Redevelopment Plan Sayreville, New Jersey

Redevelopment Plan
Sayreville, New Jersey
Aileen Daney
Graphical Communications for Planners
Spring 2015
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
>> Background................................................................................. 5
Aerial - Region......................................................................... 6
Aerial - Study Area ..................................................................7
Existing Conditions.....................................................................8
Trends, Issues, and Goals .......................................................... 9
Site Analysis............................................................................10
Site ....................................................................................... 11
>> Master Plan................................................................................13
Subdivision Plan........................................................................14
Final Design ............................................................................15
Land Use.................................................................................16
Unit Types and Unit Count .........................................................17
Street Hierarchy .....................................................................18
Street Sections........................................................................19
Illustrative Site Plan............................................................... 20
Rendering ...............................................................................21
3D Massing Model .................................................................... 22
Sketch................................................................................... 23
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BACKGROUND
• Situated along lower Raritan River
• Originally known as Roundabout for
its river bends
• Industrial hub of the 1800s,
particularly for clay, sand, brick, and
fishing, and later, chemical
• Named Sayre’s Village after James
R. Sayre Junior, co-owner of Sayre &
Fisher Brick Company
• Waves of immigrant workers
precipitated Village’s status as
Township of Sayreville in 1876
• Raritan River Railroad encouraged
industrial growth
• Reincorporated as the Borough of
Sayreville in 1919
• Population boom post-World War II
from 8,000 to 32,000
• Current population: 42,704
• Median household income: $77,918
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Source: Sayreville Historical Society
AERIAL - REGION
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• Site serves as space for
active recreation - track,
playground, basketball
courts, baseball fields,
volleyball court, tennis
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• Site is currently core park
space of Sayreville with
open access to facilities
along the three roads
which make up its borders
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Dolan
Weber Avenue
• Raritan Basin connects
primarily suburban
developments and small
commercial centers of
Sayreville with
recreational opportunities
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• Residents’ emloyment
reach supported by two
major local thoroughfares
- Main Street & Washington Road - and Sayreville’s
close proximity to major
arterials - Garden State
Parkway to the east & the
New Jersey Turnpike to
the west
Ciecko
Sayreville
Boulevard
Major Drive
• Sayreville is well-situated
along the Raritan River as
a midpoint between South
Amboy & New Brunswick
AERIAL - STUDY AREA
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EXISTING CONDITIONS
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ISSUE, TREND, and GOALS
ISSUE
• Devastation & disinvestment
after Super Storm Sandy
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• Site area is walkable at
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TREND
• Revitalize downtown by
leveraging local assets
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• Gentle downward slope
moving from north to
south across site
• Scale physical elements to
create appealing atmosphere
• Create place for community to
converge to play, live, and work
ISSUE
South Amboy
East Brunswick
Main Street
First Presbyterian
Church of Sayreville
TREND
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• Walking path easement
offers greatest shade
refuge and assemblage of
vegetation on site
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Sayreville
Borough Hall
Capitalize on
existing footpath
bisecting site
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• Shortest route walking
path runs east and west
as well as an offshoot
extending south to the
Borough offices parking lot
on Dolan Street
GOALS
• Retain character of and expand
commercial district
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Pedestrian-oriented
streetscape and
bicycle network
connection on
boulevard, connecting
to shops on Main Street
• Park facilities are worn
from continued use
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GOALS
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Source: Sayreville Master Plan 2012.
Images: Aileen M. Daney
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SITE ANALYSIS
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SITE
• Site extent bounded by streets of
widths in excess of traffic volumes.
Potential for street parking and
bicycle infrastructure.
• Surrounding streets have existing
sidewalk network. Important to build
on this network.
Views westbound on MacArthur and Dolan
• Existing housing stock of good quality
outlines site area. Important to
integrate community character and
residents in planning process
House at corner of Patton Drive and Dolan
View soutbound from MacArthur
• Number of municipal uses on the
perimiter of the site area. The
existing parking lots and the
pedestrian circulation around these
facilities should be considered.
Department of Public Works behind residential
View soutbound from Main Street
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Images: Aileen M. Daney
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MASTER PLAN
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SUBDIVISION PLAN
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400’
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FINAL DESIGN
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400’
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LAND USE
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UNIT TYPES and UNIT COUNT
Key
Unit Type
Number
%
Open Space
200’
400’
Key
Unit Type
Number
%
Multi-Family
Commercial
1
1
2 Story, 4-Unit
13
18
Single Family House
10
14
3 Story, 24-Unit
11
16
Townhouse
26
37
3 Story, 36-Unit
7
10
Apartment
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0
5 Story, 68-Unit
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4
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STREET HIERARCHY
Key
Road Type
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ROW
ROW Area
Road Length
Major Collector
60'
78,000 sq ft
1300 ft
Minor Collector
50'
247,000 sq ft
4940 ft
Local Street/Alley
<30'
63,600 sq ft
2120 ft
STREET SECTIONS
Pedestrian Footpath
Minor Collector
200’
400’
Major Collector
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ILLUSTRATIVE SITE PLAN
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400’
RENDERING
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3D MASSING MODEL
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SKETCH
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