A bill proposed this year would require low-speed electric bicycles and scooters to be registered and insured. There are safety concerns about them, but critics say added regulations could push more vehicles onto already congested roads.
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The city will work with a technology company and an urban design firm to digitize its streetscape, part of a project known as The Curb Reimagined, which will create a real-time, digital city map.
The project aims to support a shift to electric Class 8 trucks that will enable the region’s freight logistics and drayage truck companies to more conveniently move toward clean, quiet, zero-emissions operations.
One of Perth Amboy's busiest intersections has been improved to increase pedestrian safety. The improvements at Smith and Goodwin streets include replacing the traffic light system to include pedestrian signals, Americans With Disabilities Act curb ramps, sidewalks and newly painted crosswalks.
June 16 will be the last day that toll collectors will be available to handle cash transactions at the bridge as well as two other low traffic bridges over the Delaware River linking Columbia and Portland, Pa. and Montague and Milford, Pa. Starting June 17, drivers can only pay via E-ZPass or TOLL BY PLATE. Tolls are charged only for traffic crossing into Pennsylvania.
Opponents who were outraged after learning two weeks were left in a 30-day comment period about the $6.2 billion project to replace the Newark Bay New Jersey Turnpike extension won an extension to voice their concerns into July.
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Headed out this holiday weekend? Buckle up. The National Click it or Ticket campaign runs through June 2 and if you're riding in a car, you need to be strapped in.
NJ Transit's board of directors has approved the ground lease for the Hoboken Connect project.
The controversial $6.2 billion plan to replace the Newark Bay Bridge with two wider spans between Newark and Bayonne is poised to have the U.S. Coast Guard okay it after a public comment period.
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After continued rebounds in visitor volume and spending in 2023, New Jersey officials say the state’s tourism industry has finally surpassed pre-pandemic levels. And, they expect continued growth this year.