Among the many employees at New Jersey Transit are more than a dozen who have four legs. “To the officer, it's work,” said New Jersey Transit Police Chief Christopher Trucillo. “To the dog, it's play.” NJ Transit Police K-9s Kenny and Stokes are two of the 15 dogs in the unit. They specialize in bomb and drug detection.
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Passengers are facing blocked wheelchair space, getting stuck in doors and suffering other indignities 35 years after the Americans With Disabilities Act became law.
The eight-lane open air temporary terminal accommodates the 10 interstate and local bus routes that serve Hoboken. Opened on Aug. 9, it was built on the site of a parking lot, replacing the old terminal which had through lanes protected by a large canopy.
The Borough of Spring Lake is taking another step toward improving pedestrian safety and transit access along one of its most traveled corridors.
Nearly 300 New Jersey school bus companies failed to prove their drivers were qualified to transport children before the 2023-24 school year began, a new state report says.
Allegiant Air will begin flying out of Atlantic City International Airport beginning later this year, becoming the second major air carrier to offers routine flights out of the South Jersey airfield, officials announced Wednesday.
Law enforcement agencies in Somerset and Hunterdon counties will conduct increased traffic enforcement through the remainder of summer as part of a regional safety initiative.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that in 2024, 39,345 people died as a result of motor vehicle crashes. Millions of others were injured.
The state Department of Transportation has announced that Bernardsville in Somerset County has been designated as a "transit village,” making it the 37th municipality to be recognized as such since this state economic development program began in 1999.
The New Jersey Alliance for Action, an organization representing business, labor, government, utility, education, and professional leaders, recently awarded the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s New Jersey Statewide Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) program with the 2025 Excellence in Engineering Award. The award was presented at the alliance’s 12th annual Distinguished Engineering Awards on July 31.