The Planning and Economic Development Committee oversees regional and corridor-based planning activities including: the update of the long-range Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), which establishes planning goals and the policy direction to guide investment decisions; the Project Development Work Program (PDWP), which includes future projects in various stages of planning, preliminary engineering and environmental work; and other studies and research, as necessary.
The committee normally meets every other month, on alternate months from NJTPA Board meetings. Membership is as follows
- Chairperson: James Lacey - Freeholder, Ocean County
- Vice-Chairperson: Joseph DiVincenzo - Essex County Executive
- Trustee Member: Cory Booker - Mayor, City of Newark
- Trustee Member: Jerramiah Healy - Mayor, Jersey City
- Trustee Member: John Bartlett - Freeholder, Passaic County
- Trustee Member: Peter S. Palmer - Freeholder, Somerset County
- Trustee Member: Jason Sarnoski - Freeholder, Warren County
- Trustee Member: James S. Simpson - Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Transportation
- Trustee Member: Bill Baroni - Executive Director, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- Trustee Member: James Weinstein - Executive Director, NJ Transit
- Trustee Member: Vacant -Citizen Representative
- Ex Officio Member: (Board Chairman)