Name: Bergen Square
Address: Camden

About the neighborhood

Bergen Square offers convenient access to multiple bus lines, making public transit options plentiful and efficient. The area features numerous local businesses and supermarkets nearby, allowing for easy shopping and dining experiences. A network of bike paths supports using bicycles as an effective mode of transportation within the neighborhood. Schools serving all grade levels are situated close by, providing straightforward access. The neighborhood is known for its calm and peaceful atmosphere, providing a serene environment away from urban noise. Although green spaces are not within the neighborhood itself, many parks in surrounding areas are easily reachable for recreational outings.

Characteristics

Transportation

This area provides house buyers with several alternative means of transportation. Bergen Square is reasonably transit friendly. Rapid transit stations, such as Entertainment Center Light Rail Station, Broadway and Walter Rand Transportation Ctr with access to the Riverline Light Rail and Westbound to Philadelphia, are ordinarily close by from the majority of homes in the neighborhood. There are about 20 bus lines traversing the neighborhood, and bus stops are not very far-removed from most houses. It is also convenient for pedestrians to move around in Bergen Square; most daily needs are convenient to meet without a vehicle, and plenty of businesses are close at hand. Bergen Square is reasonably suited for biking.

Services

It is usually feasible for property owners in Bergen Square to purchase their groceries without a vehicle. Likewise, there is usually a restaurant or cafe just around the corner, for example on Chestnut Street. House buyers can find a good number of nearby clothing stores. When it comes to education, it is a reasonably short pedestrian trip to access primary as well as high schools from any location in Bergen Square.

Character

Bergen Square is a "jack-of-all-trades" when it comes to the feel of this area. Bergen Square is reasonably quiet, as noise from the streets and other parts of the city is rarely an issue. However, there are approximately 30 green spaces close by for residents to explore, including Judge Robert Johnson Park and Ulysses Wiggins Waterfront Park, and they are especially well-spread out, which makes them easy to reach. Lastly, although the atmosphere is not the most lively in this part of Camden, its busier streets can still be quite energetic, and places to go out at night are well-distributed throughout the neighborhood.

Car friendly6.4

Good access to freeways and/or major arteries, with a low chance of parking problems

Cycling friendly5.8

Somewhat suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly7.6

Most day-to-day needs are within walking distance

Transit friendly6.4

Walking distance to rapid transit and frequent bus lines

Restaurants7.6

Wide variety of restaurants within a short drive, including some within walking distance

Groceries9.0

Wide variety of groceries within a few minutes' walk