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Study Looks to Assess North Jersey Traffic Signals for Potential Upgrades

Traffic signals are everywhere on North Jersey’s heavily traveled roads. However, installing them, optimizing them for local conditions and maintaining them is often a costly challenge for state, county and...

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Kids and Teens, Enter Our Future of Transportation Contest 

Hey kids and teens, finish this sentence: “This is how I want to get around in the future…”Only don’t use just words, use your imagination and do it with a...

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Let’s Talk Transportation Recap

Over the past two months the NJTPA hosted three virtual Let's Talk Transportation events to share information and gather input for Connecting Communities: The NJTPA's Long Range Transportation Plan. The plan will set...

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Access to Airport Train Station Moving Forward

Providing access to the Newark International Airport Train Station via the city’s Dayton neighborhood could create “a nexus of redevelopment” for what could be a new downtown. Darius Sollohub, professor...

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Warren County Takes Multi-Pronged Approach to Manage Traffic 

Counties and municipalities often try to prepare for the impacts of industrial development as well as mitigate these impacts once the development is in place. Ryan Conklin, Assistant Planning Director,...

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Warehousing Trending Toward Smaller Buildings

Warehouse construction in New Jersey has cooled off over the past year but given the Garden State’s location there’s still strong demand in parts of the region for industrial space.Bill...

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Online Tool Explores Active Transportation Possibilities

A new interactive online tool provides a bird’s eye view of routes that are optimal for expanded walking and biking and can be integrated with the existing active transportation network around...

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State Redevelopment Plan Heads to Public

The first revision of the State Development and Redevelopment Plan in almost a quarter century could be adopted by year’s end after public hearings throughout the state in the coming...

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Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Creating Target Zero Commission

Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation creating the Target Zero Commission with the goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries in New Jersey by 2040. NJTPA Executive Director David W....

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NJTPA Seeking Public Input on the Future of Transportation

How do you see yourself getting around in the future? Would you consider driving an electric vehicle or riding in a self-driving car or shuttle? Are there regional transportation projects...

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