
 Contamination Sites Analysis
 PublicTransport System Analysis
 Accessibility to Bus Stops
 Proposing an alternate route
 Conclusion

3. Middlesex County, NJ
Hispanic or
Latino, 49.90%
White, 26.80%
Black or
African
American,
14%
Asian,
7.50%
Others, 1.80%
Middlesex County
Other Counties
Total Population (2010): 809,858
Median Household Income : $79,596
Area: 311 sq. mi. (NJ: 8729 sq. mi.)
0 10 205 Miles
²
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, NJGIN

4. City of New Brunswick, NJ
• Adjacent to North Brunswick,
Highland Park, Edison, Piscataway,
Franklin, and East Brunswick
• Proximity to NYC and Philadelphia
• Accessible by NJTurnpike, U.S.
Routes 1, 18 & 27
• Settled by non-natives in late 1600s
• Previous names: Prigmore’s swamp
& Inian’s Ferry
• Chartered in 1784
• Home of RutgersUniversity and
Johnson & Johnson
Source: NJGIN, The City of New Brunswick’ official portal

5. Municipality-wise population distribution
in Middlesex, NJ
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
Population in 2000 Population in 2010
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

6. Population Percentage Change 2000-
2010
Municipality Pop. % Change Municipality Pop. % Change
Carteret 10.3% North Brunswick 83.4%
Cranbury 100.2% Old Bridge 26.9%
Dunnellen 9.6% Perth Amboy 30.5%
East Brunswick 26.0% Piscataway 32.7%
Edison 42.4% Plainsboro 310.3%
Helmetta 128.1% Sayreville 42.5%
Highland Park 4.4% South Amboy 3.7%
Jamesburg 43.8% South Brunswick 153.5%
Metuchen -1.4% South Plainfield 14.0%
Middlesex 1.1% South River 11.5%
Milltown -3.4% Spotswood 5.3%
Monroe 146.8% Woodbridge 10.6%
New Brunswick 33.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census
Source: American Factfinder

7. Population density comparison by census tracts
Year 2000 Year 2010

8. Change in population
New Brunswick Population Data
Pop Density 2000 Pop Density 2010 % Change
10556 9293 13.5%
New Brunswick Population Density
Percent Change in Population in CensusTracts

9. Population Characteristics by CensusTract
Median Household Income Average Family Size

10. Digital Orthophotos of New Brunswick, NJ

11. Known Contaminated Sites located near Downtown
New Brunswick, NJ
² Distance from
Downtown
Contaminated sites
Less than 1 mile 56
1 to 2 miles 67
2.1 to 5 miles 223
Total 346

12. Land Use/Land Cover New Brunswick 2002

13. Land Use/Land Cover New Brunswick 2007

14. Land Use/Land Cover Change from 2002 to 2007

15. Land Use/Land Cover New Brunswick 2012

16. Land Use/Land Cover Change from 2007 to 2012

17. Public BusTransit System in New
Brunswick
• NJTransit Bus
• MCAT Shuttles
• Operated by Middlesex County
• BrunsQuick Shuttles
• Operated by Rutgers
• Coach USA/Suburban
• Inter-city travel
• Rutgers Campus buses
• https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nYGtY5HwKz7XexctLNN7rCSK
eNI&usp=sharing

18. Bus Stations in New Brunswick
Commercial
High Density Residential
Medium Density Residential
Low Density Residential
Water
Forests, Shrublands, andWetlands
Recreation
Transportation, Communications, and Utilities

19. I1 BrunsQuick Bus Stop
I1 MCAT Shuttle BusStop
Æa NJT BusStop
!g NJT Train Station
Geoprocessing Analysis-I

20. Geoprocessing Analysis-II