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Work to replace Lodi's Passaic Avenue Bridge will take a year. Prepare for detours NorthJersey.com, 4/24/2024

A section of the N.J. Turnpike in South Jersey is closer to a much-needed expansion NJ.com, 4/24/2024

Push to use sales tax revenue to help fund NJ Transit NJ Spotlight News, 4/24/2024

‘It’s Electric’: Princeton University’s shuttle fleet serves the entire community with zero emissions WHYY, 4/24/2024

Bike Safety Corridor Is In The Works In Belleville (Here's Where) Patch.com, 4/23/2024 - NJTPA MENTION

This N.J. bridge was built when Teddy Roosevelt was president. It’s finally getting replaced. NJ.com, 4/23/2024 (PAYWALL)

NJ releases a 'Statewide Climate Change Resiliency Strategy.' They want your feedback NorthJersey.com, 4/23/2024

New Jersey crowned most densely populated state in the US. Here's why Asbury Park Press, 4/23/2024

This Route 78 project will cause delays at the N.J.-Pennsylvania border over the next year NJ.com, 4/22/2024 (PAYWALL)

Governor’s plan for funding NJ Transit is getting scrutiny NJ Spotlight News, 4/22/2024

How this massive Route 80 rehabilitation project will impact N.J. drivers over the next decade NJ.com, 4/22/2024 (PAYWALL)

NJ Transit study targets $600M in budget cuts, expansion and reform NJ.com, 4/19/2024 (PAYWALL) - A $6.7 million NJ Transit feasibility study would examine making up to 20% in budget cuts, propose how to expand service and suggest some early “quick win” ideas with a goal to deliver a full report in under a year.

N.J. bridges were checked after the 4.8 magnitude earthquake. Here’s what inspectors found. NJ.com, 4/19/2024 (PAYWALL) - When New Jersey was rocked by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake on April 5, some residents received text messages from the county they live in to check their homes for structural damage.

Jersey City to revitalize area around Coles Street underpass, adding skate park, bike lanes The Jersey Journal, 4/19/2024 - The project, which stretches from 10th Street to 14th Street and Coles Street to Monmouth Street, is expected to make the dark underpass a safer public space. Along with a permanent skate park, the city will reconstruct the sidewalk, replace the street, and make utility upgrades and significant lighting improvements.

Lots of queries from legislators about NJ Transit fare hikes, NJ Turnpike toll hikes NorthJersey.com, 4/18/2024 — New Jersey legislators peppered the state’s top transportation leaders with questions about NJ Transit’s budget problems, a controversial project to widen the New Jersey Turnpike, questionable decisions over tolls during this year’s budget hearings and how pedestrian fatalities are being addressed.

Belleville 1 of 5 towns awarded funds to make township streets safer near BHS The Observer, 4/17/2014, NJTPA Mention — The Township of Belleville will develop a Bicycle Corridor Plan for the area around Belleville High School and the municipal stadium through the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority’s (NJTPA) Complete Streets Technical Assistance Program.

Carteret ferry service to Manhattan could begin next spring MyCentralJersey.com, 4/17/2024 — The borough has received an additional $5 million grant for ferry service which could begin next spring or possibly sooner, according to borough officials. The grant from the state Department of Community Affairs American Rescue Plan Act/State Local Fiscal Recovery Fund will be used for improvements along the borough's waterfront, including construction of the Carteret Intermodal Transportation Building.

Route 206 roadwork has sat unfinished for a year. When the dirt lanes might be fixed. NJ.com, 4/17/2024 (PAYWALL) — Work on a $41 million widening project to add two new lanes and rebuild intersections on Route 206 in Hillsborough that has been dormant for a year could resume shortly.

Will North Jersey get money to tackle air pollution through NYC congestion pricing plan? NorthJersey.com, 4/17/2024 — Will New Jersey will get some money for the potential effects of air pollution from Manhattan's congestion pricing plan? 

NJ bill would allow Uber, Lyft to offer alternative to Access Link paratransit service NorthJersey.com, 4/17/2024 — The state Assembly has voted unanimously to approve a bill allowing New Jerseyans with disabilities to use rideshare companies as an alternative to Access Link, the NJ Transit service that has faced criticism and lawsuits over its performance.

Free transit? No tax collection? We got NJ contract to host World Cup. Here's what it says NorthJersey.com, 4/16/2024 — New Jersey agreed to free public transportation for World Cup ticket holders — even as NJ Transit recently approved a 15% fare hike to plug budget deficits — possible state tax exemptions and numerous other potentially expensive state and local commitments, according to the contracts struck with FIFA to be a host city for the 2026 World Cup.

Gateway Tunnel project is one step closer to getting massive federal grant NJ.com, 4/16/2024 (PAYWALL) — The $16 billion Gateway Tunnel project is a decision away from receiving a record-setting $6.8 billion federal grant. The Gateway Development Commission, the bi state agency overseeing design and building of the tunnel, submitted the final documents needed for the Federal Transit Administration to decide on awarding the grant.

Middletown Reducing Costs To Park At Commuter Lots 15 Percent Patch.com, 4/16/2024 — As NJ Transit is rasing fares, Middletown Township is reducing the costs to park at its commuter lots.

From transit deserts to 2 million rides: Four years of microtransit in Jersey City Mass Transit Magazine, 4/16/2024 — A forward-thinking mayor and his committed team took transit into their own hands, building a citywide microtransit network to supplement regional bus and rail service.

New Jersey Turnpike retaining wall collapses; causing overnight shutdown PIX11, 4/16/2024 — A retaining wall along the truck lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike came crashing down in Elizabeth Monday night, causing major shutdowns to parts of the highway, according to officials.

Statue of labor pioneer A. Philip Randolph unveiled at Newark Penn Station NJ.com, 4/15/2024 (PAYWALL) — Labor leaders, civil rights activists and others on Monday unveiled a statue outside Newark Penn Station of A. Phillip Randolph, a pioneer who organized the Pullman Porters' union and, four decades later, headed the historic 1963 March on Washington.

Where are electric vehicles more popular in N.J.? A county-by-county breakdown. NJ.com, 4/15/2024 — As more electric vehicle options hit the market, year by year more New Jersey drivers are opting to cut their emissions while hitting the road.

The Unlikely New Bike Lanes Gracing the Scottish Capital CityLab Perspective, April 19, 2024 - Edinburgh’s longest cycle lane, opened recently, was a decade in the making. And if it can happen in this hilly, windswept northern city, well, it can happen pretty much anywhere.

Lawmakers to allow NYC to lower speed limit to 20 mph Gothamist, April 18, 2024 - The deal will not allow the city to lower the speed limits on roads with three or more lanes of traffic heading in one direction, a caveat that was designed to get city-based members of the Legislature on board with the deal. The City Council as well as Mayor Eric Adams would still need to sign off on the change.

Insurance Market Instability Threatens the Present and Future of Commuter Rail Service Railway Age, April 17, 2024 - In 2021, Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and made the largest Federal investment in public transit in the nation’s history. Between new investments and reauthorizations, the legislation committed $89.9 billion in public funding over a five-year period.

NYC’s New Office of Livable Streets Aims To Make Streets Safer, Greener and More Habitable Next City, April 16, 2024 - The Office of Livable Streets is working to accommodate the cycling boom — both the increase in people choosing to bike commute, but also the increase in e-bikes and e-cargo bikes used for delivery, including new safety standards for e-cargo bikes, charging stations and bike storage for e-bike delivery workers and projects in 2024 to widen bike lanes.

8 years into America’s e-scooter experiment, what have we learned? Grist.com, April 15, 2024 - The climate benefits of shared e-scooters depend upon how companies deploy and manage them, and what steps are taken to keep riders safe.