1. NJ TRANSIT + AMTRAK – Initial
Study
Information Architecture : Spring 2009
Katrina Bekessy | Conway Liao | Danny Chang | Amber Krishan

2. Overview
• Focus of study Newark Airport, Newark Penn, New York Penn

3. Focus of Study
The Commuter
• Type of commuter
• Income - where is the money? Who's earning it?
• Quality of Life - lifestyle, involvement in community
• Attractions - what is offered in the area?
• Leisure - how do people spend their free time?
• Media - what information affects commuter's decisions and experiences?
• Population concentration
• Employment - job opportunities, types of careers
• Household Income
• Resources - daily needs, larger problems
Culture & Society
Economics
Information Dissemination
• Information channels
• Newark & NJ Transit relationship

4. 9,344.444 – 223,600.000
3,443.878 – 5,327.907
910.526 – 2,056.584
52.214 – 240.725
Newark Vs NewYork - Population density in 2000(people per square mile)

5. 553 – 480,400
236 - 342
113 - 166
0 - 38
Newark Vs NewYork - Employment per 1,000 in 2003

6. Household Income

7. Gathering Places

8. Commuter Volume
According to NJ Transit 2006 Fact at-a-glance .
23% of passengers who use NJ rail system were boarding at NY
Penn Station in average weekday. 8% from Newark Penn Station.
(*We will need the current numbers from NJ transit. We really do.)

9. Time Table Visualization - 4 Stations

10. Time Table Visualization - 4 Stations (AM Rush)

11. Time Table Visualization - 4 Stations (PM Rush)

12. Information Ecosystem - NJ Transit

13. Information Ecosystem - Newark

14. Information Ecosystem - Relationships
NJ Transit Newark

15. Liberty corridor & THE tunnel
This is a map of overlay Liberty Corridor & The tunnel
construction site for NJ transit. We can see the flow from the
construction of making NY and NJ connected seamlessly.

16. Next Steps
• Re-asses our current work
• Conduct field study and obtain public records
o Visiting each station
 Unlimited transit pass
o Permission to document
o Help accessing records and documents
 Ridership information
 Inflow vs. Outflow
 Clear demographics
 New development (building permits)
• Visualize future state of Newark, NJ transit and New York
• Analyze the research conducted to determine areas of
opportunity