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Know Before You Go: Mother's crusade results in new law aims to end NJ traffic fatalities New Jersey News 12 - January 21, 2025

NJ governor sends letter to Trump seeking to end congestion pricing Pix11 - January 20, 2025

Still need your Real ID by the deadline? MVC appointments are disappearing — fast. NJ.com - January 20, 2025 (PAYWALL)

NJ electric vehicle sales are booming, but the state is at the bottom for charging stations APP.com - January 19, 2025

NJ to improve safety at 10 notoriously dangerous intersections for pedestrians northjersey.com - January 17, 2025 

Former MTA leader installed as CEO of Gateway project to build Hudson rail tunnel usatoday.com - January 17, 2025  

A digital license on your phone? Gov. wants it for N.J. drivers. nj.com - January 17, 2025 

How will you get around Warren County in 2050? N.J. transportation planners ask. Lehigh Valley Live, 1/17/2025 - NJTPA MENTION

1st week of congestion pricing made commuting to NYC faster, the MTA says NJ.com - January 15, 2025 (PAYWALL)

Aging N.Y. bus terminal used by N.J. commuters to be replaced with help from a multi-billion dollar loan NJ.com - January 14, 2025 (PAYWALL)

Morris County Wants Residents' Input on Our Transportation Future News Break - January 14, 2025 - NJTPA Mention

Ex-MTA CEO to head agency building $16B Gateway rail tunnel, sources say NJ.com - January 14, 2025 (PAYWALL)

Norcross Announces $6.87 Million Grant to New Jersey Transit for Zero-Emission Bus Transition InsiderNJ.com - January 13, 2025

Target Zero bill being signed into law as traffic deaths hit an all-time high in New Jersey News12 New Jersey - January 13, 2025

New Jersey mayor floats 'reverse congestion pricing' toll in response to NYC's controversial toll foxnews.com - January 13, 2025 

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This N.J. train bridge gets stuck open. Soon, it’ll stay closed permanently. NJ.com - January 11, 2025 - It’s massive, serves two railroads and a rapid transit line — and when it has to open, it causes big headaches for commuters. But its days as a nuisance are numbered.

Carteret will improve borough's longest road with more than $4M in grants MyCentralJersey.com - January 11, 2025 - Work to improve Carteret Avenue may get underway this summer, thanks in part to a $2.38 million grant from the state Department of Transportation (DOT).

With New Midtown Bus Terminal, Port Authority looks to its next century - OPINION northjersey.com - January 10, 2025 - When I was growing up in North Jersey, I thought the Port Authority was a bus terminal and that was it. At that time, it didn’t register that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a bistate agency, was responsible for the bridges and tunnels that took New Jerseyans to and from New York, in addition to the PATH system
 

NJ Transit raising awareness around human trafficking njbiz.com - January 10, 2025 - NJ Transit President and CEO Kevin Corbett signed a pledge Jan. 7 in Newark marking the agency’s commitment to ending human trafficking. That Leaders Against Human Trafficking pledge is part of a U.S. Department of Transportation-led partnership with agencies across the country.
For its part, NJ Transit launched a system-wide anti human-trafficking awareness campaign.
 

NJ Transit riders want doors back on passenger shelters pix11.com - January 10, 2025 - NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — NJ Transit riders at the Metropark station in Iselin are asking the agency to re-install the doors on the platform’s passenger shelters. NJ Transit posted on social media Wednesday that it just finished repairing and painting parts of the platform, but riders only seemed to notice that the shelter doors are still not there.
 
 

A port strike still looms, threatening more disruption and higher prices NJ Spotlight News - January 9, 2025 - Consumer prices could rise quickly if International Longshoremen’s Association workers renew the strike that started last fall. That walkout in October lasted only three days, as dock workers picketed and cargo waited at the Port of Newark and elsewhere. At the time, the union hit pause after reaching a tentative agreement to boost wages 62% over the next six years.
 

What Hosting the 2026 World Cup Means for New Jersey njmonthly.com - January 9, 2025 The World Cup will descend on MetLife Stadium in summer 2026. The venue and its surrounding businesses are preparing for thousands of fans—and an estimated $2 billion boost.
 
 

Who will pay for congestion pricing? NJ Spotlight News - January 9, 2025 - Out of 9 million New Jersey residents, the MTA estimated that around 42,000 people would make the drive into the zone if the toll was not implemented. That’s compared to over 200,000 who commute to the same area by public transportation. The analysis also found that over 10,000 non-work journeys from New Jersey and within the congestion pricing zone are made by car, including taxis and vehicles-for-hire, out of almost 47,000 trips made by all modes of transportation.

Bergen executive renews call for Hudson-Bergen light rail expansion NJ Spotlight News 1/8/2025 - Most of the talk about light rail expansion — and for nearly two decades, there’s been a lot of talk about it — has centered on what impact expansion would have on northbound commuter traffic. Bergen County Executive James Tedesco said Bergen residents would welcome a way to get to PATH or ferry service.

NJ advocates want 'wild and scenic' status for Paulinskill River. What's that mean? NJ Herald - January 8, 2025 - A grassroots effort is underway to include the Paulinskill River, which flows 42 miles through Sussex and Warren counties, on the list of federally designated Wild and Scenic waterways.

NJ Transit launches anti human-trafficking awareness campaign to ensure safety, security of riders msn.com - January 7, 2025 - New Jersey Transit on Tuesday launched its anti human-trafficking awareness campaign in another step to ensure the safety and security of its customers.

It will soon be easier to get a car loan in N.J. thanks to a new electronic loan and title system NJ.com - January 7, 2025 - Anyone who’s bought a new car and hit that triumphant fiscal milestone paying off the loan knows that finally taking posession of the title can be challenging.

Should New Jersey launch its own version of congestion pricing? Gothamist.com - January 7, 2025 - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy still wants to kill congestion pricing in Manhattan, but one politician running for his job has a different plan: Launch the Garden State’s own tolls, targeting drivers coming from New York City.

NJDOT makes $18.7 million in federal grants available for local transportation improvements Mass Transit Magazine January 6, 2025 - The eight grants is part of NJDOT’s 2024 Regional Transportation Alternatives Program and will work to implement better pedestrian, bicycle and other non-motorized facilities.

What is Real ID? Deadline approaching in New Jersey app.com - January 6, 2025 If you're a frequent flyer, it's time to get real. The time to get a REAL ID is getting closer. On May 7, 2025, it becomes a requirement to travel by airplane.
 

New Jersey pedestrian deaths hit 36-year high as overall traffic fatalities also surge nypost.com 01/05/2025- Hundreds were killed on New Jersey roads in 2024 — marking the deadliest year in more than three decades for pedestrians. A jaw-dropping 221 pedestrians were fatally struck in traffic collisions across the Garden State last year, with most concentrated in Essex County, state police data shows.

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Research Transfers

Some recent research postings from InTransition magazine.

Speed, Signage Impact Yielding to Pedestrians A study of Minnesota intersection crossings found that speed, signage, and wide, multi-lane roads strongly correlate with drivers yielding to pedestrians.

Washington Ranks 1st for Bicycle Friendliness Washington returned to the top stpo as the most bicycle friendly state, according to the League of American Bicyclists.

Bike Buses Can Leverage Safe Routes In 1969, 89 percent of students within 1 mile of their school biked or walked to school in the U.S.
 

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