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Bill to protect students with disabilities on school buses advances in New Jersey Assembly wrnjradio.com December 19, 2025 Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Bayonne-New York Ferry Terminal bayonnenj.org December 19, 2025 Bridge Over Millstone River in West Windsor Connecting to Grover's Mill Rd Reopens After 5 months tapinto.net December 19, 2025 Murphy administration releases zero-emission vehicle roadmap, highlights new investments to accelerate EV adoption wrnjradio.com December 19, 2025 NJDOT announces grants totaling $47.4M for projects in dozens of towns yahoo.com December 17, 2025 NJTPA MENTION New Jersey Target Zero Commission adopts action plan aimed at eliminating traffic deaths by 2040 wrnjradio.com December 17, 2025 Year-end travel to set reach new record highs, according to AAA app.com December 17, 2025 First Gateway Tunnel Project almost done, despite 2-month federal payment freeze nj.com December 16, 2025 Fatal Crashes Spike as New Jersey’s Older Drivers Stay Behind the Wheel nj1015.com December 16, 2025 They’re baaaack! Whimsical holiday safety messages return to N.J. highways. (‘Lead Foot? Coal in your stocking’) nj.com December 16, 2025 The Port Authority plans to spend $45B. What will it buy commuters and travelers? nj.com December 16, 2025 Carteret Breaks Ground for a $47M ‘Multimodal’ Ferry Terminal tapinto.net December 15, 2025 Borough receives $322,825 in grant funding from NJ Department of Transportation unionnewsdaily.com December 15, 2025 Regional Roundup A roundup of transportation news from daily, weekly and online outlets. Somerset County Holiday Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over Campaign Begins patch.com December 15, 2025 Somerset and Hunterdon County authorities have stepped up efforts to stop impaired driving and protect road users’ safety in alignment with the winter holiday high-visibility enforcement campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. $22M contract advances Meadowlands–Jersey City transitway njbiz.com December 12, 2025 A plan to connect Jersey City, Secaucus and the Meadowlands Sports and Entertainment Complex via mass transit is advancing following board approval of a more than $22 million contract with HNTB Corp. $505K Grant Awarded To Improve Farm Road In Hillsborough patch.com December 12, 2025 The Township has been selected to receive a grant for $505,903 from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Aid Program, for improvements to Farm Road. The World Cup is coming to MetLife Stadium. Here’s the latest on how to take NJ Transit to get there. nj.com December 12, 2025 After FIFA officials announced the dates and locations for specific World Cup matches last week, the phones started ringing at NJ Transit with fans asking about service to the July 2026 games at MetLife Stadium. Long Slip transformation turns flood risk into rail capacity at Hoboken Terminal tristateinfrastructurenews.com December 10, 2025 For more than a century, the stretch of waterfront known as the Long Slip ran quietly beside Hoboken Terminal. State Awards $7.5 Million for Pedestrian Safety Near Transit morristownminute.town.news December 10, 2025 Governor Phil Murphy has announced the awarding of nearly $7.5 million in Safe Streets to Transit (SSTT) grants for Fiscal Year 2026, funding 12 municipal projects across seven counties aimed at improving pedestrian safety near transit hubs. Are residents of luxury apartments crowding commuters out of a parking lot nj.com December 10., 2025 Residents of nearby luxury apartments are about to get evicted from the large parking lot serving NJ Transit’s Liberty State Park light rail station, some who’ve been parking there for a fraction of what their buildings charge. Hydrogen trucks initiative helmed by Rutgers unit part of $13M project funded by NJEDA roi-nj.com December 10, 2025 The Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) in the School of Engineering is preparing to demonstrate hydrogen fuel cell technology as part of a $13 million pilot project funded by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). What is NJ’s gas tax? Why is it increasing? njspotlightnews.org December 8, 2025 New Jersey motorists will pay more – once again – starting Jan. 1 for gasoline. What If New Jersey Had Its Own Subway? The 1920s NYC Subway Plan That Could Have Changed Commuting Forever the digestonline.com December 8, 2025 During the Roaring Twenties, New York City was in the midst of a transit revolution, but one of the boldest ideas of the era never left the blueprint stage. If it did, we could live in a completely different version of New Jersey today. NJ Transit gets $50K shout-out for World Cup anti-human trafficking campaign nj.com December 5, 2025 NJ Transit scored an early goal when U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy awarded it $50,000 for its human trafficking awareness campaign ahead of the 2026 World Cup finals. News Archive Get the weekly Regional Roundup of news sent to you by subscribing to the NJTPA E-list. Research Transfers Some recent research postings from InTransition magazine. Truck Congestion has Outpaced Overall Congestion Truck congestion has almost doubled compared to congestion for all vehicles since 2019, according to a new report. Two-thirds of Minnesota Rebate Recipients Bought Their First E-bike Two-thirds of those surveyed in Minnesota’s e-bike rebate program said they were able to purchase their first e-bike thanks to the rebate, with half of rebates going to households earning less than $75,000 annually. Brooklyn Tops Large Cities for Best Bike Network A tiny Michigan town has the best bicycle network in the world while Brooklyn unseated Minneapolis as tops among the largest cities, according to a leading advocacy organization's scorecard. Issues & Insights A list of links to recent articles, reports and announcements relating to transportation policy, legislation and research. New bipartisan caucus targets trucking reform Freight Waves, December 16, 2025 - A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers announced the launch of the Congressional Trucking Caucus, the first such caucus focused specifically on the $906 billion trucking industry. The Salt Lake burbs are leaning on transit-oriented development to squeeze in housing KUER, December 2, 2025 - Increasingly, growing cities are turning to innovative ways to encourage housing and commercial development — especially near existing transit hubs. Truckers Say These Are The Best (And Worst) Highways In The U.S. Jalopnik, November 30, 2025 - While these ratings may not be conclusive as to the state of the highways, they do reflect the shared opinions and first-hand experiences of some of the most frequent users of these roads. The Shocking Crash That Led One County to Reckon With the Dangers of E-Bikes The New York Times Magazine, November 30, 2025 - Two more California laws now prohibit the sale of apps that modify e-bikes to increase their speed beyond the legal limit, as well as the sale of devices that enable such modification. How E-Deliveries Are Fueling More Crashes, Traffic, Pollution & Worker Injuries Insurance Journal, November 26, 2025 -Rapidly growing e-commerce and last-mile delivery services have contributed to significant increases in crashes, traffic, workplace injuries and air pollution, according to a report from New York City Comptroller Brad Lander. Read More...