The "New Urbanism" approach to architecture is making inroads into Morristown, where three construction projects will reflect a trend toward designing communities for the people who live and work there rather than the vehicles crossing its borders.
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People diagnosed with autism, hearing or other impairments can now have their condition noted on their driver’s license to help avoid misunderstandings with police during traffic stops and other encounters.
As part of the Murphy Administration’s efforts to expand and improve the public’s access to safe, inclusive outdoor recreation and active transportation opportunities throughout the state, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and New Jersey Department of Transportation have launched an online Trail Users Survey.
TheOne Seat Ride Act, directs the Secretary of Transportation to analyze the obstacles to implementing single-seat trips on certain commuter passenger rail services during peak hours, including one-seat-rides to Manhattan on New Jersey’s Raritan Valley line.
PATH welcomed commuters back to a brighter and better Hoboken station Tuesday, getting free rides, free coffee and a much-improved facility after a marathon 25 day rehab project.
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Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday unveiled his final state budget proposal, calling for New Jersey’s government to spend a record $58.1 billion, including preserving property-tax relief and continuing full public-worker pensions payments but also seeking $1.2 billion in fees and taxes on items such as alcohol, cigarettes, luxury homes, and internet gambling.
Morris County’s infrastructure and transportation priorities were the focus of a panel discussion this week featuring county Commissioner Deputy Director Stephen Shaw and Assemblyman Christian Barranco at a Government Affairs Forum hosted by the Morris County Chamber of Commerce at Tilcon’s corporate office in Parsippany.
An $8.5 million grant from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) will help pave the way for significant safety improvements to the Garfield Avenue corridor.
In the several weeks that he’s been on the job leading the Gateway Development Commission — which oversees a $16 billion new rail tunnel project between North Jersey and Manhattan — Thomas Prendergast has met with the agency’s 40 staff members and the groups of consultants providing project management and engineering.
The third and final span for the Portal North Bridge has arrived, marking a significant step forward in one of the nation’s largest and most ambitious infrastructure projects. NJ TRANSIT President Kris Kolluri, speaking at a sold-out, standing-room-only event in Edison, hosted by the New Jersey Alliance for Action, confirmed to the crowd that the final span will be set in place soon.
