Safety

Making travel safer is a top priority and it is factored into all aspects of the NJTPA’s transportation planning and investment decision-making.

Quiet intersection.
Crossing guard helping kids cross the street safely.

Street Smart NJ

Street Smart is making New Jersey's streets safer for everyone through education, enforcement, and community engagement.

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Man riding bike.

Local Safety Action Plans

The NJTPA partnered with eight counties in the region to facilitate development of Local Safety Action Plans (LSAP), which help county and local governments identify and prioritize safety improvements to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes.

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Completed high risk rural roads project on Berkshire Valley Road in Roxbury. Warning signs and flashing lights were installed in advance of a low freight railroad overpass.

Subregional Safety/High Risk Rural Roads

The NJTPA has developed several programs and initiatives for safety on local roadways that align with the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Safe System Approach and the State’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan.

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Kids crossing Main Street and High Street in Metuchen
Photo: Ed Murray

Safe Routes to School

Safe Routes to School provides federal funds for projects and activities meant to enable and encourage children in grades K-12 to walk and bike safely to school.

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Walkable Community Workshop in Annandale, June 14, 2010.

Road Safety Audits

The NJTPA has partnered with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to offer a Road Safety Audit (RSA) to towns and counties in the NJTPA region.

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