Overview
The NJTPA will have a booth at the 50th Annual NJ TransAction Conference April 14-16 and staff will be participating in eight sessions during the first two days.
Additional Details
Tuesday's sessions include:
Proven Traffic Safety Countermeasures in a Roundabout Way (10:05 a.m.)
Room: Wildwood 12-13
This session highlights successful implementation of traffic roundabouts (a FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasure) through the NJTPA’s Subregional Safety Program. Presenters will cover lessons learned, local support, design considerations, and more. Monmouth County will spotlight how it has used federal and county funds to complete several roundabout examples.
Moderator: Monmouth County Commissioner Thomas Arnone, NJTPA Board Member
Panelists:
- Christine Mittman, Senior Manager, Local Safety Programs, NJTPA
- Michael Nei, Monmouth County
- Adam Brown, PE, Project Manager Highways, Urban Engineers, Inc.
World Cup 2026 - Community Celebrations in the Meadowlands (11:15 a.m.)
Room: Wildwood 1-2
Discover how the 2026 FIFA World Cup can bring our community together! Soccer fans across our region can join the excitement through cultural pop-ups, community celebrations, official watch parties, and the Fan Festival at Liberty State Park. This workshop, What the World Cup Brings to Your Community, will introduce the Community Engagement Toolkit, Flag Cities initiative, and World Cup Placemaking Guidebook to help you create local connections and lasting impact.
Moderator: Kinga Skora, EZ Ride
Panelists:
- Krishna Murthy, EZ Ride
- Blythe Eaman (NJTPA) – World Cup Placemaking Guidebook
- Jim Kirkos (MRCC) – Flag Cities
- Kaitlyn Coari (ARUP) – Fan Festival
You Talkin’ to Me? Awesome Public Engagement Success Stories (1:30 p.m.)
Room: Wildwood 25
This session showcases public engagement best practices; among them: how the NJTPA gathered input from more than 4,000 people for Connecting Communities: The NJTPA Long Range Transportation Plan, targeted outreach conducted by the Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers to engage children and teens with the help of a new NJTPA mascot, and specialized public engagement for the East Orange, South Orange, and Montclair Safe Streets for All efforts.
Moderator: NJTPA Chair Charles Kenny, Middlesex County Commissioner
Panelists:
- Ted Ritter, Manager, External Affairs, NJTPA
- Courtenay Mercer, Founding Principal + CEO, Mercer Planning Associates
- Catherine Heady, Research Project Coordinator, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers
Catching Up with the MPO Executive Directors (2:40 p.m.)
Room: Wildwood 8-9-10
This session brings together New Jersey’s three MPOs: the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA), the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), and the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO). The executive directors of all three MPOs will address common issues, opportunities, and challenges regarding transportation planning in the state.
Moderator: Leigh Ann Von Hagen, AICP, PP, Executive Director, Voorhees Transportation Center, Rutgers University
Panelists:
- David W. Behrend, AICP, NJTPA Executive Director
- Ariella Maron, DVRPC Executive Director
- Jennifer Marandino, PE, SJTPO Executive Director
A Showcase of Regional Travel Models in New Jersey: Current and Anticipated Future Applications (5 p.m.)
Room: Wildwood 23
This panel includes Hella Alnajjar, NJTPA's Manager of Modeling and Forecasting.