TABLE 1 - Penns Neck EIS Partners' Roundtable Membership

TABLE 1 - Penns Neck EIS Partners' Roundtable Membership
Category/Name	Perspective	Comments:
2 Federal Government
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)	Transportation
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	Environment
3 State Government
NJ Department of Transportation (DOT)	Transportation
NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)	Environment	It was anticipated that DEP would have some regulatory/permitting role in approving any road or transit-based solution that might evolve out of the process. While programmatic reviews of permit applications are very case-specific, the project team thought it would be beneficial to have a DEP representative to represent the perspectives of various units within the Department (e.g., land use regulation - wetlands & stream encoachment - and SHPO). It should be noted that SHPO indicated that they would not participate in the Roundtable process because they did not want to prejudice any eventual review they may do in the future.
Delaware & Raritan Canal Commission	Canal Steward/Environment
4 Regional Government
Mercer County	Regional planning	Elected officials perceived to represent a variety of community constituencies, including local business, neighborhoods & public at-large.
Middlesex County	Regional planning	Elected officials perceived to represent a variety of community constituencies, including local business, neighborhoods & public at-large
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC)	Regional planning/Transportation	Federal regulations require MPO involvement in regional transportation planning processes. The project team believed that MPO involvement was important.
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA)	Regional planning/Transportation	Federal regulations require MPO involvement in regional transportation planning processes. The project team believed that MPO involvement was important.
4 Local Government
Plainsboro Township	Community	Elected officials perceived to represent a variety of community constituencies, including local business, neighborhoods & public at-large; Plainsboro was included because of its immediate proximity to the original Millstone Bypass Study Area and because the Township contains a number of significant traffic generators (both commercial and residential) that contribute to the mobility issues in Penns Neck Area. The project team anticipated that new traffic modeling would include Plainsboro Township and that the process would be enhanced by their participation. Further, the team anticipated that, because of Plainsboro's proximity, even a small change in the boundaries of the study area would necessitate their participation.
Princeton Borough	Community	Elected officials perceived to represent a variety of community constituencies, including local business, neighborhoods & public at-large; While the study area for the former Millstone Bypass project did not include the Princetons, it was anticipated that they would be included as a full participant in the EIS process.
Princeton Township	Community	Elected officials perceived to represent a variety of community constituencies, including local business, neighborhoods & public at-large; While the study area for the former Millstone Bypass project did not include the Princetons, it was anticipated that they would be included as a full participant in the EIS process.
West Windsor Township	Community	Elected officials perceived to represent a variety of community constituencies, including local business, neighborhoods & public at-large.
2 Private Sector
Princeton University	Major landowner	Major landowner and regional employer contributing to the congestion; perceived to be directly impacted by the current congestion in the Penns Neck area; and likely to be directly affected by any TDM, transit or road-based solution.
Sarnoff Corporation	Major landowner	Major landowner and regional employer contributing to the congestion; perceived to be directly impacted by the current congestion in the Penns Neck area; and likely to be directly affected by any TDM, transit or road-based solution. In addition, given the nature of Sarnoff's pending development proposals, the project team thought that it was essential for them to be at the table.
9 NGO/Citizen Groups
1 Statewide
Tri-State Transportation Campaign	Transportation	Only statewide advocacy group included - provides unique state-wide transportation perspective.
4 Regional
Chamber of Commerce of the Princeton Area	Economic Development/Business	The project team believed that the regional chamber of commerce could best representative the interest of local and regional businesses. Regionally/locally based.
Greater Mercer TMA	Transportation Alternatives	The TMA provides a unique perspective focused on promoting transportation alternatives. This was viewed as a valuable perspective to have represented. Regional/locally based.
Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association	Environment	The project team believed that SBMWA was well suited to provide a balanced environmental perspective and was regional/locally based. In addition, by virtue of their membership, they were perceived to represent a wide cross-section of citizens throughout the region.
Regional Planning Partnership	Regional Planning	The project team believed that RPP provided a balance between business interests and environmental interests in the context of promoting regional cooperation. They are regionally/locally based and have a long history of advocacy on land use and transportation issues in the Route 1 Corridor.
4 Local
Millstone Bypass Alert Coalition	Neighborhood/Community	Organized umbrella group - based on interviews, perceived to represent multiple constituencies the majority of which were Princeton-based, with a minority of West Windsor interests also represented. Focused on preservation of unique community, historic and cultural resources and quality of life in the Princetons and to a more limited degree West Windsor, including Harrison Street neighborhoods and residents in the Penns Neck neighborhood opposed to the former Millstone Bypass proposal.
Sensible Transportation Options Partnership (STOP)	Neighborhood/Community	Organized umbrella group - similar perspective to Millstone Bypass Alert, based on interviews, perceived to represent multiple constituencies with a Princeton orientation. Focused on preservation of unique community, historic and cultural resources and quality of life in the Princetons, including Harrison Street neighborhoods.
Penns Neck Residents	Neighborhood/Community	While not a formally organized group, based on interviews, perceived to represent the perspective of a majority of Penns Neck neighborhood residents and preservation of Penns Neck historic character and resources.
Princeton Junction Communities	Neighborhood/Community	Organized umbrella group - Newly formed coalition of neighborhood groups, concerned especially with proposals to use improvements to existing roads in Princeton Junction to alleviate congestion problems. Based on interview, perceived to represent a variety of neighborhood groups in the Princeton Junction area.

Additions:
Sierra Club	Statewide/Environment	Included on Roundtable because of "Consulting Party" status under the Section 106 process undertaken as part of Millstone Bypass EA. Not originally included because of statewide policy focus. In addition, "Consulting Party" status was not a criteria for membership given the Roundtable's broader focus and because there will be a separate Section 106 process conducted as part of the overall EIS process, based on the solutions/alternatives investigated in the DEIS.
Washington Road Elms Preservation Trust	Local/Historic Preservation	Included on Roundtable because of "Consulting Party" status under the Section 106 process undertaken as part of Millstone Bypass EA. Not originally included because the project team felt that the perspective of this group was adequately represented by the Millstone Bypass Alert Coalition. As previously stated, "Consulting Party" status was not originally a consideration.

Potential Addition: (Currently pending)
Princeton Junction Chamber of Commerce	Economic Development/Business	At the first Roundtable meeting, Carol Carson indicated that she felt that the Chamber of Commerce of the Princeton Area did not adequately represent the specific interests of businesses in Princeton Junction. No Roundtable members raised objections to adding this merchants group. Subsequently, Ms. Carson was asked to provide a letter stating her affiliation with this group and her designation as their representative. The letter has not been received.