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Plan 2050, Transportation Improvement Program Slated for Board Adoption
The NJTPA Board of Trustees will consider three key documents for final adoption at its September meeting — the Long Range Transportation Plan, Transportation Improvement Program and Air Quality Conformity...
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Transportation Demand Management Plan Seeks Greater Travel Options
The NJTPA has released a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) and Mobility Plan that identifies regional policies and strategies to increase traveler choices while also minimizing the negative impacts of single-occupant...
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Report Details Regional Accessibility and Mobility Needs, Strategies to Address Them
The NJTPA recently completed the Accessibility and Mobility Strategy Synthesis study, which provides a detailed assessment of the region’s varied transportation needs–including equity considerations–and identifies potential strategies for improvements. The...
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NJTPA Must Continue Leadership on Transportation Resiliency, Board Hears
NJTPA and other Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) can take a leadership role in moving climate change resiliency planning beyond basic research about vulnerabilities to more detailed action plans tailored to...
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NJTPA Seeks Public Input on Draft Long Range Transportation Plan and More
Transportation. People. Opportunity. Those are the themes that the NJTPA’s draft long range transportation plan (LRTP) focuses on. The plan, which has a horizon year of 2050, is one of...
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Panel Explores COVID-19’s Impact on Employment
Employers will have to be flexible, provide a positive workplace culture and potentially allow for teleworking if they want to attract and retain employees, according to a panel of experts. Representatives...
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Trucking Industry Bouncing Back and Facing Challenges, Experts Tell NJTPA Committee
As the economy recovers, the trucking industry faces surging demand for moving goods but remains hampered by a severe driver shortage despite offering higher wages, along with a continuing need...
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Symposium Explores Future of Driverless Vehicles, Assistive Technology
It might be hard to imagine a taxi or delivery van travelling the roads transporting people and goods all without a driver behind the wheel. But Waymo is testing these...
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NJTPA Expo Spotlights Planning Tools
The NJTPA hosted its seventh annual Tech Tools for Planning Expo showcasing four innovative applications that have been deployed or are now being developed in the region. More than 80...
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Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside grants will help municipalities in North Jersey
The NJTPA, in partnership with New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), today announced the award of $8.8 million for 10 federal grants under the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA Set-Aside) program....
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