Long Range Planning
Under federal law, the NJTPA carries out a continuing, cooperative and comprehensive (“3C”) planning process to identify and address the needs of its region over the long term. Key elements of this process are on the following webpages.
Long Range Transportation Plan
Most recently adopted in September 2025, this plan sets out a vision for the future of transportation in the region and identify priority projects. The plan makes the region eligible for federal transportation funding. It looks at current trends and uses computer models to predict changes up to the year 2050.
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Regional Capital Investment Strategy
This investment strategy arranges policy and planning direction and guides project selection. It provides for the majority of funding to be allocated toward maintaining, preserving, and hardening the existing transportation network, but the investment strategy also builds upon the region’s commitment to expanding transit, improving safety, and encouraging sustainable growth.
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Congestion Management Process
This provides for the systematic study of the NJTPA region’s complex travel patterns and supports the identification of suitable approaches for improving transportation system performance.
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Performance Measures
State departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations are required to conduct performance‐based planning and programming by tracking performance measures, setting data‐driven targets for the measures, and selecting projects to help meet those targets.
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Air Quality Conformity
Conformity is the process that ensures transportation investments will contribute to improving air quality in areas where concentrations of certain pollutants exceed national standards. It is NJTPA’s responsibility to consider the air quality impacts of its transportation investments.
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