Of the 12 men appointed to an advisory committee to the U.S. Department of Transportation earlier this month, at least four have New Jersey ties.
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Student drivers in New Jersey will be required to learn how to share the road with bikes, scooters and other non-motorized transportation under a new law, but it will be at least a year before they are tested on the new material.
With another scorching heatwave forecast for Friday commuters riding NJ Transit trains are hoping the air conditioning is working. Air conditioning problems led to the canelation of 13 trains during an extreme June heatwave, when temperatures reached triple-digits.
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New Jersey drivers will soon be able to show digital licenses on their smartphones after Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation Wednesday. New Jersey joins 15 states and Puerto Rico that offer digital licenses, a goal outlined by Murphy in the State of the State address in January.
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The New Jersey Turnpike Authority board approved plans to buy or seek easements on 16 additional properties for the controversial $11 billion Newark Bay-Hudson County expansion expected to begin construction next year.
A small nonprofit with New Jersey roots delivers more than just transportation. Bikes are a way of life in New York City, but 7,000 miles away in the rural villages of southeastern Africa, a bicycle can be the difference between life and death, or education and dropout.
The NJ Transit board of directors has approved the agency’s contract with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, after learning some of the key provisions of the deal. The board’s unanimous vote on Thursday, July 17, ends a years-long dispute between NJ Transit and its engineers that included a brief strike in May.
Sometimes, half of the toll of commuting is just getting to the train station or bus stop. A microtransit company with rideshares across New Jersey is aiming to make that part of the commute a little easier.
The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors on Thursday approved the agency’s Fiscal Year 2026 operating and capital budgets, advancing investment in infrastructure, workforce, and services that support public transportation across New Jersey.
Transportation agencies from around New Jersey are now partnering with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to broaden awareness about health care for veterans as they move around the state.
