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Federal Initiatives Will Boost Climate Progress But Large Gap Remains
The first rule of holes is when you find yourself in one, stop digging. That’s the challenge when it comes to reducing carbon emissions in the United States as laid...
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NJTPA Board Honors Former Chair DeFillippo for Leadership
The NJTPA’s immediate-past-Chair, former Morris County Commissioner Kathryn A. DeFillippo, was honored by the NJTPA Board of Trustees at its March 13, 2023 meeting. Commissioner DeFillippo retired last year after...
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NJTPA Approves 19 Local Safety-Rural Roads Projects for $188 million
The Board of Trustees of the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) approved 19 projects totaling $188 million that will make travel safer for motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists throughout the...
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Trucking Industry Faces Shortage of Drivers, Parking, Experts Tell NJTPA Committee
Fuel prices and shortages of drivers and parking are among the trucking industry’s biggest challenges as it returns to some semblance of normalcy after three years of pandemic-related upheaval. That...
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NJTPA Chair Urges Support for Local Efforts to Secure Federal Funds in Testimony
While New Jersey is benefiting greatly from the increased funding under federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), more must be done to help counties and municipalities compete for available...
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Middlesex County Tackles Vision Zero
Middlesex County in July became the first county in New Jersey to formally adopt a Vision Zero goal, seeking to completely eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on its roads. The...
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NJTPA Recruits New Public Outreach Liaisons
Six additional community members, from a variety of interesting backgrounds, have been recruited to participate in the second year of the NJTPA’s innovative pilot Outreach Liaison Program. Two previous participants...
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Regional Transportation Advisory Committee Elects New Leadership
David Antonio, Essex County’s Director of Planning, and Andras Holzmann, Supervising Planner for Passaic County’s Department of Planning, were elected to two-year terms as chair and vice chair of the...
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NJTPA Returning to In-Person Board Meetings in March
The NJTPA’s Board of Trustees is transitioning back to in-person meetings, beginning with the March 2023 meeting.“In-person meetings provide more opportunities for Board members and staff to collaborate and share...
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Using Microtransit to Fill Gaps in Transportation Networks
Jersey City is one of several municipalities across the country to launch an on-demand transportation service to address gaps and connect to a vast public transit network that includes NJ...
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