New Jersey Operation Lifesaver will receive federal funding as part of a nationwide rail safety awareness initiative aimed at reducing railroad crossing incidents and trespassing injuries, officials announced.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is urging drivers to buckle up ahead of the national Click It or Ticket seat belt safety campaign.
The proposed barge service will carry between 100 and 150 shipping containers. Currently, food coming in from the Caribbean and Latin America lands at Port Newark or the Brooklyn Marine Terminal, and gets shipped up to Hunts Point via truck.
Driverless cars could soon be zipping around New Jersey roadways under a proposed three-year pilot program intended to give testers time to ensure the vehicles’ safety.
The federal fees would take effect next year and rise $5 every two years, topping out at $150 in 2035 for cars that run solely on batteries and $50 in 2033 for plug-in hybrids.
As the sidewalk delivery robot industry matures, cities are testing new strategies to regulate and pay for sidewalk repairs and accessible infrastructure.
Creating a new regional “through-running” system could require re-engineering sections of Penn Station’s tracks and platforms. Each railroad’s trains and equipment would need to be made compatible. The governments of New York and New Jersey would have to cooperate in the creation of a new regional commuter railroad system. New agreements would need to be negotiated with labor unions.
In May 2024, Santa Monica piloted automated bike lane enforcement technology on two parking enforcement vehicles and identified nearly 1,700 violations in six weeks.