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Updated NJTPA Website
You’re viewing NJTPA’s newly updated website! It meets the latest in technology standards for websites, including now being “responsive”—that is, easily viewable on mobile devices including smartphones and tablets. It...
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New Tool Helps Communities Address Goods Movement Needs
The NJTPA has developed a web tool to help communities address issues involving goods movement by trucks. The NJTPA region relies on vehicles of all sizes to deliver goods to our...
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Workshop and Guidebook on Developing Transit Hubs
Efforts of three communities to revitalize areas to better connect their businesses, public spaces, neighborhoods and public transportation resources were highlighted at a June 6 Together North Jersey (TNJ) Transit Hub...
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Freight Rail Investments Reflect Growing Trade
A strong growth in demand for freight rail services in northern New Jersey is prompting major rail investments, boosting the prospects for attracting new companies and jobs to the region. That...
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Scientist Sketches a Future Transformed by Automated Vehicles
Automated vehicles will prompt a “seismic shift” in American society comparable to what occurred with the advent of the smart phone, says Mitchell Erickson, consultant and retired science advisor, U.S....
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Green Infrastructure Workshop Highlights the Natural Approach to Flood Prevention
A growing number of cities and towns are using “green infrastructure,” employing landscaping and natural materials, to replace or supplement “gray infrastructure,” composed of pipes and concrete, to manage stormwater and...
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NJTPA Chair Welcomes New Members, Reflects on 2018 Accomplishments
Union County Freeholder Angel Estrada, NJTPA Chair, kicked off the Board’s first meeting of 2019 on Monday by welcoming new members and reflecting on all that was accomplished in 2018.Freeholder...
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Metropolitan Planning Organizations from Four States Hold Annual Summit
The Metropolitan Area Planning (MAP) Forum, a consortium of nine metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, met Dec. 6 to discuss common issues and concerns, and...
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Workshop Explores Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Streets are routinely redesigned to improve the safety of drivers, people walking and cyclists. But what about using designs to improve safety by reducing crime? Good lighting, landscaping, well-designed sidewalks and...
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NJTPA’s Regional Transportation Advisory Committee Elects New Leadership
Mark Jehnke, Ocean County’s Supervising Engineer, and Barkha Patel, a Senior Planner in Jersey City’s Division of City Planning, were elected chair and vice chair, respectively, of the NJTPA’s Regional...
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