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Complete Streets Policies in NJ Recognized
Thirteen new Complete Streets policies in New Jersey, including 10 in the NJTPA region, were ranked in Best Complete Streets Policies Report 2025, a new report from Smart Growth America....
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Demonstration Library Helps Implement Subregional Study Recommendations
Materials from the NJTPA’s Complete Streets Demonstration Library helped to reimagine an intersection plagued by poor sight lines and no crosswalks with temporary redesigns to introduce safer crossings, art, and...
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Public Comment Period Opens for Key NJTPA Documents
The 30-day public comment period is underway for Connecting Communities, the NJTPA’s draft Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) update, along with other draft key documents including the FY 2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program...
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Freight Industry Forecast Projects Booming Package Delivery to Continue
Delivery package volume in the region more than tripled between 2018 and 2023 to 220 million. This is expected to more than double over the next 25 years, according to...
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Murphy Administration Launches Green Transportation Planning Grant Program
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection today announced the award of nearly $1 million in transportation planning grants as part of a newly launched effort to identify and develop...
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Bartlett Elected to National Association of Regional Councils Board
Passaic County Commissioner John Bartlett, who serves on the NJTPA Board of Trustees, was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) at the...
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Activating Public Spaces During the 2026 FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup will be played next summer in 16 cities across North America, culminating with the final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. But opportunities for bringing people...
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New Signage, Book, and Land for Greenway
A new book about the Morris Canal with previous unpublished archival photos, new signage at several points along the Morris Canal Greenway, and land acquisition in Warren County to be...
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Pompton Valley Rail Trail Opens
Morris County marked a major milestone with the official opening of the Pompton Valley Rail Trail, a 5.1-mile multi-use path constructed atop a former railroad and stretching from Pequannock Township to...
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Land Use and Transportation Integral to Decision Making in New Jersey
The biggest factor in how people get around has more to do with land use than transportation assets and the relationship between the two should be much more intentional in...
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