This is a bold commitment, but bold is that exactly what we need to be,” said Francis O’Connor, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, at a conference Monday to highlight “Getting to Zero,” the state’s goal of zero traffic deaths by 2040 — and the Safe System approach being used to reduce road crashes.
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HACKENSACK, NJ - As part of a continuing effort to revitalize downtown Hackensack, the city has partnered with the county to redevelop the NJ Transit bus terminal.
The 13 companies who were selected by the Transit Tech Lab (TTL) to participate in last year’s TTL challenges program will continue to work with the lab’s regional transportation agency partners in larger-scale pilots. The TTL will challenge these companies to demonstrate how their technology can improve transportation accessibility and deliver essential services more effectively. TTL notes these companies were initially chosen from 150 global applicants to conduct a minimally viable proof of concept (POC) that addressed a top priority for one or more of the agency partners.
People who use NJ Transit’s Rider’s Choice, which allowed Access Link passengers to use Uber or Lyft, instead of one of NJ Transit’s Access Link vehicles, is transitioning to two new providers that meet new federal requirements for drug and alcohol testing, officials said.
In a rare show of agreement, a business industry group and a progressive think tank are urging New Jersey lawmakers not to divert revenue from a new business tax intended to fund NJ Transit.
Old Bridge Township is taking the first steps to plan for a transit-oriented development along the Route 9 corridor in the area of the Old Bridge Shopping Plaza and Walmart after a study was conducted.
NJTPA MENTION — The Rutgers-New Brunswick Police Department has launched a Street Smart NJ pedestrian safety campaign to raise awareness about ways to reduce pedestrian-vehicle crashes – an important issue in a state where the fatality rate far exceeds the national average.
There isn’t much elbow room at NJ TRANSIT’s new home. By early April, NJ TRANSIT’s 1,800 corporate employees will be moved in at the agency's new headquarters at 2 Gateway, an office building next to Newark Penn Station. That includes 195 employees from an agency building in Maplewood, spokesman Jim Smith said.
New Jersey’s oldest bus company, which started as a stagecoach line in the 1870s, will park its buses forever at the end of the month.
The Gateway Development Commission board unanimously awarded a $1.8 billion contract Monday for one of the most expensive and complicated aspects of the $16 billion project to build a new two-track railroad tunnel between North Jersey and Manhattan under the Hudson River.