Camden County
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Camden county lies in the Delaware River valley area and is a alluvial plain area. It is generally flat and low lying, meaning that it would be excellent in terms of geography for implementing a PRT network. There are minimal hills, and in terms of construction of the PRT paths it is very convenient to not have to worry about highly variable elevation. Approximately half of Camden is developed, while the southern half it primarily rural. The area near Philadelphia is all developed quite expansively, but still has room to grow and for improvement – much of which would be brought on by the PRT network. Current Transportation in Camden Right now, the great majority of transportation in Camden is conducted through the driving of automobiles. In fact, 75% of commuters drive to work alone! Another 10% carpool with coworkers or family and another 10% commute by means of public transportation. These figures are evident in the chart below. 
Of course, to accommodate all of these drivers, there must be a serious system of roads and highways to move everyone around in a relatively speedy fashion. The main artery used in order to get to Philadelphia is the connection between 676 and route 30, which takes you directly from Camden to Philadelphia. 295 also runs Northeast to Southwest through the eastern portion of Camden county. However, the very nature of driving, which includes rush hour traffic and accidents, prevents this network of roads from being as effective as it may have originally been planned; ultimately resulting in the notorious New Jersey traffic jams. 
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