Thirty-two municipalities in the NJTPA region will share almost $36 million for community based “non-traditional” transportation related projects designed to strengthen the cultural, aesthetic, and environmental aspects of the transportation system..
The grants come from the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA Set-Aside) program, administered by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) in partnership with the NJTPA, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), and the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO). Grants are awarded every two years.
The competitive TA Set-Aside program provides funds to build pedestrian and bicycle facilities, create safe routes to school, preserve historic transportation structures, provide environmental mitigation, and create trail projects that serve a transportation purpose while promoting safety and mobility.
The 32 grants totaling $35.8 million were selected out of 68 applications that requested approximately $82 million in the NJTPA region during the solicitation round from May to November.
The grant awards in the NJTPA region are:
Bergen County
- Hackensack, $1,305,000 – Anderson Street City Streetscape Improvements Project (from Union Street to Linden Street)
- Edgewater, $763,000 – Grand Cove Drainage Improvement Project
- Fairview, $1,264,000 – Anderson and Fairview Avenue Restoration Project Phase IV
- Palisades Park, $1,407,000 – Broad Avenue Improvements Project
- North Arlington, $949,000 – Ridge Road Streetscape Phase III
- Bergenfield, $724,000 – Twin Boro Park Improvements Phase II
Essex County
- East Orange, $1,322,000 – East Orange Trail Project
- Orange, West Orange, $1,472,000 – Main Street Corridor Streetscape Project
- Montclair, $997,000 – Glenridge Avenue Cycle Track Phase II
- Orange, $1,488,000 – Scotland Road Gateway Beautification Project
- West Orange, $707,000 – Washington Street Corridor Improvement Project Phase II
Hudson County
- Jersey City, $760,000 – Hackensack Riverwalk
- Hoboken, $1,389,000 – Willow Avenue Vision Zero Improvements
- Bayonne, $1,500,000 – South Cove Pedestrian Bridge Project
Hunterdon County
- High Bridge, $520,000 – Streetscaping and Sidewalk Replacement
Middlesex County
- Carteret, $1,500,000 – Carteret Waterfront Multi-Use Pathway Project
- Plainsboro, $1,272,000 – Schalks Crossing Road Multi-Use Pathway
- Old Bridge, $1,399,000 – Cottrell Farm Park Pedestrian Safety Improvements Project
Monmouth County
- Long Branch, $1,480,000 – Ocean Boulevard (CR 57) between Passey Gardens and Joline Avenue (SR 36)
- Middletown, $1,500,000 – Campbell’s Junction Improvements Project
Morris County
- Chatham Township, $1,246,000 – Southern Boulevard to Green Village Connector Trail
- Washington Township, $808,000 – Non-Motorized Connectivity Improvements
Ocean County
- Seaside Heights, $824,000 – Central Avenue Safety Improvements
Passaic County
- Passaic, $454,000 – Hamilton Avenue and State Street Improvements Project
- Paterson, $1,327,000 – Spruce Street Phase II
Sussex County
- Newton, $749,000 – Memory Park Connector Boardwalk
- Sussex, $644,000 – Route 23 South Streetscape
Union County
- Kenilworth, Roselle Park, $1,500,000 – Rahway Valley Rails-to-Trails Project
- Summit, $1,110,000 – Summit Park Line Project Phase II
- Berkeley Heights, $1,275,000 – Sherman Avenue Transit Access Project
- Elizabeth, $780,000 – Elizabeth Avenue Streetscape Phase IV
Warren County
- Phillipsburg, $1,368,000 – Riverfront Heritage Trail Phase I